Book Review

Review of: WESLEY A. MAGAT & W. KIP VISCUSI, INFORMATIONAL APPROACHES TO REGULATION. (MIT Press 1992) [274 pp.] Appendices, endnotes, illustrations, index, list of titles in the Regulation of Economic Activity series, list of tables and figures, preface, series foreword. LC 91-29483; ISBN 0-262-13277-X. [$32.50 cloth. 55 Hayward Street; Cambridge MA 02142.

The challenge of a real, complex hybrid project

This paper explores the implementation process of a hybrid power plant project (HyPP) in the Philippines' deregulated and complex energy market. SN Aboitiz Power (SNAP) owns and operates the Magat HyPP which involves integrating a 388 MW hydropower plant with a 24 MW/32 MWh battery system and a 280 kW pilot floating solar (FPV), planned for expansion. Scatec ASA, OceanSun and Prediktor, with support from the research partners IFE and SINTEF Energy Research, are contributing to the development of Magat HyPP under the HydroSun innovation program with financial support from Innovation Norway and the Research Council of Norway. No regulatory framework exists in the Philippines for implementing FPV or HyPPs. During the development of Magat HyPP, it was uncovered that 50 permits and agreements were required to implement the project. Ocean Sun, the FPV system supplier used methodologies for design and verification from offshore aquaculture and has thus ensured insurable guaranties for the installations. Prediktor has developed an Energy Management System for real-time hybrid optimization. The value creation potential from Magat HyPP is assessed with the Short-term Hydro Optimization Program (SHOP) developed by SINTEF. The results indicate that the annual revenue can increase by 4 % under a hybrid power purchase agreement compared to standalone production.The challenge of a real, complex hybrid projectacceptedVersio

Realities of the Watershed Management Approach: The Magat Watershed Experience

This paper aims to showcase the experience of the Magat watershed in the implementation of the watershed management approach. Magat watershed was declared as a forest-reservation area through Proclamation No. 573 on June 26, 1969 because of its great importance to human survival and environmental balance in the region. The Magat case demonstrates the important role that champions like the local government unit (LGU) could play in managing the countrys watersheds. With the Nueva Viscaya province constituting 97% of the Magat watershed, the provincial government was committed to provide a strong management support system to the watershed. This involved interplay of critical elements, i.e., favorable policy and political environment, enabling social and institutional mechanisms, adequate financial support, and capable and committed actors and players. The management approach adopted in Nueva Vizcaya treated the watershed as a lifeshed where human concerns are connected with land and water resources. It was premised on managing people first to relate societys interests to the use of watershed resources. The provincial government was able to harness various stakeholders participation and tap technical and financial support. It provided incentives for people to join in participatory management schemes and to adopt conservation practices. The feeling of control and sense of ownership served as lifelines for individuals and organizations to sustain the watershed

Beware the ‘Monological Imperatives’: Scholarly Writing for the Reader

This article describes principles of effective academic writing - offered not as edicts, but as guidelines - for legal scholars in particular. The overall focus is style, but the discussion begins with observations of format. These are followed by a few stylistic principles that govern clear and effective writing. None of these principles is a revelation to the student of method or to the accomplished writer. But for the academic writer less focused on or less familiar with such principles, being aware of and practicing them can clear the fog from syntax, illuminate the writer\u27s thesis and its development, and help keep the reader\u27s eye on the text. This last objective should be the writer\u27s first: to anticipate the reader\u27s understanding and responses and to know what piques and what holds the reader\u27s interest

The challenge of a real, complex hybrid project

This paper explores the implementation process of a hybrid power plant project (HyPP) in the Philippines' deregulated and complex energy market. SN Aboitiz Power (SNAP) owns and operates the Magat HyPP which involves integrating a 388 MW hydropower plant with a 24 MW/32 MWh battery system and a 280 kW pilot floating solar (FPV), planned for expansion. Scatec ASA, OceanSun and Prediktor, with support from the research partners IFE and SINTEF Energy Research, are contributing to the development of Magat HyPP under the HydroSun innovation program with financial support from Innovation Norway and the Research Council of Norway. No regulatory framework exists in the Philippines for implementing FPV or HyPPs. During the development of Magat HyPP, it was uncovered that 50 permits and agreements were required to implement the project. Ocean Sun, the FPV system supplier used methodologies for design and verification from offshore aquaculture and has thus ensured insurable guaranties for the installations. Prediktor has developed an Energy Management System for real-time hybrid optimization. The value creation potential from Magat HyPP is assessed with the Short-term Hydro Optimization Program (SHOP) developed by SINTEF. The results indicate that the annual revenue can increase by 4 % under a hybrid power purchase agreement compared to standalone production.The challenge of a real, complex hybrid projectacceptedVersio

The On-Site and Downstream Costs of Soil Erosion in the Magat and Pantabangan Watersheds

This article report is a condensed version of “The On-Site and Downstream Costs of Soil Erosion,” PIDS Technical Report 87-04 of the Upland Resource Policy Program. It estimates the economic costs arising from indiscriminate exploitation of the uplands. It also offers a practical methodology for assessing the economic impact of soil erosion and illustrates the methodology with results from two major watersheds--Magat and Pantabangan.watershed, uplands, soil erosion, soil conservation

The On-Site and Downstream Costs of Soil Erosion in the Magat and Pantabangan Watersheds

This article report is a condensed version of “The On-Site and Downstream Costs of Soil Erosion,” PIDS Technical Report 87-04 of the Upland Resource Policy Program. It estimates the economic costs arising from indiscriminate exploitation of the uplands. It also offers a practical methodology for assessing the economic impact of soil erosion and illustrates the methodology with results from two major watersheds--Magat and Pantabangan.watershed, uplands, soil erosion, soil conservation

Establishing a resource center: A guide for organizations supporting community foundations

Maintaining a resource center such as a library is a central tasks of an association to serve its members, though one of the first to be neglected. WINGS-CF commissioned this guide to assist organizations supporting community foundations to review and organize their resource items, and to propose several classification systems / taxonomies