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Dr. Casper Boongaling Agaton
Utrecht University

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Journal article
Published: 30 June 2021 in International Journal of Learning, Teaching and Educational Research
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The unexpected COVID-19 pandemic has closed schools and shifted the mode of education to digital and distance learning methods. However, the socioeconomic status of students affects their access to education. Blended learning, which includes online classes, television and radio broadcasts, and modular lessons, offers a more inclusive education that caters to the needs of the students. While the subject has been discussed in the literature from the perspective of the learners, this paper explores the perceptions, experiences, and insights of teachers in the Philippines on blended learning at the time of the pandemic. This study surveyed 39 basic education teachers and analyzed the data using qualitative content analysis. The results showed an agreement on teachers' perspectives about the effectiveness of educational policies implemented and the government's response to the pandemic. Despite the flexibility in using blended learning, the teachers experienced various challenges in applying this method during the pandemic, such as readiness, technology literacy, access to technology, financial difficulties, and health risk. These findings suggest the government and other education stakeholders provide additional financial support to schools during the pandemic; enhance the professional development activities for teachers; and continue developing learning platforms allowing open access to quality and reliable educational resources during and beyond the pandemic.

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Kenneth Ian Talosig Batac; Jonnedel Azucena Baquiran; Casper Boongaling Agaton. Qualitative Content Analysis of Teachers’ Perceptions and Experiences in Using Blended Learning during the COVID-19 Pandemic. International Journal of Learning, Teaching and Educational Research 2021, 20, 225 -243.

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Kenneth Ian Talosig Batac, Jonnedel Azucena Baquiran, Casper Boongaling Agaton. Qualitative Content Analysis of Teachers’ Perceptions and Experiences in Using Blended Learning during the COVID-19 Pandemic. International Journal of Learning, Teaching and Educational Research. 2021; 20 (6):225-243.

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Kenneth Ian Talosig Batac; Jonnedel Azucena Baquiran; Casper Boongaling Agaton. 2021. "Qualitative Content Analysis of Teachers’ Perceptions and Experiences in Using Blended Learning during the COVID-19 Pandemic." International Journal of Learning, Teaching and Educational Research 20, no. 6: 225-243.

Review article
Published: 26 June 2021 in Science of The Total Environment
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Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is one of the key technologies and measures for the energy transition towards achieving the climate targets. Accounting for the high uncertainty, risks, and irreversibility of CCS projects, a growing number of studies apply the real options (RO) approaches which allow flexibility in the valuation of uncertain investment. Various RO models and valuation techniques are adopted and the critical analysis of the research trends and research hotspots in RO designs in CCS investments has not been made yet. This study employs a bibliometric analysis to examine the features of CCS literature including the research focus and trends as well RO uncertainty and models, types of options, and valuation techniques. The results present a comprehensive overview of the state-of-the-art which provides researchers a concrete basis for future research and directions for further development. This further provides energy and environmental policymakers and CCS project planners with valuable insights on various aspects of CCS policy and project design.

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Casper Boongaling Agaton. Application of real options in carbon capture and storage literature: Valuation techniques and research hotspots. Science of The Total Environment 2021, 795, 148683 .

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Casper Boongaling Agaton. Application of real options in carbon capture and storage literature: Valuation techniques and research hotspots. Science of The Total Environment. 2021; 795 ():148683.

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Casper Boongaling Agaton. 2021. "Application of real options in carbon capture and storage literature: Valuation techniques and research hotspots." Science of The Total Environment 795, no. : 148683.

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Published: 29 April 2021 in Behavioral Sciences
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Humanitarian emergencies pose a great challenge to how all sectors perform their functions in society. In several countries, these emergencies combined the pandemic and other man-made and natural disasters: “double disaster”, which affected the health, safety, and well-being of both individuals and communities. Students are a particularly vulnerable population for mental health problems considering the challenges with their transitions to adulthood. Using narrative analysis, this study explored the impacts of a double disaster on the mental health of students and how they cope up with these emergencies. The results showed that the occurrence of natural disasters during the lockdowns from pandemic brought stress to students in adjusting to distance education, completing academic requirements, and accessing technology for online learning. Participants expressed their anxieties about the spread of the virus in the community, particularly in the disaster evacuation centers with less strictly observed social distancing, insufficient hygiene and sanitation facilities, and lack of basic needs. Participants described their learnings and coping strategies that included helping one another, following the government protocols, finding additional sources of income, using energy for important purposes only, and leaning on faith. The findings of this study would be instrumental in formulating policies and strategic measures that best complement the needs of community members during a double disaster, particularly in addressing the mental health impacts of humanitarian emergencies.

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Lavinia Cueto; Casper Agaton. Pandemic and Typhoon: Positive Impacts of a Double Disaster on Mental Health of Female Students in the Philippines. Behavioral Sciences 2021, 11, 64 .

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Lavinia Cueto, Casper Agaton. Pandemic and Typhoon: Positive Impacts of a Double Disaster on Mental Health of Female Students in the Philippines. Behavioral Sciences. 2021; 11 (5):64.

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Lavinia Cueto; Casper Agaton. 2021. "Pandemic and Typhoon: Positive Impacts of a Double Disaster on Mental Health of Female Students in the Philippines." Behavioral Sciences 11, no. 5: 64.

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Published: 22 March 2021
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ObjectiveThis study explores the impacts of double disaster: COVID-19 pandemic and typhoon, in terms of students’ experiences, coping strategies, and lessons learned. Using the interviews from six students from different parts of the Philippines, this qualitative study applies a narrative analysis to interpret participants’ lived experiences.ResultsThe occurrence of natural disasters during the partial lockdowns from pandemic brought stress among students in adopting the distance education, completing academic requirements, and accessing technology for online learning. Participants also expressed their anxieties on the spread of the virus in the community particularly in the disaster evacuation centers with less strictly observed social distancing, insufficient hygiene and sanitation facilities, and lack of basic needs. Participants described their coping strategies which include helping one another; following the government protocols; finding additional sources of income; using energy for important purposes only; and leaning on faith. Participants further shared insights with regard to the proper actions that citizens and government officials must do when double disaster hit the community.

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Casper Boongaling Agaton; Lavinia Javier Cueto. Experiences, Coping Strategies, and Lessons Learned During Double Disaster in the Philippines: COVID-19 Pandemic and Typhoons. 2021, 1 .

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Casper Boongaling Agaton, Lavinia Javier Cueto. Experiences, Coping Strategies, and Lessons Learned During Double Disaster in the Philippines: COVID-19 Pandemic and Typhoons. . 2021; ():1.

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Casper Boongaling Agaton; Lavinia Javier Cueto. 2021. "Experiences, Coping Strategies, and Lessons Learned During Double Disaster in the Philippines: COVID-19 Pandemic and Typhoons." , no. : 1.

Journal article
Published: 19 March 2021 in World Electric Vehicle Journal
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Electrification of public utility vehicles plays a vital role in the transition towards a more sustainable transport system. However, the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) encounters varying challenges ranging from financing issues, government policies, and public acceptance. Using the Philippines as a case, this research applies political, economic, social, technological, legal, and environmental (PESTLE) analysis to determine how different drivers affect the adoption of EVs in the public transport system from various transport stakeholders’ vantage points. Survey results identified economic and technological factors as the main barriers to the adoption of electric public transport. This includes high investment and operational costs, lack of charging infrastructure, issues in driving range and use in different terrains, and the availability of EV parts and repair stations. On the other hand, the main enabler is the significant public support for the modernization of the public transport system through EVs, backed up by policy and legal drivers. For a zero-emission public transport system, this study recommends that the government should invest in sustainable sources of energy, develop more public infrastructure, diversify the transport sector, fund the development of locally made EVs, and initiate a massive information campaign in educating the public of its advantages.

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Charmaine Guno; Angelie Collera; Casper Agaton. Barriers and Drivers of Transition to Sustainable Public Transport in the Philippines. World Electric Vehicle Journal 2021, 12, 46 .

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Charmaine Guno, Angelie Collera, Casper Agaton. Barriers and Drivers of Transition to Sustainable Public Transport in the Philippines. World Electric Vehicle Journal. 2021; 12 (1):46.

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Charmaine Guno; Angelie Collera; Casper Agaton. 2021. "Barriers and Drivers of Transition to Sustainable Public Transport in the Philippines." World Electric Vehicle Journal 12, no. 1: 46.

Journal article
Published: 06 September 2020 in International Journal of Renewable Energy Development
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In developing countries, particularly in rural areas, long periods of power outages are experienced as the electricity grid is technically or economically unfeasible. As solar photovoltaic (PV) is the most potential and suitable source of renewable energy for these areas, this paper analyzes the economic viability of its integration in different types of residential buildings. Applying real optionsapproach under uncertainty in electricity prices, this study compares the attractiveness of adopting solar PV over continuing electricity from the grid focusing on various investment payment schemes including (i) full payment, (ii) distributed payment for 5 or 10 years without a down payment, and (iii) distributed payment for 5 or 10 years with 20% or 40% down payment. Applying the model with the case of the Philippines, the resultswith the full payment strategy obtain option values of USD 6888 for building type-I, USD 15349 for building type-II, USD 21204 for building type-III, USD 27870 for building type-IV, and USD 34251 for building type-V. These option values increase by 21.6% and 22.5% with distributed payment scheme to a 5- or 10-year period and increase by 5% and 13% for distributed payment with 40% and 20% down payment. These option values decrease with investments at later periods. Contrary to the conventional option valuation results of an optimal decision to wait, our findings show the otherwise as earlier investment reduces the risk of opportunity loss from delaying the adoption of solar PV. Among the payment schemes analyzed, the distribution of PV system cost in a 10-year installment periodwithout down payment shows to be the most optimal investment strategy which may encourage lower-income and risk-averse consumers whose decision to adopt solar PV is affected by cost barriers, economic status, and household income. The study suggests the government, particularly in developing countries, to support the integration of own-use solar PV in buildings through incentives and subsidies, as well as financial institutions to offer more affordable terms of payment that encourages low to medium income households to adopt solar PV.Further, this will not only augment the energy deficiency in these countries but also support the global aspirations of reducing greenhouse gas emissions and its adverse effects through gradually shifting to renewable sources of energy.

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Charmaine Samala Guno; Casper Boongaling Agaton; Resy Ordona Villanueva; Riza Ordona Villanueva. Optimal Investment Strategy for Solar PV Integration in Residential Buildings: A Case Study in The Philippines. International Journal of Renewable Energy Development 2020, 10, 79 -89.

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Charmaine Samala Guno, Casper Boongaling Agaton, Resy Ordona Villanueva, Riza Ordona Villanueva. Optimal Investment Strategy for Solar PV Integration in Residential Buildings: A Case Study in The Philippines. International Journal of Renewable Energy Development. 2020; 10 (1):79-89.

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Charmaine Samala Guno; Casper Boongaling Agaton; Resy Ordona Villanueva; Riza Ordona Villanueva. 2020. "Optimal Investment Strategy for Solar PV Integration in Residential Buildings: A Case Study in The Philippines." International Journal of Renewable Energy Development 10, no. 1: 79-89.

Journal article
Published: 15 June 2020 in Applied Energy
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Waste-to-energy technologies start to gain the attention of developing countries as a sustainable energy source in response to the worsening municipal solid waste management problem. This paper proposes an investment model to analyze the economic feasibility of waste-to-energy projects in developing countries using the Philippines as a case study. Applying the real options approach under uncertainty, we compare the option values, the value of waiting, and the optimal timing of switching technologies from landfill to waste-to-energy. Considering the energy production and investment costs, the optimization results find that incineration, with an optimal electricity price of USD 3cents/KWH, is the best technology option followed by gasification and pyrolysis at USD 7cents/KWH and USD 12cents/KWH, respectively. At the current price of electricity of USD 11cents/KWH, it is more optimal to postpone investment in pyrolysis, otherwise, the tipping should be increased from USD 15/ton to USD 18.5/ton to make pyrolysis a more viable option than continue using the landfill. On the other hand, it is a more optimal decision to invest immediately in either incineration or gasification as delaying investment incurs opportunity losses from generating electricity from these technologies. Furthermore, the paper suggests that the government must support waste-to-energy program as it will significantly contribute in solving the problems on the environment particularly air quality and waste management as well as on energy security and sustainability.

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Casper Boongaling Agaton; Charmaine Guno; Resy Ordona Villanueva; Riza Ordona Villanueva. Economic analysis of waste-to-energy investment in the Philippines: A real options approach. Applied Energy 2020, 275, 115265 .

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Casper Boongaling Agaton, Charmaine Guno, Resy Ordona Villanueva, Riza Ordona Villanueva. Economic analysis of waste-to-energy investment in the Philippines: A real options approach. Applied Energy. 2020; 275 ():115265.

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Casper Boongaling Agaton; Charmaine Guno; Resy Ordona Villanueva; Riza Ordona Villanueva. 2020. "Economic analysis of waste-to-energy investment in the Philippines: A real options approach." Applied Energy 275, no. : 115265.

Journal article
Published: 09 June 2020 in Sustainability
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Electric vehicles are regarded as energy transition technology towards more sustainable and environment-friendly transportation systems. Despite the benefits of reducing the dependence on fossil fuels and greenhouse gas emissions, the adoption of electric vehicles faces several obstacles ranging from financing issues, government policies, and public acceptance. This study aims to identify the economic, environmental, and social impact of the adoption of electric vehicles for public transportation. Using the Philippines as a case study, the findings highlight the economic advantage of investing in electric public transportation with high public acceptance. The results further identify significant decrease in air pollution, reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and encourage lowering the reliance on imported fossil fuels by shifting the public transport from conventional to electric transport system. This study recommends stricter implementation of government policies on modernized public transportation, stronger government support on financing mechanisms, establishment of charging stations in public and private terminals, and boosting programs for developing local-made electric vehicles. To make electric vehicle more environment-friendly, the government must accelerate the energy transition by increasing the electricity share from renewable sources and investing in more sustainable sources of energy.

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Casper Boongaling Agaton; Angelie Azcuna Collera; Charmaine Guno. Socio-Economic and Environmental Analyses of Sustainable Public Transport in the Philippines. Sustainability 2020, 12, 1 .

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Casper Boongaling Agaton, Angelie Azcuna Collera, Charmaine Guno. Socio-Economic and Environmental Analyses of Sustainable Public Transport in the Philippines. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (11):1.

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Casper Boongaling Agaton; Angelie Azcuna Collera; Charmaine Guno. 2020. "Socio-Economic and Environmental Analyses of Sustainable Public Transport in the Philippines." Sustainability 12, no. 11: 1.

Journal article
Published: 22 August 2019 in World Electric Vehicle Journal
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The Philippines is moving towards a more sustainable public transport system by introducing a public utility vehicle (PUV) modernization program with electric jeepneys (e-jeepneys) and modernized diesel jeepneys. Despite its potential to address problems related to air pollution, traffic congestion, dependence on fuel imports, and carbon emissions, transport groups show resistance to the adoption of the government program due to costs and investment risk issues. This study aims to guide transport operators in making investment decisions between the modernized diesel jeepney and the e-jeepney fleet. Applying the real options approach (ROA), this research evaluates option values and optimal investment strategies under uncertainties in diesel prices, jeepney base fare price, electricity prices, and government subsidy. The optimization results reveal a better opportunity to invest in the e-jeepney fleet in all scenarios analyzed. Results also show a more optimal decision strategy to invest in the e-jeepney immediately in the current business environment, as delaying or postponing investment may incur opportunity losses. To make the adoption of the e-jeepney more attractive to transport operators, this study further suggests government actions to increase the amount of subsidy and base fares, establish public charging stations, and continue efforts to rely on cleaner, cheaper, and renewable sources of electricity.

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Casper Boongaling Agaton; Charmaine Samala Guno; Resy Ordona Villanueva; Riza Ordona Villanueva. Diesel or Electric Jeepney? A Case Study of Transport Investment in the Philippines Using the Real Options Approach. World Electric Vehicle Journal 2019, 10, 51 .

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Casper Boongaling Agaton, Charmaine Samala Guno, Resy Ordona Villanueva, Riza Ordona Villanueva. Diesel or Electric Jeepney? A Case Study of Transport Investment in the Philippines Using the Real Options Approach. World Electric Vehicle Journal. 2019; 10 (3):51.

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Casper Boongaling Agaton; Charmaine Samala Guno; Resy Ordona Villanueva; Riza Ordona Villanueva. 2019. "Diesel or Electric Jeepney? A Case Study of Transport Investment in the Philippines Using the Real Options Approach." World Electric Vehicle Journal 10, no. 3: 51.

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Published: 30 January 2018 in Seaside Building Design: Principles and Practice
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This paper proposes a real options approach to assess renewable energy investments in the Philippines. The main goal is to evaluate the comparative attractiveness of either investing on various renewable energy sources or continue importing coal for electricity generation by considering the uncertainty in coal prices. This paper uses the real options approach to empirically evaluate the investment value and optimal timing of switching technologies from coal to renewable. A sensitivity analysis is conducted to investigate the dynamics of investment value and optimal timing under the changes in uncertainty of coal price. The results find that investing in renewable energy is a better option than continue importing coal for electricity generation. Among the available renewable energy sources in the Philippines, geothermal is the most attractive to invest to, followed by wind, hydropower, and solar. The results identify that earlier shifting to renewable energy decreases the possible welfare losses from waiting to invest. This suggests that the Philippine government should boost its programs to reduce coal imports and invest on renewable energies earlier, especially with the current trend of volatile coal prices.

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Casper Agaton. To Import Coal or Invest in Renewables? A Real Options Approach to Energy Investments in the Philippines. Seaside Building Design: Principles and Practice 2018, 1 -10.

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Casper Agaton. To Import Coal or Invest in Renewables? A Real Options Approach to Energy Investments in the Philippines. Seaside Building Design: Principles and Practice. 2018; ():1-10.

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Casper Agaton. 2018. "To Import Coal or Invest in Renewables? A Real Options Approach to Energy Investments in the Philippines." Seaside Building Design: Principles and Practice , no. : 1-10.

Journal article
Published: 25 January 2018 in Renewables: Wind, Water, and Solar
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This paper aims to analyze the comparative attractiveness of either investing in various renewable energy sources or continue using coal for electricity generation in the Philippines. Using real options approach, this research evaluates the investment value and trigger prices of coal for switching technologies with some scenarios in coal price uncertainty and social discount rate. The results find that investing in renewable energy is a better option than continue using coal for electricity generation. Among renewable energy sources, geothermal is the most attractive to invest to, followed by wind, hydroelectric, and solar photovoltaic.

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Casper Boongaling Agaton. Use coal or invest in renewables: a real options analysis of energy investments in the Philippines. Renewables: Wind, Water, and Solar 2018, 5, 1 .

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Casper Boongaling Agaton. Use coal or invest in renewables: a real options analysis of energy investments in the Philippines. Renewables: Wind, Water, and Solar. 2018; 5 (1):1.

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Casper Boongaling Agaton. 2018. "Use coal or invest in renewables: a real options analysis of energy investments in the Philippines." Renewables: Wind, Water, and Solar 5, no. 1: 1.

Journal article
Published: 09 January 2018 in Energy, Sustainability and Society
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The Philippines is making a significant stride to become energy independent by developing more sustainable sources of energy. However, investment in renewable energy is challenged by competitive oil prices, very high investment cost for renewable energy, and high local electricity prices. This paper evaluates the attractiveness of investing in renewable energy sources over continue using oil for electricity generation. This paper uses the real options approach to analyze how the timing of investment in renewable energy depends on volatility of diesel price, electricity price, and externality for using oil. The result presents a positive net present value for renewable energy investment. Under uncertainty in oil prices, dynamic optimization describes how waiting or delaying investment in renewables incurs loses. Decreasing the local electricity price and incorporating negative externality favor investment in renewable energy over continuing the use of oil for electricity generation. Real options approach highlights the flexibility in the timing of making investment decisions. At the current energy regime in the Philippines, substituting renewable energy is a better option than continue importing oil for electricity generation. Policies should aim at supporting investment in more sustainable sources of energy by imposing externality for using oil or decreasing the price of electricity.

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Casper Boongaling Agaton; Helmut Karl. A real options approach to renewable electricity generation in the Philippines. Energy, Sustainability and Society 2018, 8, 1 .

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Casper Boongaling Agaton, Helmut Karl. A real options approach to renewable electricity generation in the Philippines. Energy, Sustainability and Society. 2018; 8 (1):1.

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Casper Boongaling Agaton; Helmut Karl. 2018. "A real options approach to renewable electricity generation in the Philippines." Energy, Sustainability and Society 8, no. 1: 1.

Journal article
Published: 30 December 2017 in Renewable Energy and Sustainable Development
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With the continuously rising energy demand and much dependence on imported fossil fuels, the Philippines is developing more sustainable sources of energy. Renewable energy seems to be a better alternative solution to meet the country’s energy supply and security concerns. Despite its huge potential, investment in renewable energy sources is challenged with competitive prices of fossil fuels, high start-up cost for renewables, and lower feed-in-tariff rates for renewables. To address these problems, this study aims to analyze energy investment scenarios in the Philippines using real options approach. This compares the attractiveness of investing in renewable energy over continue using coal for electricity generation under uncertainties in coal prices, investments cost, electricity prices, growth of investment in renewables, and imposing carbon tax for using fossil fuels.

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Casper Boongaling Agaton. Real Options Analysis of Renewable Energy Investment Scenarios in the Philippines. Renewable Energy and Sustainable Development 2017, 3, 284 -292.

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Casper Boongaling Agaton. Real Options Analysis of Renewable Energy Investment Scenarios in the Philippines. Renewable Energy and Sustainable Development. 2017; 3 (3):284-292.

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Casper Boongaling Agaton. 2017. "Real Options Analysis of Renewable Energy Investment Scenarios in the Philippines." Renewable Energy and Sustainable Development 3, no. 3: 284-292.

Journal article
Published: 01 January 2017 in International Journal of Sustainable Energy and Environmental Research
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Casper Agaton. Coal, Renewable, or Nuclear? A Real Options Approach to Energy Investments in the Philippines. International Journal of Sustainable Energy and Environmental Research 2017, 6, 50 -62.

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Casper Agaton. Coal, Renewable, or Nuclear? A Real Options Approach to Energy Investments in the Philippines. International Journal of Sustainable Energy and Environmental Research. 2017; 6 (2):50-62.

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Casper Agaton. 2017. "Coal, Renewable, or Nuclear? A Real Options Approach to Energy Investments in the Philippines." International Journal of Sustainable Energy and Environmental Research 6, no. 2: 50-62.