{"id":6662,"date":"2025-03-14T23:48:37","date_gmt":"2025-03-14T15:48:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/world.350.org\/philippines\/?p=6662"},"modified":"2025-03-17T21:31:07","modified_gmt":"2025-03-17T13:31:07","slug":"tech-meets-sustainability-pups-second-solar-charging-station-launch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/world.350.org\/philippines\/tech-meets-sustainability-pups-second-solar-charging-station-launch\/","title":{"rendered":"Tech Meets Sustainability: PUP&#8217;s Second Solar Charging Station Launch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Jorranne Paraiso<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/o77fi5sJvAE?si=GucKta4N1BYx8Ojd\" width=\"1120\" height=\"630\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On March 4, 2025, a second solar-powered charging station was launched in the Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP), Manila. A joint project with PUP\u2019s Institute of Technology (ITech) and College of Arts and Letters (CAL) and supported by Mary Ruth Organics.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_6665\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/world.350.org\/philippines\/files\/2025\/03\/20250304_Edited_-350PHP1460708-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6665\" class=\"size-large wp-image-6665\" src=\"https:\/\/world.350.org\/philippines\/files\/2025\/03\/20250304_Edited_-350PHP1460708-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/world.350.org\/philippines\/files\/2025\/03\/20250304_Edited_-350PHP1460708-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/world.350.org\/philippines\/files\/2025\/03\/20250304_Edited_-350PHP1460708-533x300.jpg 533w, https:\/\/world.350.org\/philippines\/files\/2025\/03\/20250304_Edited_-350PHP1460708-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/world.350.org\/philippines\/files\/2025\/03\/20250304_Edited_-350PHP1460708-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/world.350.org\/philippines\/files\/2025\/03\/20250304_Edited_-350PHP1460708-scaled.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/world.350.org\/philippines\/files\/2025\/03\/20250304_Edited_-350PHP1460708-430x242.jpg 430w, https:\/\/world.350.org\/philippines\/files\/2025\/03\/20250304_Edited_-350PHP1460708-20x11.jpg 20w, https:\/\/world.350.org\/philippines\/files\/2025\/03\/20250304_Edited_-350PHP1460708-1280x720.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6665\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The ProTECH Solar Charging Station displayed at the 6th Floor, South Wing at PUP-Main Building at Sta. Mesa. Photo: Nadia Cruz<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Powered by 1.2 kiloWatt (kW)\u00a0 solar panel and a 1 kW battery storage capacity, the station can recharge up to 20 hand-held devices simultaneously, powering cellular phones, tablets, and laptops which are beneficial to the students and faculties for their academic needs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Additionally, the solar battery unit can be detached from the main structure, which can be deployed in times of emergencies and natural calamities.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_6666\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/world.350.org\/philippines\/files\/2025\/03\/20250304_Edited_-350PHP1460407-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6666\" class=\"size-large wp-image-6666\" src=\"https:\/\/world.350.org\/philippines\/files\/2025\/03\/20250304_Edited_-350PHP1460407-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/world.350.org\/philippines\/files\/2025\/03\/20250304_Edited_-350PHP1460407-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/world.350.org\/philippines\/files\/2025\/03\/20250304_Edited_-350PHP1460407-533x300.jpg 533w, https:\/\/world.350.org\/philippines\/files\/2025\/03\/20250304_Edited_-350PHP1460407-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/world.350.org\/philippines\/files\/2025\/03\/20250304_Edited_-350PHP1460407-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/world.350.org\/philippines\/files\/2025\/03\/20250304_Edited_-350PHP1460407-scaled.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/world.350.org\/philippines\/files\/2025\/03\/20250304_Edited_-350PHP1460407-430x242.jpg 430w, https:\/\/world.350.org\/philippines\/files\/2025\/03\/20250304_Edited_-350PHP1460407-20x11.jpg 20w, https:\/\/world.350.org\/philippines\/files\/2025\/03\/20250304_Edited_-350PHP1460407-1280x720.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6666\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">[Left] Dean Ramir Cruz from PUP-Institute of Technology and Chairperson Marvin Lai from Department of Filipinonology are seen to charge their mobile phones at the solar charging station. Photo: Nadia Cruz<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Created by the students in their thesis the proTECH solar charging station will increase the available facility that could aid some of the community\u2019s energy needs, would help mitigate power scarcity and carbon emissions, and provide skill transfers\u00a0 on the maintenance of charging stations. Shifting away from fossil fuels means that communities, can take ownership and lead their way forwarding renewable energy to more communities<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_6667\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/world.350.org\/philippines\/files\/2025\/03\/20250304_Edited_-350PHP1450884-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6667\" class=\"size-large wp-image-6667\" src=\"https:\/\/world.350.org\/philippines\/files\/2025\/03\/20250304_Edited_-350PHP1450884-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/world.350.org\/philippines\/files\/2025\/03\/20250304_Edited_-350PHP1450884-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/world.350.org\/philippines\/files\/2025\/03\/20250304_Edited_-350PHP1450884-533x300.jpg 533w, https:\/\/world.350.org\/philippines\/files\/2025\/03\/20250304_Edited_-350PHP1450884-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/world.350.org\/philippines\/files\/2025\/03\/20250304_Edited_-350PHP1450884-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/world.350.org\/philippines\/files\/2025\/03\/20250304_Edited_-350PHP1450884-scaled.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/world.350.org\/philippines\/files\/2025\/03\/20250304_Edited_-350PHP1450884-430x242.jpg 430w, https:\/\/world.350.org\/philippines\/files\/2025\/03\/20250304_Edited_-350PHP1450884-20x11.jpg 20w, https:\/\/world.350.org\/philippines\/files\/2025\/03\/20250304_Edited_-350PHP1450884-1280x720.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6667\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">PUP-Institute of Technology faculty and students, together with 350 Pilipinas and 350.org Asia poses for a photo in the solar charging station. The station is powered with a 1 kW solar panel, which can power 20 devices simoultaneously. Photo: Nadia Cruz<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The solar charging station was made possible through a collaboration of PUP-ITech students and 350 Pilipinas, led by Matt Quendangan, as well as the faculties of ITech and CAL, led by Department Deans Ramir Cruz and Rafael Michael Paz, respectively.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_6668\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/world.350.org\/philippines\/files\/2025\/03\/20250304_Edited_-350PHP1450711-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6668\" class=\"size-large wp-image-6668\" src=\"https:\/\/world.350.org\/philippines\/files\/2025\/03\/20250304_Edited_-350PHP1450711-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/world.350.org\/philippines\/files\/2025\/03\/20250304_Edited_-350PHP1450711-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/world.350.org\/philippines\/files\/2025\/03\/20250304_Edited_-350PHP1450711-533x300.jpg 533w, https:\/\/world.350.org\/philippines\/files\/2025\/03\/20250304_Edited_-350PHP1450711-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/world.350.org\/philippines\/files\/2025\/03\/20250304_Edited_-350PHP1450711-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/world.350.org\/philippines\/files\/2025\/03\/20250304_Edited_-350PHP1450711-scaled.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/world.350.org\/philippines\/files\/2025\/03\/20250304_Edited_-350PHP1450711-430x242.jpg 430w, https:\/\/world.350.org\/philippines\/files\/2025\/03\/20250304_Edited_-350PHP1450711-20x11.jpg 20w, https:\/\/world.350.org\/philippines\/files\/2025\/03\/20250304_Edited_-350PHP1450711-1280x720.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6668\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jay Montante, a 350 Pilipinas volunteer, is one of the key members of the I-tech students that lead the construction and deployment of the project. Photo: Nadia Cruz<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">350 Pilipinas and CAL also held a discussion on producing a multi-stakeholder collaborative ethics module focusing on climate action and renewable energy, highlighting climate change resistance and world-building. The module is planned to be implemented in the second semester of the 2025 academic year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Driven by the community, this initiative is an essential strategy for forging stronger partnerships between communities.<\/span><\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/world.350.org\/philippines\/files\/2025\/03\/20250304_Edited_-350PHP1460491-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6675\" src=\"https:\/\/world.350.org\/philippines\/files\/2025\/03\/20250304_Edited_-350PHP1460491-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/world.350.org\/philippines\/files\/2025\/03\/20250304_Edited_-350PHP1460491-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/world.350.org\/philippines\/files\/2025\/03\/20250304_Edited_-350PHP1460491-533x300.jpg 533w, https:\/\/world.350.org\/philippines\/files\/2025\/03\/20250304_Edited_-350PHP1460491-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/world.350.org\/philippines\/files\/2025\/03\/20250304_Edited_-350PHP1460491-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/world.350.org\/philippines\/files\/2025\/03\/20250304_Edited_-350PHP1460491-scaled.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/world.350.org\/philippines\/files\/2025\/03\/20250304_Edited_-350PHP1460491-430x242.jpg 430w, https:\/\/world.350.org\/philippines\/files\/2025\/03\/20250304_Edited_-350PHP1460491-20x11.jpg 20w, https:\/\/world.350.org\/philippines\/files\/2025\/03\/20250304_Edited_-350PHP1460491-1280x720.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Writer: Jorrane Paraiso | Editor: Nadia Cruz<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Created by the students in their thesis the proTECH solar charging station will increase the available facility that could aid some of the community\u2019s energy needs, would help mitigate power scarcity and carbon emissions, and provide skill transfers\u00a0 on the maintenance of charging stations. Shifting away from fossil fuels means that communities, can take ownership and lead their way forwarding renewable energy to more communities<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1187,"featured_media":6673,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[243,241,242,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6662","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-campus-organizing","category-climate-solutions","category-movement-building","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Tech Meets Sustainability: PUP&#039;s Second Solar Charging Station Launch | 350 Pilipinas<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/world.350.org\/philippines\/tech-meets-sustainability-pups-second-solar-charging-station-launch\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Tech Meets Sustainability: PUP&#039;s Second Solar Charging Station Launch | 350 Pilipinas\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Created by the students in their thesis the proTECH solar charging station will increase the available facility that could aid some of the community\u2019s energy needs, would help mitigate power scarcity and carbon emissions, and provide skill transfers\u00a0 on the maintenance of charging stations. Shifting away from fossil fuels means that communities, can take ownership and lead their way forwarding renewable energy to more communities\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/world.350.org\/philippines\/tech-meets-sustainability-pups-second-solar-charging-station-launch\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"350 Pilipinas\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/350pilipinas\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-03-14T15:48:37+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-03-17T13:31:07+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/world.350.org\/philippines\/files\/2025\/03\/20250304_Edited_-350PHP1460381-scaled.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"2048\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1152\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"nadiacruz\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@350Pilipinas\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@350Pilipinas\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"nadiacruz\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/world.350.org\\\/philippines\\\/tech-meets-sustainability-pups-second-solar-charging-station-launch\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/world.350.org\\\/philippines\\\/tech-meets-sustainability-pups-second-solar-charging-station-launch\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"nadiacruz\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/world.350.org\\\/philippines\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/c5bd7b6ff6e5e5a59a6fa70fa4b472fb\"},\"headline\":\"Tech Meets Sustainability: PUP&#8217;s Second Solar Charging Station Launch\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-03-14T15:48:37+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-03-17T13:31:07+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/world.350.org\\\/philippines\\\/tech-meets-sustainability-pups-second-solar-charging-station-launch\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":435,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/world.350.org\\\/philippines\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/world.350.org\\\/philippines\\\/tech-meets-sustainability-pups-second-solar-charging-station-launch\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/world.350.org\\\/philippines\\\/files\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/20250304_Edited_-350PHP1460381-scaled.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"Campus Organizing\",\"Climate Solutions\",\"Movement Building\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/world.350.org\\\/philippines\\\/tech-meets-sustainability-pups-second-solar-charging-station-launch\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/world.350.org\\\/philippines\\\/tech-meets-sustainability-pups-second-solar-charging-station-launch\\\/\",\"name\":\"Tech Meets Sustainability: PUP's Second Solar Charging Station Launch | 350 Pilipinas\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/world.350.org\\\/philippines\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/world.350.org\\\/philippines\\\/tech-meets-sustainability-pups-second-solar-charging-station-launch\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/world.350.org\\\/philippines\\\/tech-meets-sustainability-pups-second-solar-charging-station-launch\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/world.350.org\\\/philippines\\\/files\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/20250304_Edited_-350PHP1460381-scaled.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-03-14T15:48:37+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-03-17T13:31:07+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/world.350.org\\\/philippines\\\/tech-meets-sustainability-pups-second-solar-charging-station-launch\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/world.350.org\\\/philippines\\\/tech-meets-sustainability-pups-second-solar-charging-station-launch\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/world.350.org\\\/philippines\\\/tech-meets-sustainability-pups-second-solar-charging-station-launch\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/world.350.org\\\/philippines\\\/files\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/20250304_Edited_-350PHP1460381-scaled.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/world.350.org\\\/philippines\\\/files\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/20250304_Edited_-350PHP1460381-scaled.jpg\",\"width\":2048,\"height\":1152},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/world.350.org\\\/philippines\\\/tech-meets-sustainability-pups-second-solar-charging-station-launch\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/world.350.org\\\/philippines\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Tech Meets Sustainability: PUP&#8217;s Second Solar Charging Station Launch\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/world.350.org\\\/philippines\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/world.350.org\\\/philippines\\\/\",\"name\":\"350 Pilipinas\",\"description\":\"Climate action based on science and justice\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/world.350.org\\\/philippines\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/world.350.org\\\/philippines\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/world.350.org\\\/philippines\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"350 Pilipinas\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/world.350.org\\\/philippines\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/world.350.org\\\/philippines\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/world.350.org\\\/philippines\\\/files\\\/2018\\\/07\\\/button-logo.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/world.350.org\\\/philippines\\\/files\\\/2018\\\/07\\\/button-logo.png\",\"width\":900,\"height\":900,\"caption\":\"350 Pilipinas\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/world.350.org\\\/philippines\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/350pilipinas\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/350Pilipinas\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/350pilipinas\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.linkedin.com\\\/company\\\/350pilipinas\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/@350Pilipinas\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/world.350.org\\\/philippines\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/c5bd7b6ff6e5e5a59a6fa70fa4b472fb\",\"name\":\"nadiacruz\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/b268a593f3efb7ba7c6558fa223ad75d8aba4a976b3c78cb53d8c7dccaa0f2e9?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/b268a593f3efb7ba7c6558fa223ad75d8aba4a976b3c78cb53d8c7dccaa0f2e9?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/b268a593f3efb7ba7c6558fa223ad75d8aba4a976b3c78cb53d8c7dccaa0f2e9?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"nadiacruz\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/world.350.org\\\/philippines\\\/author\\\/nadiacruz\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Tech Meets Sustainability: PUP's Second Solar Charging Station Launch | 350 Pilipinas","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/world.350.org\/philippines\/tech-meets-sustainability-pups-second-solar-charging-station-launch\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Tech Meets Sustainability: PUP's Second Solar Charging Station Launch | 350 Pilipinas","og_description":"Created by the students in their thesis the proTECH solar charging station will increase the available facility that could aid some of the community\u2019s energy needs, would help mitigate power scarcity and carbon emissions, and provide skill transfers\u00a0 on the maintenance of charging stations. Shifting away from fossil fuels means that communities, can take ownership and lead their way forwarding renewable energy to more communities","og_url":"https:\/\/world.350.org\/philippines\/tech-meets-sustainability-pups-second-solar-charging-station-launch\/","og_site_name":"350 Pilipinas","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/350pilipinas","article_published_time":"2025-03-14T15:48:37+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-03-17T13:31:07+00:00","og_image":[{"width":2048,"height":1152,"url":"https:\/\/world.350.org\/philippines\/files\/2025\/03\/20250304_Edited_-350PHP1460381-scaled.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"nadiacruz","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@350Pilipinas","twitter_site":"@350Pilipinas","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"nadiacruz","Est. reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/world.350.org\/philippines\/tech-meets-sustainability-pups-second-solar-charging-station-launch\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/world.350.org\/philippines\/tech-meets-sustainability-pups-second-solar-charging-station-launch\/"},"author":{"name":"nadiacruz","@id":"https:\/\/world.350.org\/philippines\/#\/schema\/person\/c5bd7b6ff6e5e5a59a6fa70fa4b472fb"},"headline":"Tech Meets Sustainability: PUP&#8217;s Second Solar Charging Station Launch","datePublished":"2025-03-14T15:48:37+00:00","dateModified":"2025-03-17T13:31:07+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/world.350.org\/philippines\/tech-meets-sustainability-pups-second-solar-charging-station-launch\/"},"wordCount":435,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/world.350.org\/philippines\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/world.350.org\/philippines\/tech-meets-sustainability-pups-second-solar-charging-station-launch\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/world.350.org\/philippines\/files\/2025\/03\/20250304_Edited_-350PHP1460381-scaled.jpg","articleSection":["Campus Organizing","Climate Solutions","Movement Building"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/world.350.org\/philippines\/tech-meets-sustainability-pups-second-solar-charging-station-launch\/","url":"https:\/\/world.350.org\/philippines\/tech-meets-sustainability-pups-second-solar-charging-station-launch\/","name":"Tech Meets Sustainability: PUP's Second Solar Charging Station Launch | 350 Pilipinas","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/world.350.org\/philippines\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/world.350.org\/philippines\/tech-meets-sustainability-pups-second-solar-charging-station-launch\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/world.350.org\/philippines\/tech-meets-sustainability-pups-second-solar-charging-station-launch\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/world.350.org\/philippines\/files\/2025\/03\/20250304_Edited_-350PHP1460381-scaled.jpg","datePublished":"2025-03-14T15:48:37+00:00","dateModified":"2025-03-17T13:31:07+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/world.350.org\/philippines\/tech-meets-sustainability-pups-second-solar-charging-station-launch\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/world.350.org\/philippines\/tech-meets-sustainability-pups-second-solar-charging-station-launch\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/world.350.org\/philippines\/tech-meets-sustainability-pups-second-solar-charging-station-launch\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/world.350.org\/philippines\/files\/2025\/03\/20250304_Edited_-350PHP1460381-scaled.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/world.350.org\/philippines\/files\/2025\/03\/20250304_Edited_-350PHP1460381-scaled.jpg","width":2048,"height":1152},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/world.350.org\/philippines\/tech-meets-sustainability-pups-second-solar-charging-station-launch\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/world.350.org\/philippines\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Tech Meets Sustainability: PUP&#8217;s Second Solar Charging Station Launch"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/world.350.org\/philippines\/#website","url":"https:\/\/world.350.org\/philippines\/","name":"350 Pilipinas","description":"Climate action based on science and justice","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/world.350.org\/philippines\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/world.350.org\/philippines\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/world.350.org\/philippines\/#organization","name":"350 Pilipinas","url":"https:\/\/world.350.org\/philippines\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/world.350.org\/philippines\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/world.350.org\/philippines\/files\/2018\/07\/button-logo.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/world.350.org\/philippines\/files\/2018\/07\/button-logo.png","width":900,"height":900,"caption":"350 Pilipinas"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/world.350.org\/philippines\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/350pilipinas","https:\/\/x.com\/350Pilipinas","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/350pilipinas\/","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/350pilipinas\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@350Pilipinas"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/world.350.org\/philippines\/#\/schema\/person\/c5bd7b6ff6e5e5a59a6fa70fa4b472fb","name":"nadiacruz","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b268a593f3efb7ba7c6558fa223ad75d8aba4a976b3c78cb53d8c7dccaa0f2e9?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b268a593f3efb7ba7c6558fa223ad75d8aba4a976b3c78cb53d8c7dccaa0f2e9?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b268a593f3efb7ba7c6558fa223ad75d8aba4a976b3c78cb53d8c7dccaa0f2e9?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"nadiacruz"},"url":"https:\/\/world.350.org\/philippines\/author\/nadiacruz\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/world.350.org\/philippines\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6662","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/world.350.org\/philippines\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/world.350.org\/philippines\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/world.350.org\/philippines\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1187"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/world.350.org\/philippines\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6662"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/world.350.org\/philippines\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6662\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/world.350.org\/philippines\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6673"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/world.350.org\/philippines\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6662"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/world.350.org\/philippines\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6662"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/world.350.org\/philippines\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6662"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}