I thought that the Hedging technique of the Forex traders will come to an end when the National Futures Association of the US released a new regulatory rule banning the use of hedging through the introduction of “First In, First Out (FIFO) basis”. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in FOREX Trading
Posted in Philippine Electric Power Industry
Just recently found out that most laptop shops in Metro Manila malls have been running out of stocks of sleeves for small netbook computers, particularly for my 10 inches HP mini 1109, probably due to strong demand or few stocks or both. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Personal Computers and Laptops
I just recently bought an HP Mini 1109 laptop so that I could have some laptop to bring during my out of town trips. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Personal Computers and Laptops
Capacity factor is the average output of the plant in a year expressed as the percentage of the plant capacity. Capacity factor is greatly influenced by the availability and quality of fuel, the reliability of plant equipments, Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Hydro, Power Plant Technology and Construction
I hope that Earth Hour Campaign promoters will not claim the 84.2 mw deviation of the forecasted and actual demand on the 22nd trading interval (9:00pm – 10:00pm) in the Spot Market (WESM) as the result of the simultaneous switching-off of lights, primarily because the deviation is within the forecast error on that day. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Polution and Global Warming
Analysis of dissolve gasses in the transformer oil can be done using various methods. Two of those methods are Doernenburg Ratio and Rogers Ratio methods. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Transformers
If you’re having a hard time raising funds or looking a free copy of your favorite engineering books, don’t waste more time, you’ll probably get a free softcopy of these books at Scribd.com. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Electrical Engineering
“Vampire” or parasitic loads are the electric energy that is being consumed by your appliances while it is turned-off but still plugged in the socket. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Energy Efficiency
Is it really a complement for a second hand car advertisement to say that a car has been owned and driven by a lady? Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Sports and Automotive
Power Transformer is one of the critical equipment in a power plant and other electric power systems. If the power transformer fails due to various reasons, the production and transmission of electricity will be severely affected. Its importance in the power system is coupled with some other critical issues; Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Transformers
Aside from Taiwan, experts from Mainland China also shared their experiences and updates on the development and history of geothermal energy in China, in the 30th Geothermal Conference in Manila, Philippines. Mr. Z. Han and K. Zheng of the Geothermal China Energy Society (GCES) shared their experiences and thoughts Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Geothermal Energy
Researchers of Energy and Environmental Research Center (EERC) and Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) of Taiwan made a good paper presentation in the recently concluded 30th Annual Geothermal Energy Conference in Manila, Philippines on March 11-12, 2009. The event was sponsored by the Energy Development Corporation (EDC). Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Geothermal Energy
We mentioned in our previous article that nowadays, access to the internet through your cell phone is becoming as easy and faster as the internet access using a typical netbook or laptop computers. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Tech and Gadgets
I think very few will dispute the fact that at this stage of electric power plant technology development, using coal as fuel for electricity generation is still the cheaper and reliable source of energy as compared to solar and wind. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Polution and Global Warming
Masinloc Coal-Fired Thermal Power Plant is composed of 2 x 300 MW generating units (Masinloc Coal 1 and 2) and was commissioned in 1998. It is located along the shoreline of Masinloc in Zambales Province. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Coal-Fired Plants, Power Plants in the Philippines
This was one of the thesis topics that I was considering to undertake during my Electrical Engineering undergraduate college years. Unfortunately, my adviser did not accept it because for him, it might be too easy and might involve little research. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Distribution System
I made a call to BPI credit card representative to inquire why I am not anymore earning points by using my BPI credit card. After the conversation, I then, realized how clever the system is. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Money and Investments
Credit card is very useful in many ways. It’s like an instant cash when having purchases, temporary financial security for unexpected or unplanned financial obligation, Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Money and Investments
Is it possible to own a domain or website for life? Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Domains and Web hosting
The Sual Coal-Fired Thermal Power Plant in Sual, Pangasinan, Philippines, has an installed capacity of 1,216 MW. It is composed of two (2) generating units with a gross capacity of 618 MW each, making Sual as the largest per unit generating power plant in the Philippines. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Coal-Fired Plants, Power Plants in the Philippines
“Adsense for Domain” allows the domain owners to monetize their currently unused or parked domains by placing Adsense ads on it. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Adsense/Web advertising, Domains and Web hosting
The question of where to put or invest your hard-earned money (somewhere that is immune to recession) is always in the mind of every people who want to have a safe place for their wealth. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Other Investments
The 140 MW Casecnan Hydroelectric Power Plant is part of the Casecnan Multi-purpose Project, a combined irrigation and hydroelectric power project by the National Irrigation Administration (NIA). Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Power Plants in the Philippines, Small and Large Hydro
The 32 MW First Cabanatuan Ventures Corp. (FCVC) Diesel Power Plant located in Cabanatuan City Neva Ecija, Philippines. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Diesel/Oil Fueled, Power Plants in the Philippines
I’ve been working for an electric power generation company that operates a portfolio of power plants in the Philippines for more than 3 years now. And we understand that safety of the people working and surrounding the power plants that we are operating is the first and foremost priority rather than generating electricity. All decisions in the power plant are carefully studied to ensure the safety of the people around. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Issues and Concerns
You can actually customize your Internet Explorer window title, “Microsoft Internet Explorer Provided by…” into something else by doing the following simple steps; Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Internet - General, Softwares and Applications
Buchholz relay is an equipment used to sense unusual activities inside a power transformers, like sudden pressure changes and gas accumulation due to fault. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Transformers
Power Plants in the Philippines can be categorized according to its nature of ownership and operation. It could be; Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Power Plants in the Philippines
