How to Determine the RGB Color Value of an Image or Photo?
Posted in Softwares and Applications
An “Ignorant” Congressman scolded by a Scientist on Nuclear Plant Issue
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
How to Change / Modify the “Microsoft Internet Explorer Provided by…” IE Window Title?
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
Where to buy/purchase a Buchholz relay?
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
Electric Power Plants in the Philippines
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
The 100 MW Pantabangan Hydroelectric Power Plant
The 100 MW Pantabangan Hydro electric Power Plant is composed of 2 x 50 MW turbine-generating units. The plant harnesses the potential energy of the stored water inside the Pantabangan Reservoir, the largest water reservoir in the Philippines in terms of storage capacity, and converted it into electricity. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Hydro, Power Plants in the Philippines, Small and Large Hydro
Coal-Fired Power Plants in the Philippines
Although Philippines has a lot of indigenous and clean energy resources, the country is still reliant on “high CO2-emitting” coal-fueled power plants as a source of electricity; Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Coal-Fired Plants, Power Plants in the Philippines
The 600 MW Calaca (Batangas) Coal Fired Power Plant
The Batangas Coal Fired Thermal Power Plant (or also called, Calaca Power Plant) is a 600 MW plant composed of 2 x 300 MW generating units. The first unit was constructed in Sep. 1981 - Sep. 1984 and commissioned in Sep. 1984. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Coal-Fired Plants, Power Plants in the Philippines
What’s with the “WTF” plate number?
The letter combination “WTF” in a car’s plate number seems nothing for, maybe, most of the people; but for some who is quite liberated or shall we call “those who are aware of what are happening in the media and society”, these three letter combination means a lot. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Sports and Automotive
Napocor Rate is “Cheap” But it’s putting the Philippines in More Debt
The high cost of electricity in the Philippines, particularly in MERALCO franchise Area, has been a long running issue in the past years. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Issues and Concerns, MERALCO, Napocor/PSALM
The History of Geothermal Energy Development and Production in the Philippines
Posted in Geothermal Energy
How do you browse the Internet Using Mobile Phone / Cell Phone?
Surfing the internet through mobile phone or cell phone is becoming as easier as surfing using a laptop or a personal computer. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Tech and Gadgets
Typical Economic Life Span of Major High Voltage Electrical Equipments
Based on Sinclair Knight Merz (SKM)’s more that 15 years of transmission asset valuations and detailed understanding of factors affecting the economic life of transmission assets in a number of countries worldwide, they have estimated the typical economic life span of major high voltage electrical equipment to fall within the following range*; Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Electric Transmission System, Power Plant Technology and Construction
Earn Money by Putting Advertisement in Your Car
StreetEdge Media (streetedgemedia.com) offers a good (or should I say lucrative) solution for motorists or car owners in the Philippines who want to earn extra money by putting ads in their car. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Money and Investing, Sports and Automotive
How to Remove/Uninstall ie7pro Search in the Toolbar
Ie7pro is an add-on for Internet Explorer which has the following features; Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Internet - General
MERALCO Power System Technical Data
From their company profile; Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in MERALCO
The Best Stock for Long-Term Investment in the Philippines
It seems to me that the best company for long term investment through the stock market in the Philippines is the Energy Development Corporation (EDC). Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in EDC, Stocks and Stock Market
Are there Online Engineering Jobs at oDesk?
oDesk (odesk.com) provides a good alternative or additional source of income to everyone by being hired to work with some online jobs offered by employers or individuals at oDesk (job providers and job seekers both meet at oDesk). Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Internet - General, Jobs
Which is Better, Kontera or Infolinks?
I have been a Kontera Publisher since August of this year, and I had already received a couple of payments through Paypal.
Posted in Adsense/Web advertising
When and where was the First HVDC System Installed?
The first High Voltage DC (HVDC) system that came into full commercial operation was installed by Swedish State Power Board (now Vattenfall) Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Electric Transmission System
How do Banks Compute the Maximum Loanable Amount
Banks rarely publish their rules on how they determine the maximum loanable amount for loans. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Money and Investing
Free (Power Flow) Power System Analysis Simulation Software
Luckily, these days, power system analysis simulation software companies now offer free trial version of their commercial software. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Power Flow
Suzuki Alto, The Most Fuel Efficient in the 2008 DOE Fuel Economy Run
The 0.8-liter Suzuki Alto (gasoline-powered, manual transmission) tops the Philippine Department of Energy’s Fuel Economy run conducted on Oct. 23-34, 2008. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Sports and Automotive
Magat A and B Minihydro Plants in Ramon, Isabela
The Complex is composed of; Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Hydro, Mini-hydro, Power Plants in the Philippines
How To Retrieve Your Desktop Computer Hard Disk Content into Your Laptop Using IDE/SATA To USB Converter
What will you do if your desktop computer bugged down and unable to boot to your OS but you badly need to get your important files in your hard disk? Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Personal Computers and Laptops
How to Avoid Virus and Spyware Infection through USB Flash and External Drives
As the USB flash drives or thumb drives replaces 2.5 floppy discs as convenient and portable file storage, like the floppy disc, USB drive has also become a common mode of transmitting computer viruses and spywares from PC to PC. One unfortunate thing here is that most of the sophisticated anti-virus and anti-spywares nowadays cannot detect and catch all such viruses. Though, there are times that such anti-viruses are able to detect some viruses, sometimes (or most of the time), it leaves other kind of viruses undetected and be able to penetrate your computer and do the annoying tricks and havoc. If that’s the case, sometimes it is more effective to MANUALLY filter out the virus in your USB or external drives before using it. Yes, manually but more effective. Here’s how; Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Softwares and Applications
Again, A politician and Consumer Group Playing Stupidity
Just a reaction to a news article today.
A close-minded consumer group when combined to a PR savvy politician is really a big mess to the power industry and to the people who knows the issue very well. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in MERALCO
Free Advertisement for Electric Power Engineering Contractors and Companies
As a token of appreciation for their kind cooperation, I will be giving a free advertisement space in this website, through a directory listing, to electrical engineering companies and contractors that we, personally, dealt and dealing with in our past and present projects and plant O&M activities. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Electrical Engineering
The Next Generation of Computer “Disk” Storage will be Solid State Disk (SSD)
It seems that the release of the one terabyte (1,000GB) Hard Disk Drive (HDD) (first released by Hitachi) may not sustain the development of this technology as it became more obvious that the next generation of computer storage will be the Solid State Disk (SSD). Solid state storage is commonly used before for RAM and card/USB removable drives but as the technology revolutionized, some computer manufacturers found its best application as a permanent computer storage device to replace the usual hard disk drive. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Personal Computers and Laptops
Why MERALCO is “Right” and Why you Should not Vote for Loren Legarda
I always get pissed every time a politician in the Philippines is buying the idea that MERALCO is wrong in purchasing most of its energy requirement from its IPPs – First Gas Holdings Corporation and QPPL Limited. According to them, the cost of power of NPC is much “lower”. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in MERALCO
