{"id":3477,"date":"2009-11-06T22:58:30","date_gmt":"2009-11-07T04:58:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/brubakers.us\/?p=3477"},"modified":"2009-11-06T23:05:01","modified_gmt":"2009-11-07T05:05:01","slug":"south-negros-geothermal-production-field","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brubakers.us\/?p=3477","title":{"rendered":"South Negros Geothermal Production Field"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/4004627000\/\"  title=\"IMG_8153 by Ching, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2629\/4004627000_37931f09b3.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" class=\"pic\" alt=\"IMG_8153\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/4003694997\/\"  title=\"IMG_8095 by Ching, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2569\/4003694997_b9c58797d4.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" class=\"pic\" alt=\"IMG_8095\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/4004461654\/\"  title=\"IMG_8096 by Ching, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2550\/4004461654_45ba4a08de.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" class=\"pic\" alt=\"IMG_8096\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/4004465496\/\"  title=\"IMG_8097 by Ching, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2456\/4004465496_cc9fd8aef5.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" class=\"pic\" alt=\"IMG_8097\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/4003707247\/\"  title=\"IMG_8098 by Ching, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2629\/4003707247_f8245d250b.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" class=\"pic\" alt=\"IMG_8098\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/4004475078\/\"  title=\"IMG_8100 by Ching, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2576\/4004475078_541207cf0b.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" class=\"pic\" alt=\"IMG_8100\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>On Sunday, October 11, Brian and I had the opportunity to tour Tito Cy&#8217;s work in Valencia.  We got to see Palimpinon I and Palimpinon II.  It was my first time touring a geothermal power plant.  It&#8217;s a lot like any other power plant except the energy source is geothermal, as opposed to coal, natural gas, etc.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/4004478870\/\"  title=\"IMG_8101 by Ching, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2429\/4004478870_75cb56952c.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" class=\"pic\" alt=\"IMG_8101\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There were so many houses (probably squatters) within the power plant premises.  It was wild. Brian even saw clothes\/laundry laid to dry on the hot pipes. The irony is, as close as these houses are to the power plant, they probably don&#8217;t have any electricity.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/4003744185\/\"  title=\"IMG_8109 by Ching, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2624\/4003744185_e196e1e48c.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" class=\"pic\" alt=\"IMG_8109\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/4003753615\/\"  title=\"IMG_8111 by Ching, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2640\/4003753615_423335ee7d.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" class=\"pic\" alt=\"IMG_8111\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The control center terminals looked like any other control center.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/4004545724\/\"  title=\"IMG_8123 by Ching, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2579\/4004545724_950f94e1b4.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" class=\"pic\" alt=\"IMG_8123\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/4003786081\/\"  title=\"IMG_8125 by Ching, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2437\/4003786081_9b71862b63.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" class=\"pic\" alt=\"IMG_8125\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/4003789425\/\"  title=\"IMG_8126 by Ching, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2630\/4003789425_c7b81e794e.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" class=\"pic\" alt=\"IMG_8126\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/4003791893\/\"  title=\"IMG_8127 by Ching, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3508\/4003791893_5101cece3a.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" class=\"pic\" alt=\"IMG_8127\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/4004572952\/\"  title=\"IMG_8133 by Ching, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2576\/4004572952_288856fff6.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" class=\"pic\" alt=\"IMG_8133\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/4004595038\/\"  title=\"IMG_8141 by Ching, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2513\/4004595038_b7323a020c.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" class=\"pic\" alt=\"IMG_8141\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/4003837709\/\"  title=\"IMG_8143 by Ching, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2455\/4003837709_7dd3e20709.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" class=\"pic\" alt=\"IMG_8143\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/4003840743\/\"  title=\"IMG_8144 by Ching, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2453\/4003840743_831a80dfbf.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" class=\"pic\" alt=\"IMG_8144\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/4004605836\/\"  title=\"IMG_8145 by Ching, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2673\/4004605836_d4a68a2a11.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" class=\"pic\" alt=\"IMG_8145\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Us in front of the long wall of buttons&#8230; <\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/4004608812\/\"  title=\"IMG_8146 by Ching, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2580\/4004608812_39a6366e4b.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" class=\"pic\" alt=\"IMG_8146\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/4004616566\/\"  title=\"IMG_8150 by Ching, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2464\/4004616566_0d8bbf8c05.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" class=\"pic\" alt=\"IMG_8150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/4003856641\/\"  title=\"IMG_8151 by Ching, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2481\/4003856641_3ab0d42314.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" class=\"pic\" alt=\"IMG_8151\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s an example of a house within the power plant area.  This one happens to be along the road.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/4003870897\/\"  title=\"IMG_8155 by Ching, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2550\/4003870897_f149c6e48c.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" class=\"pic\" alt=\"IMG_8155\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s steam coming out of the sides of the mountain.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/4004652696\/\"  title=\"IMG_8160 by Ching, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2643\/4004652696_29ccb4efb1.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" class=\"pic\" alt=\"IMG_8160\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/4003895421\/\"  title=\"IMG_8161 by Ching, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3511\/4003895421_7818934a6d.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" class=\"pic\" alt=\"IMG_8161\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/4004724492\/\"  title=\"IMG_8164 by Ching, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2473\/4004724492_7fdd1c238c.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" class=\"pic\" alt=\"IMG_8164\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/4003901241\/\"  title=\"IMG_8162 by Ching, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3495\/4003901241_4b02879a36.jpg\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" class=\"pic\" alt=\"IMG_8162\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The road to the power plant is scenic. There were some great views.  We took pictures on the way down as we were leaving the <i>bukid<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p>It was really cool seeing Tito Cy&#8217;s office and getting a tour of the power plant. I&#8217;m glad that the weather was favorable that day and we had the chance to do it.<\/p>\n<p>I wish that I could arrange for Tito Cy to tour one of our power plants over here also when he visits in December so I can return the favor.  I&#8217;m not sure how to do that though.  I will have to ask around and find out.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Sunday, October 11, Brian and I had the opportunity to tour Tito Cy&#8217;s work in Valencia. We got to see Palimpinon I and Palimpinon II. It was my first time touring a geothermal power plant. 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