Post by Karl Welteke on Jul 9, 2016 17:46:53 GMT 8
SUBIC BAY SOLAR/WIND PROJECT 2016
The Subic Bay Freeport Zone (SBFZ), the former Naval Base, which is now managed by the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) has contracted a big Solar/Wind Energy Project. It should be finished next year although we did not see any wind turbines yet. There is plenty stuff on the internet about this project, just google Subic Bay Solar Project.
A former Navy diver, we served together at the Ships Repair Activity Diving Locker (SRF), visited me and he wanted to have a challenging and interesting walk. I chose to walk to Barangay (Village) Mabiga, just east of our former Naval Base, and choose the route thru the Ayta (Negrito) Village Pastolan. We discovered that the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) has a major Solar/Wind project in progress. We had to change our route a little to walk around the project so we did not disturb the project.
In this URL with Flickr I put all 49 pictures about this walk:
www.flickr.com/photos/44567569@N00/albums/72157669738803790
Here are 9 sample images but they are much smaller than in the above album:
![](http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i265/PI-Sailor/Images%20to%20be%20linked/Link%20subalbum%20V/v11.jpg~original)
V11 160706 Pastolan walk data, our GPS walk data. I forget to turn off the GPS device and so we had to subtract about one half hour and 7 km from this data.
![](http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i265/PI-Sailor/Images%20to%20be%20linked/Link%20subalbum%20V/v10.jpg~original)
V10 160706 Pastolan walk GE big. This is the Google earth image giving a wider view of our walk.
![](http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i265/PI-Sailor/Images%20to%20be%20linked/Link%20subalbum%20V/v9.jpg~original)
V9 160706a SBFZ Solar, to Pastolan, 4, we are on the road from the Binictican Golf Course to the Ayta Village Pastolan. We met people and took pictures. My friend Steve asked this Pastolan man to please cut him a stick. He compensated him with a 100 peso.
![](http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i265/PI-Sailor/Images%20to%20be%20linked/Link%20subalbum%20V/v8.jpg~original)
V8 160706a SBFZ Solar, to Pastolan..7; we are on the road from the Subic Bay Binictican Golf Course to the Ayta Village Pastolan. Wow, a huge high voltage transmission tower, we got the idea there must be something going on here.
![](http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i265/PI-Sailor/Images%20to%20be%20linked/Link%20subalbum%20V/v7.jpg~original)
V7 160706c SBFZ Solar Pastolan-Mabiga..4; we are following the road from Pastolan to Mabiga. I remembered this broken bridge. I wonder how many decades ago did the Navy Seabees built it?
![](http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i265/PI-Sailor/Images%20to%20be%20linked/Link%20subalbum%20V/v6.jpg~original)
V6 160706f SBMA Solar field, passing by. 1; we are walking at the right side or the east side of the new Subic Bay solar project we wanted to go to San Pablo on this ridge line. We made sure we did not enter the project site. Sta. Rita Mt. was our guide.
![](http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i265/PI-Sailor/Images%20to%20be%20linked/Link%20subalbum%20V/v5.jpg~original)
V5 160706f SBMA Solar field, passing by. 3; we are walking at the right side or the east side of the new Subic Bay solar project we wanted to go to San Pablo on this ridge line. We made sure we did not enter the project site. Sta. Rita Mt. was our guide, Mt. Malasimbo at Dinalupihan is in sight again at the very right.
![](http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i265/PI-Sailor/Images%20to%20be%20linked/Link%20subalbum%20V/v4.jpg~original)
V4 160706h SBMA Solar, back to start point. 6; in this image we zoomed in on the English portion of the project sign at the start of the road to Pastolan. If you google Subic solar project you will get news reports about this project. And it was raining; the rainy season in the Philippines has arrived. The last 2 hours of this 5 hour walk was in the rain but we had rain gear with us!
![](http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i265/PI-Sailor/Images%20to%20be%20linked/Link%20subalbum%20V/v3.jpg~original)
V3 160706i SBMA Solar, 230 KV transmission line. 3, we were surprised that the 230 KV transmission line is practically finished already. This is the stretch along the road to Binictican Housing running along the Binictican Golf course. And it was raining; the rainy season in the Philippines has arrived.
The Subic Bay Freeport Zone (SBFZ), the former Naval Base, which is now managed by the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) has contracted a big Solar/Wind Energy Project. It should be finished next year although we did not see any wind turbines yet. There is plenty stuff on the internet about this project, just google Subic Bay Solar Project.
A former Navy diver, we served together at the Ships Repair Activity Diving Locker (SRF), visited me and he wanted to have a challenging and interesting walk. I chose to walk to Barangay (Village) Mabiga, just east of our former Naval Base, and choose the route thru the Ayta (Negrito) Village Pastolan. We discovered that the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) has a major Solar/Wind project in progress. We had to change our route a little to walk around the project so we did not disturb the project.
In this URL with Flickr I put all 49 pictures about this walk:
www.flickr.com/photos/44567569@N00/albums/72157669738803790
Here are 9 sample images but they are much smaller than in the above album:
![](http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i265/PI-Sailor/Images%20to%20be%20linked/Link%20subalbum%20V/v11.jpg~original)
V11 160706 Pastolan walk data, our GPS walk data. I forget to turn off the GPS device and so we had to subtract about one half hour and 7 km from this data.
![](http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i265/PI-Sailor/Images%20to%20be%20linked/Link%20subalbum%20V/v10.jpg~original)
V10 160706 Pastolan walk GE big. This is the Google earth image giving a wider view of our walk.
![](http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i265/PI-Sailor/Images%20to%20be%20linked/Link%20subalbum%20V/v9.jpg~original)
V9 160706a SBFZ Solar, to Pastolan, 4, we are on the road from the Binictican Golf Course to the Ayta Village Pastolan. We met people and took pictures. My friend Steve asked this Pastolan man to please cut him a stick. He compensated him with a 100 peso.
![](http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i265/PI-Sailor/Images%20to%20be%20linked/Link%20subalbum%20V/v8.jpg~original)
V8 160706a SBFZ Solar, to Pastolan..7; we are on the road from the Subic Bay Binictican Golf Course to the Ayta Village Pastolan. Wow, a huge high voltage transmission tower, we got the idea there must be something going on here.
![](http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i265/PI-Sailor/Images%20to%20be%20linked/Link%20subalbum%20V/v7.jpg~original)
V7 160706c SBFZ Solar Pastolan-Mabiga..4; we are following the road from Pastolan to Mabiga. I remembered this broken bridge. I wonder how many decades ago did the Navy Seabees built it?
![](http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i265/PI-Sailor/Images%20to%20be%20linked/Link%20subalbum%20V/v6.jpg~original)
V6 160706f SBMA Solar field, passing by. 1; we are walking at the right side or the east side of the new Subic Bay solar project we wanted to go to San Pablo on this ridge line. We made sure we did not enter the project site. Sta. Rita Mt. was our guide.
![](http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i265/PI-Sailor/Images%20to%20be%20linked/Link%20subalbum%20V/v5.jpg~original)
V5 160706f SBMA Solar field, passing by. 3; we are walking at the right side or the east side of the new Subic Bay solar project we wanted to go to San Pablo on this ridge line. We made sure we did not enter the project site. Sta. Rita Mt. was our guide, Mt. Malasimbo at Dinalupihan is in sight again at the very right.
![](http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i265/PI-Sailor/Images%20to%20be%20linked/Link%20subalbum%20V/v4.jpg~original)
V4 160706h SBMA Solar, back to start point. 6; in this image we zoomed in on the English portion of the project sign at the start of the road to Pastolan. If you google Subic solar project you will get news reports about this project. And it was raining; the rainy season in the Philippines has arrived. The last 2 hours of this 5 hour walk was in the rain but we had rain gear with us!
![](http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i265/PI-Sailor/Images%20to%20be%20linked/Link%20subalbum%20V/v3.jpg~original)
V3 160706i SBMA Solar, 230 KV transmission line. 3, we were surprised that the 230 KV transmission line is practically finished already. This is the stretch along the road to Binictican Housing running along the Binictican Golf course. And it was raining; the rainy season in the Philippines has arrived.