Energy
Energy policy and administration
Rainbow Warrior brings clean energy campaign to Thailand
The Rainbow Warrior, Greenpeace’s most iconic ship, is sailing to the Gulf of Thailand and will anchor near Songkhla’s most popular beach, Samila Beach, for five days, from May 16-20. Many activities will be arranged to accentuate the mission of the ship’s first visit to ...
Patcharawalai Sanyanusin
Axing of energy licences rubbished
The Waste to Energy Trade Association (WETA), a body under the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI), has denounced policymakers for curbing the development of waste-to-energy projects, saying alternative energy sources are the key to reaching the government’s goals of low emissions and energy independence.Keep reading ...
Yuthana Praiwan
Give renewable energy a chance
The Minister of Energy announced this week the government will stop purchasing electricity from renewable power projects for the next five years. The reasoning is that such projects have caused retail electricity tariffs to jump by 20-25 satangs per unit, and that the electricity system ...
Sopitsuda Tongsopit
Keeping the coal burning
Carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies, which are currently able to eliminate up to 90% of the CO2 emissions of power plants, could keep coal companies thriving in a world that is increasingly intolerant of high-emissions energy production.Keep reading ...