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Thai coal major Banpu aims for 6-fold solar growth with Aussie deal
Banpu, Thailand’s largest coal company, has moved to acquire two solar farms in Australia as it seeks to boost capacity in this field of renewable energy roughly sixfold by 2025.Banpu announced Tuesday the 97.5 million Australian dollar ($75.4 million) purchase of the power stations with ...
Thailand floats hydro-solar projects for its dams as fossil fuel supplement
Thailand is close to completing one the world’s biggest floating hydro-solar hybrid projects on the surface of a dam, a step toward boosting renewable energy production after years of criticism for reliance on fossil fuels.About 144,417 solar panels are being installed on a reservoir in ...
Solar rooftop revisions soon
The Department of Alternative Energy Development and Efficiency plans to ask the Energy Ministry to launch a revised solar scheme for the public after witnessing lower participation than expected in the household solar rooftop programme.Keep reading ...
Yuthana Praiwan
Siam Cement looks to reservoirs for solar power
BANGKOK–Thailand’s Siam Cement Group has developed a solar generating system designed to float on reservoirs, which are commonly used to serve factories in the country’s predominantly flat central region. The system is aimed at companies seeking new energy sources for their operations.Keep reading ...
