This hybrid hydro-solar power venture could shape the future of Thailand
About 144,417 solar panels are being installed on a reservoir in the northeast province of Ubon Ratchathani, where workers are completing the last of seven solar farms covering 300 acres (121 hectares) of water.
Hitachi ABB Power Grids Provides Battery Storage Tech to Thailand
Switzerland-headquartered Hitachi ABB Power Grids Ltd. recently announced its selection by Impact Solar Limited, a subsidiary of Impact Solar Group, to provide Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) and controls technology to a “smart industrial park” project in Thailand, which is a part of the country’s largest private microgrid at Saha Industrial Park in Sriracha.
Thailand’s largest private-owned microgrid announced
Thai energy company Impact Solar has announced that it is developing Thailand’s largest private-owned microgrid in Sriracha. The 214MW microgrid will comprise gas turbines, rooftop solar and floating solar systems as power generation resources, and a battery storage and control system that will be provided by Hitachi ABB Power Grids.
New Thailand LNG import project mooted
Thailand’s PTT and the state-run Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) are reportedly planning to jointly study a liquefied natural gas project utilising a floating storage and regasification unit that would supply volumes to a new power plant.
Myanmar military cashes in on Thai pipeline
Myanmar’s military has received hundreds of millions of dollars from natural gas sales through a financial scheme linked to the Myanmar-Thailand pipeline, a French newspaper has reported.
Thai plans for 8 GWh lithium battery gigafab
A Florida-based e-mobility company and a business park operator have pledged to invest up to $1 billion into the planned factory, in Chonburi province, starting with a 1 GWh section likely to take shape in 2023.
Bosch installs a 1 MW Solar Photovoltaic System at its smart factory in Thailand
About a year ago, Bosch announced that it would be the first globally operating industrial enterprise to become carbon neutral by the end of 2020, at its 400 locations worldwide. As of today, Bosch has already achieved this ambitious goal worldwide and made last year’s climate change A-list scored by the Carbon Disclosure Project or […]
Thailand to go full EV by 2035, but what does it mean for us?
Thailand, one of the major automotive hubs in Southeast Asia, made a huge announcement. It seems the Detroit of Asia will stop selling gas- and diesel-powered cars in the not-so-distant future. By 2035, Thailand aims to sell only zero-emissions vehicles, seeking to transform itself as a hub for making electric cars.
