Pöyry, Finland’s international consulting and engineering firm, has revealed it was awared by B. Grimm Power Company, Thailand’s power producers, to work in B. Grimm Power’s latest renewable energy project, the 16MW Bo Thong Wind Farm, located in Mukdahan province, Thailand. As stated in Pöyry’s press release on April 10, 2019, the work included EPC […]

Envision & Thai Energy Giant sign MOU to collaborate on new energy and digital transformation Envision signed MOU with PTT Public Company Ltd to collaborate on multiple initiatives revolving around new energy and digital transformation. Headquartered in Bangkok, PTT is the largest conglomerate in Thailand, a fully integrated energy company which engages in oil and […]

Thailand’s alternative energy giant Bangchak Corporation Pcl has invested an undisclosed amount in California-based innovative battery technology developer Enevate Corp, according to an announcement. The investment has been made through Bangchak Initiative and Innovation Center (BiiC), which earlier had said that it would allocate a budget of over 300 million baht ($9.5 million) to invest […]

California-based Enevate Corp., whose innovative battery technology is addressing extreme-fast charge times for electric vehicle (EV) batteries, announced that Thai energy giant Bangchak, through its Bangchak Initiative and Innovation Center (BiiC), has invested in the company. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190416005308/en/ Enevate aims to make EV charging as fast […]

While energy storage, like the electrification of transport, is often discussed as the ‘Next Big Thing’ for first world economies, this emerging technology is starting to play an important role in developing nations too. Just as mobile telephony revolutionised telecommunications in developing economies during the past two decades by leapfrogging the need for fixed line […]

With 5 years’ continuous development of solar technology in Thailand, Talesun, one of the top ten manufacturers of the world in both PV cell and module, now is the largest local manufacturer of solar cell and PV module in Thailand. In 2018, Talesun ranked in Tier 1 supplier by Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF), with […]

Energy policymakers announced yesterday that biodiesel B20 will be compatible with nearly all general trucks on the road in Thailand. Nantika Thangsuphanich, director-general of the Energy Business Department, said the majority of trucks on the road will be compatible with B20. Owners of Isuzu trucks should contact the Isuzu consultation centre to check and change […]

Finnish consulting and engineering firm Poyry Plc (HEL:POY1V) has won the owner’s engineering services assignment for a 16-MW wind project in Thailand’s Mukdahan province. The contract was awarded to Poyry by Thai power producer B.Grimm Power PCL (SET:BGRIM) and concerns the Bo Thong Wind Farm project. It covers engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) bid evaluation […]

The Industry Ministry is considering setting up a plant to handle old and irreparably damaged solar cells. It would also support private companies in establishing roughly 100 plants to either repair or recycle about 90% of between 620,000 and 790,000 tonnes of solar cells whose lives will start to expire in the next three years, […]

Thai renewable power operators plan to file a lawsuit against a new version of the power development plan (PDP) 2018-37 after seeing it has a lower quota for renewable power generation. Pajon Sriboonruang, president of the Thai Biogas Trade Association (TBTA), said the power capacity quota from renewable energy in the PDP is lower than […]