Thailand Aiming to Become Aviation Hub
THAILAND - Alternative Energy Development and Efficiency Department, a government unit of Thailand established to develop policies and deliberate on various energy projects, has declared that...

Biogas Firm to Double Number of Power Plants
THAILAND - Thai Biogas Energy (TBEC) plans to invest about Bt700 million next year to build biogas power plants in Thailand and abroad, more than doubling its locations to nine from the current...

Thai Ratchaburi Unit Ups Stake in Wind Power
THAILAND - Thailand's Ratchaburi Electricity Generating Holding said a unit had raised its holding in the 60-megawatt Khao Kor wind power project to 51 percent from 30 per cent as part of its...

Suntech to Supply SE Asia's Largest Solar Plant
THAILAND - Suntech Power Holdings Co has been selected to supply 34.5MW of solar panels for the first phase of the largest solar power plant in Thailand and Southeast Asia.

GE in Thai Wind Development
THAILAND - German wind developer Pro Ventum International is teaming up with GE to build a 90MW wind farm about 250 kilometers north east of Bangkok.

Mitsubishi Corporation Invests in Thai Solar Project
THAILAND - Mitsubishi Corporation (MC) has invested in the Changwat Lop Buri power generation project in Thailand. In terms of scale, the 73 MW solar photovoltaic (PV) project ranks among the...

A-Power to Build Biomass Plant in Thailand
THAILAND - A-Power Energy Generation Systems, a leading provider of distributed power generation systems in China and a fast-growing manufacturer of wind turbines, has signed a definitive DG...

TOP Looks at New Ethanol Plant
THAILAND - Thailand's largest oil refiner, Thai Oil Plc (TOP), is looking into investin in a new ethanol plant in order to supply the parent company PTT Plc.

Ethanol Manufacturers Seeking Cassava
THAILAND - Local ethanol manufacturers are looking to use more cassava as a raw material instead of expensive molasses in order to cut costs and compete with mainstream fuels, according to Sirivuthi...

Private Companies Plan to Invest on Wind Power
THAILAND - Private companies are interested to invest in wind power investment which already applied to set up plant in many provinces to produce a combined electricity of 1,600 megawatte.

RATCH Increases Investment in Wind Project
THAILAND - Ratchaburi Electricity Generating Holding PCL., has increased its investment in a 60 MW-Wind Power project in Phetchabun province with the purchase share worth 15 million baht.

B5 Biodiesel will Not Replace B2 Until 2011
THAILAND - B5 biodiesel will replace B2 in 2011 as scheduled, as the government needs enough time to ensure a sufficient supply of palm oil to produce the fuel, says Energy Minister Wannarat...

Journey to Promote Biodiesel Begins
THAILAND - Students and staff of Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) in Skudai embarked on a four-day trip to Surat Thani in Thailand to promote biodiesel as a fuel for vehicles.

Thailand Set to Produce Energy from Biomass
THAILAND - Thailand is ready to employ any advanced technology to produce renewable energy from biomass and biogas, said Rangsan Sarochawikasit, executive director of the Energy Ministry's Energy...

DEA Signs Agreements on Biogas Projects in Thailand
THAILAND - The Danish Energy Agency is to build five small scale biogas projects producing electricity from methane gas extracted from a new waste water treatment system at palm oil mills in...

Former Energy Minister Calls for Shift from Ethanol
BANGKOK - Thailand's former energy minister Piyasvasti Amranand has called on the government to change its energy policy to look at all types of rfenewable fuel rather than just ethanol.

Sugar Producer Starts Third Ethanol Plant
THAILAND - Thailand's largest sugar producer is to start operating its third ethanol plant next week.

Eastern Sugar Halts Biomass Plant Plans
THAILAND - The Eastern Sugar Group has called a halt to its plans for a 2.4 billion Baht biomass power station.

Biofuels Marginal Impact on Food
THAILAND - Despite increased domestic gasohol use, growing ethanol demand is expected to have only a marginal impact on food prices next year, according to a report by hte USDA Foreign Agricultural...

Gunkul Invests in Wind Power
THAILAND - Power generator and engineering company Gunkul Engineering (GKE) is to invest 1 billion baht to develop its own wind power plant.

Thailand - an Ethanol Centre
THAILAND - The president of Thailand's state-owned energy company, PTT, has called for the country to be at the centre of global ethanol production.

Jatropha Processing Plant to be Set Up
THAILAND - Curcas Energy (Thailand) and Jatropha Energy and Biomass, in a joint venture, are coming up with a Bt2 billion jatropha processing plant in Khon Kaen province.

Thailand: Oilseeds and Products Annual 2008
THAILAND - This is a GAIN report on Thailand's oilseed and products update prepared by the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS).

Thai Airways Helps Planet Earth by Thinking "Green"
THAILAND - Thai Airways has initiated projects to support and create increased awareness amongst the company's employees in the areas of environmental awareness and climate change.

New Policy to Tackle Energy Prices
THAILAND - The Thai Cabinet last month approved a policy framework to tackle rising energy prices in Thailand.