French floating PV specialist Ciel&Terre and Thailand’s Siam Cement Group (SCG) have signed a memorandum of understanding to develop floating PV systems on hydroelectric dams in Thailand.
SCG will provide the water-resistant floating silicon solar panels that are planned to be installed across eight dams in the country.
Floating solar is attractive in Thailand, and the country’s several hydropower plants offer ideal staging waters. Hydropower and floating solar has several advantages. Hydropower can balance out solar’s variable output and floating systems on reservoirs could reduce evaporation from the reservoirs, which means more fuel for hydropower system. Solar farms are also easier to set afloat on water than to install on land, which can require clearing, excavation, and grading.
Thailand plans to install nearly 2.7 GW of solar capacity on nine dams by 2037.
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June 13, 2019
Thailand tenders 45 MW floating solar project on Sirindhorn Dam
The Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) has launched a tender for the development of a 45MWac of floating solar project at the Sirindhorn Dam. The Sirindhorn Dam Hydro...
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May 21, 2019
260 MW wind project in Thailand enters commercial operation
The 260 MW Hanuman Wind Farm Project, owned by the Energy Absolute Public Company Limited has entered commercial operation. Composed of five sub-projects located in Chaiyaphum Province, the project is...
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April 10, 2019
Poyry to construct the 16 MW wind project in Thailand
Finnish consulting and engineering firm Poyry has been commissioned by Thai power producer B.Grimm Power PCL to develop the 16 MW Bo Thong Wind Farm project located in Mukdahan province in Thaila...
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April 10, 2019
Poyry to construct the 16 MW wind project in Thailand
B.Grimm Power PCL, a Thai power producer, awarded the Poyry Plc, a Finnish consulting and engineering firm, for engineering, procurement and construction services of the 16 MW Bo Thong wind project in...
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April 09, 2019
ENGIE completes its disposal of Glow to Global Power Synergy Public Company Ltd.
ENGIE has announced the sale of its 69.1% stake in Glow to Global Power Synergy Public Company Ltd. (GSPC) for €2.6 billion (US$3 billion), following official authorisation granted on 8 March 201...
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