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No takers for southern wind farms

(dpa) - Special incentives have failed to persuade investors to set up wind-power turbines in Thailand's troubled Pattani province, deemed one of the best locations in the kingdom for the renewable energy source, energy officials said Monday. ...full story at Bangkok Post

from Bangkok Post on Mon, Jun 11 2007

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07 May 08 visit Bonok Wind Alternative Energy  »  YouTube videoBonok villagers in Thailand are making their own wind turbine to generate electricity in their community.
16 Apr 07 visit No holiday for southern violence  »  Bangkok Post (TNA) New violence in Thailand's troubled southern provinces of Pattani, Yala and Narathiwat erupted late Sunday and early Monday as the rest of the country celebrated the traditional Thai New Year, according to officials.
29 Feb 08 visit A Safe Alternative Energy Source?  »  Jil in Pattaya A 100-meter tall wind turbine meets a 100-kph breeze.
06 Jun 08 visit Hot rocks offer a long-term energy solution  »  The Nation Ask any power system engineer about renewable energy and you're likely to be told that it doesn't....
08 May 07 visit Muslims, army in Pattani standoff  »  Bangkok Post Pattani (dpa, BangkokPost.com) - More than 1,000 demonstrators protested Tuesday against the arrest of 21 Muslims in Pattani, using a convoy of pickups and motorcycles to make their message heard in the historical capital of Thailand's troubled deep...
30 Nov 09 visit Two killed, burned in Pattani  »  Bangkok Post Two people who had driven a truck from Bangkok were shot dead in the southern province of Pattani on Monday morning and their bodies set on fire, police said.

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