virtualreview

thailand: news and opinion

A Safe Alternative Energy Source?

A 100-meter tall wind turbine meets a 100-kph breeze. ...full story at Jil in Pattaya

from Jil in Pattaya on Fri, Feb 29 2008

see also:

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.
11 Jun 07 visit No takers for southern wind farms  »  Bangkok Post (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.
08 Nov 09 visit $3.1bn sought for green projects  »  Bangkok Post Thailand hopes to receive a loan of US$3.1 billion from the World Bank for clean energy technology projects to help limit the impact of climate change, according to the Department of Alternative Energy Development and Efficiency (DEDE).
22 Sep 07 visit Editorial: Promote bike use for environment  »  The Nation Increasing the number of bicycle lanes one way that government can help make cycling a safe alternative
05 Nov 07 visit Oil Fund cap the right move  »  The Nation Reducing mandatory contributions a sound tactic, but alternative energy sources must also be explored
09 Jun 07 visit Oil firms look East and to alternative sources of energy  »  The Nation Rob Routs, an executive director of Royal Dutch Shell Group, the world's second largest oil firm, told me the other day that the era of "easy oil", in which exploration and production costs were relatively low, was probably over, so it's unreasonable to...

« Today's Stories