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Deluge of Electronic Waste Turning Thailand into ‘World’s Rubbish Dump’
At a deserted factory outside Bangkok, skyscrapers made from vast blocks of crushed printers, Xbox components and TVs tower over black rivers of smashed-up computer screens.
This is a tiny fraction of the...
These 5 Countries Account for 60% of Plastic Pollution in Oceans
Roughly 8 million tons of plastic is dumped into the world's oceans every year, and according to a new study, the majority of this waste comes from just five countries: China, Indonesia,...
Whale Dies from Eating more than 80 Plastic Bags
A whale has died in southern Thailand after swallowing more than 80 plastic bags, with rescuers failing to nurse the mammal back to health.
The small male pilot whale was found barely alive...
China Isn’t Taking Our Recycling: Here’s What We Could Do With It Instead
Last year, China announced that it is officially done accepting “foreign garbage.” That is: plastic and paper recycling scraps from the U.S. and Europe. Since March 1, the country has barred 24...
The UN Climate Talks Say “Goodbye” to Bonn and “Hello” to Bangkok
May negotiations within the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), held in Bonn, Germany, came to an end. They were imprinted by solving the technical difficulties in preparing the ground...
Thailand’s Biggest Wind Power Generator Plans Solar, Hydro Expansion
Thailand’s biggest wind power generator, Wind Energy Holdings (WEH), plans to invest into other sources of electricity including solar, hydro and biomass to back up its capacity, its chief executive told Reuters...
Siemens Gamesa Secures 260 Megawatt Wind Turbine Order In Thailand
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy has secured its largest-ever order in Thailand, a 260 megawatt order of 100 wind turbines for the Hanuman wind complex in Chaiyaphum, in northeast Thailand.
On Monday, Siemens Gamesa...
Households Allowed to Sell Solar Power
The government will end the decade-long restriction on households and commercial buildings selling power generated by their solar rooftops to state utilities in the fourth quarter of the year.
Deregulation will open the...
Asian Development Bank Invests $57.7 Million To Develop Renewable Energy In Southeast Asia
The Asian Development Bank has invested $57.7 million into Thailand’s B. Grimm Power Public Company with the intent to develop renewable energy projects across Southeast Asia.
Founded in the early 1960s, the Asian...
Thailand-Based B.Grimm Group Developing Hydropower Projects in Laos
B.Grimm Power Co., a unit of Bangkok, Thailand-based B.Grimm Group, in conjunction with its partners, plans to continue developing hydropower plants in Laos, according to an announcement on March 17.
Preeyanart Soontornwata, president...
Drones Are Improving Water Management in Thailand
Thailand is feeling the impact of climate change – in particular, the agricultural sector has to deal with extreme weather conditions. The disastrous flooding of 2011 was followed by years of drought,...
B.Grimm’s Solar Power Generates B500m
B.Grimm Power Co, a unit of B.Grimm Group, has started commercial operation of solar power plants in four provinces with a power-generating capacity totalling 114 megawatts.
President and chief executive Preeyanart Soontornwata said...
Morocco Becomes IEA Association Country, the First for the Middle East and Africa
The International Energy Agency (IEA) welcomed the Kingdom of Morocco as an Association Country recently, deepening the partnership between both parties for a more sustainable and secure energy future.
Morocco becomes the latest...
Indonesia, Vietnam look to blaze trail for solar in Southeast Asia
Indonesia and Vietnam are looking to join Thailand in blazing a trail for solar power in Southeast Asia, introducing targets to fire up green energy generation as a landmark global agreement to...
Paris Climate Agreement Moves Closer to Entry into Force in 2016 as 60 Countries Accounting for 48% of Emissions Have Joined
The Paris Agreement on climate change moved closer towards entering into force in 2016 as 31 more countries joined the agreement today at a special event hosted by United Nations Secretary-General Ban...
A Look at Samsung’s Environmental Activities Around the World
As the planet faces a growing list of problems, from climate change and pollution to environmental degradation and resource depletion, the preservation and conservation of the environment has never been more significant.
Recognizing...
