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Coal & renewable energy replacing natural gas
Jon Fernquest, Published on 08/12/2015
» New power plant in Laos has decreased natural gas use & increased coal use for electricity generation in Thailand. Solar, biomass & biogas also rising in importance.
Solar, wind power replacing coal, natural gas, slowly but surely
Jon Fernquest, Published on 07/10/2015
» Electricity from wind & solar quickly replacing coal & oil in advanced economies, in trend likely to spread to rest of world. In Germany, the UK and Denmark, wind now cheapest source of electricity even without government subsidies.
A crisis to help sell coal power plants?
Jon Fernquest, Published on 22/02/2013
» Scheduled maintenance on Myanmar gas fields & energy shortfall in April known since last year, now used to sell coal plants that people don't want.
The Banpu coal story
Jon Fernquest, Published on 16/10/2012
» How the youngest son of Thailand's largest sugar company created one of Asia's largest coal companies.
Clean coal, low pollution future?
Jon Fernquest, Published on 06/06/2011
» A new energy generation technology turns coal into gas and ensures cleaner emissions but is 50% more expensive. However, global warming concerns may soon lower costs.
Thai-Lao Friendship Bridges no.3 and 4
Jon Fernquest, Published on 16/02/2011
» Chiang Rai will soon connect to Laos at Chiang Khong, a new highway then connects quickly to China.
Energy dependence on Burma
Jon Fernquest, Published on 17/11/2010
» An energy dependence on natural gas from Burma looms in Thailand's future. The time to start planning is now.