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B.Grimm Power diversifying into data centres
Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 17/05/2024
» SET-listed B.Grimm Power Plc (BGRIM), the country’s largest developer and operator of small power producer (SPP) plants by capacity, is preparing to diversify into the data centre business.
CKPower reports a dip in Q1 revenue from seasonal factors
Published on 10/05/2024
» CK Power Plc, one of the region’s largest electricity producers from hydro power, reported a total revenue of 2.49 billion baht, a 195 million baht or 7.3% decrease compared to the same period last year, primarily due to the lower revenue from electricity and steam sales from Bangpa-in Cogeneration Limited (BIC) as a result of lower average natural gas prices and lower retail Ft compared to the same period of the previous year.
Gas pipeline opens after years-long delay
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 10/05/2024
» Thailand's longest onshore gas pipeline has opened to facilitate gas transport for power plants and factories, following a delay related to the pandemic, says PTT president and chief executive Auttapol Rerkpiboon.
Steve Albini, studio master of '90s rock and beyond, dies at 61
New York Times, Published on 09/05/2024
» NEW YORK - Steve Albini, a rock musician and revered studio engineer who played a singular role in the development of the sound of alternative music in the 1980s, '90s and beyond — recording acclaimed albums by Nirvana, PJ Harvey and Pixies, along with hundreds of others — while becoming an outspoken critic of the music industry, died Tuesday at his home in Chicago. He was 61.
What to do about weed?
News, Published on 27/04/2024
» The legalisation of cannabis was recently back in the spotlight, threatening to test the coalition government’s unity.
PLUS Exploration Launches Thailand's First Metal Plant
Published on 23/04/2024
» PLUS Exploration Co., Ltd., a leading company providing integrated technical service in oil & gas, petrochemicals, and power plants, has been operating in Thailand for over 15 years. The company is primarily engaged in distributing catalyst chemicals and process equipment used in oil refineries and petrochemical plants. The company is led by Mr. Sittichai Talapnak as Chief Executive Officer, Ms. Nadkrita Kulsirithanakorn as Executive Vice President of Communications, Mr. Ekapong Ekalap as Vice President of Project Management, and Ms. Sasiwimol Prasatthong as Vice President of Recycling & Waste Treatment. They recently participated in a signing ceremony for a joint venture capital agreement with Mr. Shen Xian Hua, General Manager of Hualong Limited, Mr. Su Yang, Director of Symo Development Limited, and Mr. Shen Hanyu, Director of H.Y. Resources Technology (HK) Limited, on 9 April 2024. The purpose of the agreement is to establish Thailand's first base metal production plant from spent catalysts.
Herbs to be promoted as soft power product
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 19/04/2024
» The government is promoting Thai herbs as a soft power product, in a bid to increase their value in the global market.
Southeast Asian banks must stop funding coal
Oped, Published on 11/04/2024
» Indonesia is by far a major top producer of dangerous climate emissions -- more than any country in the Southeast Asian region, mainly due to its burning of coal. The country is also feeling the full force of worsening climate disasters, from floods and storms to deadly landslides. My hometown, Jakarta, is sinking -- and this is compounded by regular catastrophic flooding and air pollution that disrupts millions of lives. Indonesia faces huge risks as it currently sits as the second most disaster-prone country in the world, according to the World Risk Report 2023.
Absolute Clean Energy becomes a provider of net-zero solutions
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 05/04/2024
» Efforts by companies to combat global warming have prompted SET-listed Absolute Clean Energy (ACE), a local biomass power developer and operator, to become a net-zero solution provider to benefit from growing demand for clean energy.
Japan starts ammonia co-firing trial at coal power station
Reuters, Published on 01/04/2024
» TOKYO - Japan's top power generator, JERA, said on Monday it has begun a demonstration of co-firing 20% of ammonia with coal at its Hekinan thermal power station in central Japan, in what it said is the world's first trial using a large amount of the gas at a major commercial plant.