Building with Solar Power in Thailand

Are you planning to include a small solar power contributor to your building project ?  Adopting a small Solar Power solutions is one the the easiest contributions you can make towards lowering your footprint on the earth’s resources in 2010 its easy, fast and affordable !

I have made no secret of the fact that I don’t agree with much of the content on some of the expat discussion forums about building in SE Asia. It was in fact my belief that many of those forums are filled with misinformation and bias from mostly well meaning but rather ” old school ” expats that inspired me to add a discussion forum to this site documenting my own build.

When it comes to the adoption of solar power my point about these forums is every bit as valid, most of the discussions that I have seen to date revolve around the “hard cost” of implementing a solar power system, that the “pay back is not there” that it “costs too much compared with the price of electricity” and whilst I am as mindful as anyone about managing costs I feel these threads are totally missing the point.

As we match full steam ahead into 2010 ( god its almost mid year already ! ) we should all be way beyond the discussion only the  cost around the adoption of green building practices. It is our obligation to implement as many measures as possible into our building projects that will reduce our footprint on the earth and the adoption of some form of renewable energy into our houses be it Solar Power, Wind Power or Hydro Power by this time should be considered mandatory for anyone that cares about their children’s or grandchildren’s future.

Don’t get me wrong I am not asking anyone to go totally “off the grid” that is just not practical, all I am asking you to carefully consider if you can remove just a small percentage of your demand on the earths resources by including a small supplemental solar power ( or wind power ) system into your build, even if the only “pay back” you get is by doing the right thing by our planet.

Thailand’s energy consumption is estimated at 1,352 kilowatt-hours of electricity per capita, currently, renewable energy, which includes biomass, small-scale hydroelectric plants and solar power, contributes only about 1 percent of Thailand’s energy production if we could improve that by just a few percent at the grass roots level that would be an amazing achievement.

Check out some of Thailand Solar Power Generation Plants here.

Basically there are three ways you can do this, if you are the hands on type you can go the ” home brew ” setup, which is exactly what I will be doing home made all the way down to making my own solar panels and wind turbine.

The next step up are “solar power kits ” and very easy and reliable today or if that to much effort you can bring in a professional PV consultant to assist you with a managed solution.

If you are a Solar Power Product Supplier or Consultant and would like to added to this list please send an email to admin@buildinginasia.com.

Here are a few links for your consideration.

1, How to Make your Own Solar Power.

Solar Power Companies in Thailand

3K Batteries Deep Cycle Batteries

387 Moo4, Soi Patana 3, Bangpoo Industrial Estate, Praekasa, Muang District,

Samutprakran Thailand 10280

Telephone +66(0)2 709-3535(16lines)

Website: 3kbattery.com

Bangkok Solar Co., Ltd.

39/1 Moo 1 Bangpakong-Chachoengsao Road, Tambol Sanpudas, Amper Banpho, Chachoengsao Thailand 24140

Telephone: +66 38 577 373

Website: Bangkoksolar.com

Bangkok Solar Co., Ltd. is Thailands first amorphous Silicon (a-Si) photovoltaic modules manufacturing plant, established in May 2003 as a Bangkok Solar Co., Ltd.

Business type: manufacturer of a-Si thin film solar modules

Product types: photovoltaic modules.

Service types: Selling PV Modules, Turnkey Projects

Renewable Energy Experts

11/1 Pradiphat Soi 15 #414, Ket Phayathai, Bangkok  Thailand 10400

Telephone: 08 2331-7878, 08 0556-6327

Website: Renewable Energy Experts

Product types: solar electric power systems, photovoltaic systems, packaged power systems, energy efficient lighting, home automation, portable power systems.

Service types: design, installation, construction, engineering, project development services, contractor services

ECOigo Co.

496-502 Amarin Tower 10th Floor Ploenchit Rd, Lumpini, Pathumwan, Bangkok Thailand 10330

Telephone: +66818030760

Web Site: Ecoigo.com.au

Business type: manufacturer, retail sales, wholesale supplier, exporter, distributor

Product types: photovoltaic modules thin film amorphous silicon, solar water heating systems, wind energy systems (large), electric cars, alternative homes and buildings, batteries renewable energy system.

Service types: consulting, design, installation, engineering, project development services, research services, architectural design services

Alpha Synergies Co., Ltd.

Sukhumvit Soi 36, Bangkok, Thailand 10110

Telephone: 026612874

Web Site: synergies10.com

Synergy Development is a company that develops, finances and operates photovoltaic projects 1 to 10 megawatts. Our goal is to design, build, and own the most effective solar electricity generation projects possible in two areas of solar technology ? Photovoltaic (PV). Synergies combines the experience of organizations: a leader in financing and developing large-scale solar projects and Alkia a system integrator in Thailand.

Product types: photovoltaic systems commercial, photovoltaic systems.

Service types: project development services, site survey and assessment services

Tecol Co., Ltd

56/3 Moo 3 Sanklang, Sankampaeng, Chiang Mai Thailand 50130

Telephone: +66-53-338040 to 6

Website: Tecol

Business type: retail sales, wholesale supplier, exporter, importer

Product types: heat pumps, solar water heating systems, waste to energy systems, solar water heating components storage tanks, water storage tanks.

Service types: consulting, design, installation, engineering