SCG and Ciel& Terre Strengthen Cooperation for Floating Solar Projects

French Embassy, Bangkok, Thailand, 19July 2019 - Chemicals Business, SCG and Ciel& Terre recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to develop floating solar system for hydro dams in Thailand.

Floating Solar Systems can be combined with existing hydropower dams to create powerful energy-generating hybrid systems. Floating solar installations can use the already existing substations, transmission lines, and other hydroelectric utility dam infrastructure to boost the energy yield of hydro dams.As a hybrid system, periods of low water availability can be compensated by floating solar systems, thus allowing the hydropower plant to operate in “peaking” rather than “baseload” mode - depending on the technological possibilities.

Dr. Suracha Udomsak, Chief Technology Officer, Chemicals Business, SCG stated that “SCG totally commits to innovation for sustainability.  We are always striving to innovate our polymer performance and its application with our R&D activities and networks globally. With the partnership with Ciel& Terre, we together will provide the best floating pontoon system for Floating Solar Photovoltaics Installation”

Harold Meurisse, Chief Executive Officer of Ciel& Terre Thailand, said that “Thailand has always been a promising market for Ciel& Terre, a country where the solar industry is in demand of cost competitivity without compromising the safety and quality of the PV installation. Therefore, partnering with SCG appeared as an evidence, combining the best of two worlds, polymer and floating solar experts, to embrace the major opportunity of hybridization of Floating Solar System and Hydrolectric Dams. We are looking forward to extend this partnership to a broader regional level”