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King Mongkut's University of Technology North Bangkok Joins Hands with Private Sector Establishing a Technology Hub in Thailand

2015-10-02 12:41 3487

BANGKOK, Oct. 2, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- King Mongkut's University of Technology North Bangkok, one of the leading educational institutions of science and technology in Thailand, has signed an agreement to establish a technology hub to produce regenerative energy or solar power with Fah Chai Engineering Company Limited, the sales agent of solar inverter from KACO new energy in Thailand. The MOU was agreed upon between Assistant Professor Doctor Anirach Mingkhan Dean of the Faculty of Industrial Technology and Management and Mr. Phiphat Phakhananyoothin the Managing Director of Fah Chai Engineering Limited at King Mongkut's University of Technology North Bangkok, Prachinburi Campus. A technology hub aims to produce energy from solar power promoting alternative energy source according to government policy.

Assistant Professor Doctor Anirach Mingkhan - Dean of the Faculty of Industrial Technology and Management, King Mongkut's University of Technology North Bangkok (KMUTNB), signed the MOU on academic cooperation with the sole distributor of KACO new energy - the world class solar inverter, by Mr. Phiphat Phakhananyoothin, Managing Director of Fah Chai Engineering Limited, with the presence of Professor Doctor Teravuti Boonyasopon - The President of KMUTNB.
Assistant Professor Doctor Anirach Mingkhan - Dean of the Faculty of Industrial Technology and Management, King Mongkut's University of Technology North Bangkok (KMUTNB), signed the MOU on academic cooperation with the sole distributor of KACO new energy - the world class solar inverter, by Mr. Phiphat Phakhananyoothin, Managing Director of Fah Chai Engineering Limited, with the presence of Professor Doctor Teravuti Boonyasopon - The President of KMUTNB.

The trend of power demand in Thailand tends to increase over the past years due to the expansion of economic sectors ranging from industry, agriculture, logistics and energy demand in households to many more. Therefore, it is necessary for Thailand to increase its energy supply capacity to meet the demand.  To increase energy supply capacity, the government has come up with a Power Development Plan 2015 (PDP 2015) to balance all sources of energy to make a secured power stability system for country. All sources of renewable energy are promoted. Especially, solar energy is an alternative choice that is suitable for the terrain and the climate of Thailand.

Assistant Professor Doctor Anirach Mingkhan Dean of the Faculty of Industrial Technology and Management stated the objective of this specific cooperation.

"The establishment of the technology hub to produce regenerative energy from solar power is a result from the cooperation between the university and Fah Chai Engineering Limited, with the support of the Thai and German government. The project has a duration period of 3 years where technical knowledge will be taught in terms of design, installation and maintenance of regenerative energy or solar power which is one of the alternative sources of energy suitable for Thailand. This collaborative project to establish the technology hub to produce regenerative energy from solar power will provide funds to support research and development in areas that relates to production of energy from solar power, which also includes special training on topics that help educate students and public on the regenerative energy from solar power.  In addition, there will be academic skill competition on design and installation of the regenerative energy or solar power system that will help promote and support the study and teaching to the Professors and students resulting in creating more research and development in terms of technology to create the most benefit commercially and also to encourage this academic knowledge to the community."

King Mongkut's University of Technology North Bangkok recognizes the importance of science and technology development. The institute received professional support from Rosenheim University of Applied Sciences, Federal Republic of Germany since 2014. The Faculty of Technology and Management has researched the subject "Development of Eco-Friendly Home for the Community", or energy saving home that is friendly to the environment. To develop the research to benefit a wider range of community.

Mr. Phiphat Phakhananyoothin the Managing Director of Fah Chai Engineering Limited stated: "Fah Chai Engineering Limited is a sales representative of solar energy inverter known as KACO new energy in Thailand with the support from KACO new energy from Federal Republic of Germany which is a leading company of providing regenerative energy from solar power.  In this signing ceremony, we look forward to present the technology of energy production to the education system of the university and expand to a bigger circle of the community."

The great cooperation between the Federal Republic of Germany and Thailand existed for a long period of time. The government of the Federal Republic of Germany has signed a Memorandum of Understanding since 9th October 1956 to help support Thailand's academic and government sectors in terms of economy. The Federal Republic of Germany government has supported Thailand by shipping machines tools that are important teaching equipment for the courses, together with flying in Professors who are experts in various subjects to educate the students of North Bangkok Technical School or known today as King Mongkut's University of Technology North Bangkok. This name was appointed by the Ministry of Education on 19th February 1959 and started teaching the program for the first time on 18th May 1959 which marked the beginning of a continuous technical cooperation program between Thailand and the Federal Republic of Germany until the present.

For more information, please contact;

Harthaikan Punsriniramol Tel. +66-85-516-9943 / +66-83-298-8067
Pavinee Chanapolchai Tel. +66-89-770-2659

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Source: Fah Chai Engineering Limited
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