Learning and experiencing what Thammasat University has done with regards to clean energy can urge the people to have a better understanding on the importance of energy efficiency and clean energy.

The Faculty of Sciences and Technology, Thammasat University, opens a solar energy center for the community and general public as a learning center on solar technology . It has installed various types of solar energy equipment which are the innovations and inventions developed by the Faculty of Sciences and Technology.  Several of the technology and inventions were adopted and adapted to suit with the community’s needs.

Another “open to public” facilities for local community is the “Thammasat Solar Park” located in Thammasat University – Rangsit Campus. Thammasat Solar Park is a public park that was established with the aim to utilize renewable energy in a green open space. Besides the direct benefit in terms of increasing clean energy usage, the Solar Park also serves as a recreational green open space that can educate the visitors on the importance of clean energy and introduce them to clean energy innovations.

Thammasat Solar Park is the first public park in Thailand that uses 100% renewable energy from solar energy.

• The lighting system of the 800-meter-long bicycle track completely powered by solar energy from 60 solar panels with individual power rating of 60-watt serves as a model for solar energy use in urban areas.
• Electricity from the solar panels is used to power 600-watt LED decoration lights on the central sculpture of the Solar Park and around the outdoor activity space. This serves as a model for the design of outdoor decoration lights that completely rely on renewable energy.
• Solar energy systems on the roofs of three nature classroom buildings and the roof of the waterfront terrace generate a total capacity of 5,000 watts of clean energy. The clean energy supporting the footpath lighting in the park, provides electricity into the three nature classroom buildings, waterfront terrace, waterfront recreational area, and the activity space, and powers the water pumps in the Park.
• Three sets of solar energy systems generate 2,500 watts of clean energy that powers lamps along the footpaths and provides lighting for the nearby sculptures, and for the water pumps used in the Park.
• Energy-efficient lamps for the footpaths in the park with creative and beautiful design that can be used in other areas of the University in the future.

For more information on the solar energy educational program and solar park, please refer to:

1. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ffzOnn-D7hXGntHIKONGVVbbPmH8c4fF/edit
2. Bangkok Post:  Sun Shines Brightly on Thammasat – The University’s Rangsit Campus Leads in Solar Power

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1. Community Training Program on Low Carbon
2. Thammasat University Hosts the 13th Thailand Renewable Energy for Community Conference