Thammasat University opened a public park “Thammasat Solar Park” for the local community, developed by applying renewable energy technologies for urban areas. 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 educates the visitors on the importance of clean energy and introduces 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 in to 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:
Thammasat University Opened “Solar Park”, the first 100% renewable energy park in Thailand
Related articles and websites:
1. Bangkok Post: Sun Shines Brightly on Thammasat – The University’s Rangsit Campus Leads in Solar Power
