Q&A: US Trip (3)

Question4: What is keeping you from achieving the same thing as that person?

Gluay:

            I do not know how I can be like them because I saw them when they already got everything. I did not know how they did it. But I believe that everyone has their own path, and I have to find mines.

            I think what keeps me from doing things and projects in general is my laziness, fear, and money. You may argue with me on the last one, but I still believe that I need some to get started. My laziness is also a big problem for me. When I realize how many things I need to do to do a project, I don’t feel like doing it anymore.

Mint:

            I think it might need inspiration and passion in my business life, I did afraid many times in the business because of the first time of jumping in is feeling like burden. I have lost many inspiration and passion in the first year of working, the second year still the same. Many things in IMBA changes my attitude, and lots of thing in US trip did inspired me and make me believe again on what am I wish for or looking for in my business, ,my life and my future.

Question5: What ideas did you learn, which you would like to bring back to Thailand?

Gluay:

            I wish what I saw in GreenMBA(water and fish preservation, and permaculture) could happen in Thailand. I hope that one day Thais will pay attention to environment, seeing it as a critical thing in their lives.

Mint:

            I also think the same as p’Gluay, the environmental caring issue is very important in USA., I wish I can see the actual plan and the actual doing for environment more and more, at least from Thai people’s perspective that concern more on environment, not just the money, wealthy thing. Somehow, the Capitalism teaches us to maximize profit of resources but don’t say about sustainability of those resources. It’s a time for us to care more on our planet.

            And also about entrepreneurship, in Thailand we found tons of entrepreneurs on the street (food strolls) but how can they get successful? No one can tell them how can they do it with growth and sustainable. Thai people always have entrepreneur mindset in themselves, with some push from outside, we would have a chance to see they bloom.

Question6: What is keeping you from doing that?

Gluay:

            I do not know where to start. They are big ideas, probably too big for me, and I guess that it will take a lot of time, effort, and money.

Mint:

            Nothing is keeping me to not doing it myself, for the environmental issue; I start with myself the one who is around me (friends and family) to concern or look in my point of view. If you ask about how much impact that I create, I don’t know but I believe that if I start with myself, I can say or persuade others with confident that even me doing it.

            The best start in my sight is from myself and then influent to people around me, that’s what I think.

Q&A: The US trip (2)

Question2: What did you wish was better?

G:  First, I wish the sessions and activities at Standford U. could have been better. I was very disappointed, especially sessions with Aj. Tina. They were so generic.

M:  I thought that Stanford could inspire me more than this, it would be a lot better if I have a chance to get involve in 1 class in D-school. It’ll be super cool and worth for the whole trip.

G:   And the sessions about licensing were interesting to me as well probably because I could not connect to it. It seemed to be far away from my life. And I wondered whether it would be the same in Thailand.

M:   I was very sleepy in that class, so do my classmates… ZzzZZZzz

Question3: Of the many inspirational ideas and people we saw, how do you wish you could be like?

           G:  I wish I could be like Randy, Steve, and Aj. John. They seem to be happy about what they do. 

                I believe that they do not work for money any more.

          M:  I wish to have nice house as Steve, experience like Randy (and also can think the right way like 

                him), live in the nature with Permaculture life, have a relax life in John’s farm (I love gardening) 

                and also wine tasting in wineyard J

Q&A: The US trip (1)

Question1: What did you like about the trip?

G:  First I liked the mind mapping and speed reading session with Brian. I found it was quite useful to me when I try to gather some ideas or summarize what I read. I wish I had learned it earlier. Recommend this one.

M:  I feel the same with p’Gluay, Mind mapping and speed reading is very useful in a real daily life for everything. This is worth to learn with Brian, really.

G:  Second, I liked most activities we did at GreenMBA including the trip to Aj. John’s farm, trip to reservoir, trip to salmon farm, GreenMBA graduate party, session with AUTOCAD girl, and permaculture. I found it very inspirational. They were living examples of what they taught - about sustainability. I think it is much better to see the real people doing the real things.

M:  I didn’t join the AUTOCAD session so I can’t comment on it. But I do like all the trip of GreenMBA, it did sparked the inspiration inside me and make me believe that even one small person can did change the world. I love Permaculture, reservoir and the salmon reservation program (it’s not a farm ka p’Gluay)… I’m interesting in something that makes our planet to be a better place and all the guest speakers at GreenMBA did give me the answers!

G:  And I also liked the sessions with Randy Komisar and Steve Blank. They were eye-openers. Their comments and ideas were valuable.

M:  I really love on what Randy Komisar speech that day, it makes me learn that failure is just another key to be success. Many words that day still in my mind and very inspired to me.

G:  Last thing, the accommodations were nice, and provided meals were also great.

M:  Couldn’t agree more with this point ka but I don’t like bowling very much!

About Us

     We are a group of IMBA students, Thammasat Business School from Thammasat University, Thailand which believes that our effort can impact many the Thai people who has an effect on lacking of electricity in Northern region of Thailand

     This project is a part of Macro Environments in the Global Economy Course (GI630) as the course description as belowed:

     "This course provides an introduction to a variety of key issues confronting managers in the age of globalization. The ultimate goal of the course is to enable students to broaden their outlooks on the political, economic, technological, and social context of international business. The objectives of the course include: the analysis of the more complex environment of business operations; the use of conceptual and analytical tools related to international business operations; the awareness of major international business issues; the broad understanding of current international business operations; and the analysis of trends in international business, Such the liberalization of trade includes the WTO, Regional Economics Integration, and the role of the International Monetary Fund."

Contact Us

Email: th.microhydropower@gmail.com

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Our Team Members

                       Earth              Einar             Gluay             Mint                Nui

About the project.

     

     We are interesting in micro hydropower as a renewable, eco-friendly source of energy. This project of Micro Hydropower in the North of Thailand is part of our study in "Macro Environment in the Global Economy" course.

     The objectives of this project are to 

  1) be a coordinator between investors who would like to make a contribution to the community, governmental organizations who have expertise and authority, and local people who have no access to electricity, to construct micro hydropower plants in off-grid areas in the north of Thailand; and 

  2) provide information about micro hydropower in the context of Thailand.

In this blog, we share with you information and knowledge about micro hydropower. We have useful and interesting statistics information for you to download. Also, we provide links to a lot of energy and environmental-relate websites as well as video clips and news.

     All contents and materials appear on this website is intended for educational purpose only.

Our business Model

After we get a fund to run the project,

1. we will use the fund to build a micro hydropower plant.
2. Then, the micro hydropower plant will generate electricity, and we as part of the community electricity committee will sell electricity to the local people, and
3. we will get the revenue in return.
4. We will use some of this revenue to pay the maintain cost of the micro hydropower plant,
5. and some to donate to the local school and community to use to improve local public services in order to better the living quality of people in the community.
6. For the investors, they will get carbon credits in return for their contribution to the project.

PESTL(E) Analysis

Environment Factors

      The use of natural energy sources to provide electricity is rapidly increasing in popularity among home owners. The use of more natural and renewable energy sources is needed to take the burden off our current dependency on fossil fuels. The high levels of fossil fuels we burn each and every day are contributing to climate change and the polluting of the air and surrounding environments.

      From our research, We found that  petrochemical and electricity power plant mostly release carbon dioxide.  We can attempt to save the earth from devastation by making the switch to natural and renewable energy sources which is a large step forward in the fight against climate change, and the fight for a cleaner environment. There are many different natural and renewable energy sources such as the sun, wind, tides, and water. Each country chooses the alternatives depended on country’s topography. In North of Thailand, their geographic has waterfall  and mountains. People still use waterfall for daily usage and cannot be accessed to electricity.  Hydro power is the most suitable source for helping the north people. It only takes a small amount of flow (as little as two gallons per minute) or a drop as low as two feet to generate electricity with micro hydro. Electricity can be delivered as far as a mile away to the location where it is being used. Hydro produces a continuous supply of electrical energy in comparison to other small-scale renewable technologies.

      Micro hydropower is considered to function as a ‘run-of-river’ system, meaning that the water passing through the generator is directed back into the stream with relatively little impact on the surrounding ecology.

      The ecological impact of small-scale hydro is minimal; however the low-level environmental effects must be taken into consideration before construction begins. Stream water will be diverted away from a portion of the stream, and proper caution must be exercised to ensure there will be no damaging impact on the local ecology or civil infrastructure.
      Energy output is dependant on two major factors: the stream flow (how much water runs through the system) and drop (or head), which is the vertical distance the water will fall through the water turbine.

      Careful design is required to ensure the system has a minimal impact on the local ecology. A small amount of energy compromise may result, but this will ensure that the project does not have an effect on local fish stocks. The Environment Agency requires that stream levels must be maintained at a certain level in order to sustain the life within. Since there is no loss of water in the generation process, these requirements can easily be met.