Entech Pollutec Earns Well-Deserved Reputation

Tag : Valves & Pumps
Only a few years ago notmany people paid much attention to an exhibition devotedexclusively to the environment. But how quickly things change. Nowwith oil at over $130 a barrel, food and transportation costssoaring and climate change ushering in floods, droughts anddevastating cyclones, the environment is suddenly "Issue No. 1".And it's world-wide.
2008 marked Entech's eighteenth year and it was by far the bestever. The event was intelligently planned around three importantareas: Environmental Technology (Entech Pollutec), Renewable Energyand the very important Pumps & Valves sector.
Over 150 environmental, renewable energy and control device (Pumps& Valve) companies from around the world were in attendance.Top German renewable energy concerns were featured at theirbustling National Pavilion which earmarked special dates as"Renewable Energy Day" and "Energy Efficiency Day". The AustrianPavilion used the event to highlight its growing ventures inThailand and Ambassadors from both countries were in attendance.Just as impressive were technologies and products from individualcompanies from 15 countries such as Austria, Germany, Italy, UnitedKingdom (UK), United States of America (USA), China, Singapore,Israel, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Spain, Japan, France and India.Visitor participation at the show also set a record.
The impressive 2008 Opening Ceremony on the morning of 4th June atthe BITEC, Bangkok, was chaired by the Thai Minister of Energy,Lieutenant General Poonpirom Lippatapunlop. Her Excellency'saddress focused on the government's ambitious plans for renewableenergy to replace fossil fuel sources in Thailand as soon aspossible.
"We have established a concrete policy to generate renewable energyfrom available sources by 2011," the Minister said. "And we alsohave a 15-year plan to develop more sources to satisfy the overallenergy demands of our country. Additionally we have a goal toestablish Thailand as "The Green Energy Hub of South East Asia" andwe want to be an exporter of green energy within that time," sheadded.
A series of marketing and technical seminars on the environment andrenewable energy ran in conjunction with the show. Delivered bylocal and international experts, the seminars covered everythingfrom solar and wind energy to biomass, biogas, hydropower and more.Entrepreneurs were informed about many good business opportunitiesand everyone in attendance was updated on new developments in theseareas.
Since its beginning back in 1990 Entech has been organised underthe expertise of CMP Media (Thailand) -- the country'sfastest-growing event organizer. Now with another feather in theircap thanks to Entech, they are building further on success byscheduling the 2009 show for 20th-23rd May coinciding with theWorld Renewable Energy Congress 2009-Asia for which Bangkok wasselected by an international panel. WREC2009-Asia will take placefrom the 19th-22nd of May. It will certainly be one of the majorenvironmental events of the year and all who have an interest in acleaner greener world will want to be there.