Thailand's Banpu and CP turn to Japan 'deep tech' for sustainability

Carbon-eating algae and chicken coop cooling gain attention

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Algal Bio Chief Operating Officer Masafusa Oe speaks at a JETRO event in Bangkok on March 5. (JETRO)

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BANGKOK -- Some of Thailand's biggest corporate groups are partnering with Japanese startups to improve sustainability, as the country seeks to speed up carbon emissions cuts.

Japanese startup Algal Bio, which sprang from the University of Tokyo, has signed a joint research agreement with Thai coal producer Banpu on capturing carbon dioxide with microalgae.

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