Fresh Voices from Youth – Driving Innovation to Protect Our Seas
PTTEP's decade-long Teenergy program selected 15 youth teams from 190 nationwide to compete in marine conservation innovation, combining skill-building workshops, visits to research centers and a sea turtle conservation facility, with final
Confident in the power of young people, PTT Exploration and Production Public Company Limited (PTTEP) continues the PTTEP Teenergy program for its 10th year under the concept "Ocean for Life," aiming to raise awareness among Thai youth about natural resource and environmental conservation through an innovation competition focused on marine resource protection.
Over two days and one night, 15 teams comprising more than 50 young people selected from 190 teams nationwide participated in comprehensive learning and skill development activities covering technology, the environment, climate change adaptation, public speaking, idea presentation, and business model design.
The participants also gained hands-on experience visiting PTTEP's Research and Technology Innovation Center in Rayong province, where PTTEP staff shared insights into research development, technology, and innovation from initial conceptualization to real-world application. They also visited the Royal Thai Navy's Sea Turtle Conservation Center in Chachoengsao to learn firsthand about sea turtle care and conservation.
Ice (Nattanun Sayvisedh), a fourth-year student at Prince of Songkla University's Surat Thani campus, expressed great enthusiasm for the program, particularly the project presentation training that enhanced public speaking skills. She noted that the turtle pond cleaning activity was a meaningful experience that developed both life skills and environmental awareness simultaneously.
Charoen (Thanchothi Thesakun), a first-year student at King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi, shared that he gained valuable knowledge about climate change adaptation and business perspectives, developing comprehensive skills in applying environmental and technology knowledge to project development, communicating results, and envisioning future business creation.
Angie (Nichada Aphaipun), a fourth-year student at Chulalongkorn University, highlighted her visit to PTTEP's PTIC center as the most impressive activity, noting that seeing real technology and innovation developed in Thailand gave her renewed confidence in the country's progress and opened her eyes to career opportunities in technology and innovation. She also emphasized the value of learning about marine resource conservation at the Navy's Sea Turtle Center, where volunteering alongside peers deepened her understanding of environmental importance.
The 15 youth teams' marine resource conservation innovation projects will be presented in the finals on June 3 at IconSiam. Follow updates on Facebook at PTTEPCSR.
