It seems that when it comes to renewables, Thailand is not so shabby at thinking outside the box – it has come up with a plan to cover its dams and reservoirs with floating solar panel farms, getting two types of renewable energy in the physical space that would normally be reserved purely for hydro. The 16 solar farms, across 9 dams to be built by 2037, will collectively be the largest floating renewable energy platform ever built – although as more countries catch on – it may well be surpassed quite rapidly. The State-run Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) said this week it would run its first auction in two months’ time, for an “exemplar” installation for a…