b.grimm ( thai : บี.กริม ) is a multinational conglomerate founded in 1878 , based in bangkok , thailand .

the large-scale conglomerate is active in healthcare , energy , building & industrial systems , real estate , e-commerce , and transport ; with 22 % annual growth in recent years .

the company is wholly owned and operated by the link family .

the chairman and ceo , harald link , is a noted polo player and philanthropist .

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the same will happen here , according to mr harald link , chairman of b . grimm and b . grimm power group .
grimm , n . b . , and b . van der pluijm . sustainability needs the geosciences . ( 2012 ) .
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in 2015 , b . grimm made its entrance into the renewable energy sector .
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aerial photograph of the b . grimm yanhee solar power plant , nakhon pathom , thailand
van der pluijm , b . , and n . b . grimm . sustainable future . symposium , american geophysical union ( dec 2012 ) .
september 3 , 2015 | conergy helps drive thailand’s renewable energy mission with b . grimm project
thai polo team , la familia joint winners at carrier - b . grimm thai polo open
b grimm carrier thailand was formed with registered capital of bt160 million . b grimm joint venture holding owns 51 per cent , with the rest owned by united technologies international corporation – asia pte .
caroline link , president of the b . grimm real estate giant . ( bangkok post photo )
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in addition , b . grimm green power , majority owned by b . grimm in a joint - venture with strr engineering co . , ltd . , produces biodiesel in chumporn province . [ 6 ]
b . grimm distributes air - conditioners through a joint venture and licensing arrangements with us - based carrier corporation . the company also provides parts for air - conditioning and refrigeration units through a joint venture with beijer of sweden , beijer b . grimm ( thailand ) . [ 7 ] b . grimm also manufactures carrier commercial and light - commercial air - conditioning systems at its b . grimm airconditioning factory .
at 139 years , b . grimm is old enough to be included in the best - selling book
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grimm , n . b . the anthropocene : humanity ' s age of change . ( 2013 ) .
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b . grimm power pcl , a leading private power producer , yesterday officially opened its latest co - generation power plant , b . grimm power wha1 ( bpwha1 ) , at hemaraj industrial estate in chon buri province .
s & h and siemens - schuckertwerke ( ssw ) conclude new agency agreements with b . grimm & co .
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the financing of a 4 . 835 billion thai baht loan to b . grimm and a separate . . .
thailand’s first official gnh centre . the b . grimm group of companies prides itself on “doing business with compassion” . at b . grimm group , this has involved providing mindfulness and gnh training to its whole management team . further work will involve b . grimm group working to wholly integrate gnh values and principles into its way of working .
ms . caroline link president of b . grimm real estate caroline link is the daughter of harald and assunta link . her father is the chairman of b . grimm , one of thailand’s oldest business institutions , carrying a 139 - year - old tradition of “doing business with compassion . ” well - groomed to be the fourth - generation successor , caroline carries several roles within b . grimm . she serves as board members for b . grimm power , b . grimm carrier thailand , and merck thailand . caroline manages corporate communications and public relation strategy for b . grimm power . she is also responsible for b . grimm social engagement strategy . caroline shares her family’s long - love for philanthropic work and actively engages in various programmes and projects , both personal and via b . grimm . areas close to her heart are education , environment and culture . at present , b . grimm is a multi - business corporation active in the energy , construction and industrial systems , healthcare , lifestyle , transport , and real estate sectors .
caroline is president of b . grimm real estate of family owned b . grimm group , an industrial conglomerate active in energy , cooling systems , healthcare , shipping and real estate with 2014 revenue of close to $ 1 billion .
establishment of regional company siemens systems ltd . in partnership with b . grimm holding co . , ltd . in bangkok
through beijer b grimm , the company is also a leading wholesaler of refrigeration and air - conditioning parts in thailand .
grimm , n . b . global change in the urban century . brown university colloquium series ( apr 2009 ) .
b grimm will also begin distributing air - conditioning products from utc’s chinese partner midea . with carrier ( thailand ) and the newly established b grimm carrier ltd for the residential air - conditioner market in thailand , the firm expects to continue the strong growth of sales of energy - efficient cooling systems from carrier corporation , which are manufactured by b grimm airconditioning .
b . grimm group led by mr . harald link , chairman of b . grimm group and president of thailand equestrian federation , in collaboration with carrier ( thailand ) recently held
carrier - b . grimm thai polo open 2017” annual polo charity , with thai polo team and la familia sharing the title and the prestigious hrh princess maha chakri sirindhorn’s trophy .
the firm’s fastest - growing business is energy , with b grimm power recognised as one of thailand’s leading private power companies .
b grimm expanded its transport business last year with an order for two modern japanese - built bulk carriers , together with two partners . this year , b grimm has added two more carriers to the fleet . the total investment is bt5 billion .
b . grimm ' s chairman and ceo harald link established the thai polo club in pattaya in 1990 . [ 21 ]
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b . grimm is also negotiating with other cambodian investors to expand into five special economic zones in cambodia , including poipet .
grimm , n . b . ecosystems , biodiversity , and ecosystem services . national climate assessment webinar ( jun 2014 ) .
grimm , n . b . global change in the urban century . cornell university biogeochemistry seminar series ( may 2009 ) .
s & h siemens & halske ( s & h ) signs an agency agreement with b . grimm & co . of bangkok
a 1912 photo of b . grimm ' s office at pratu samyot , bearing the garuda emblem bestowed by king rama v .
grimm , n . b . stream ecosystem dynamics in deserts and cities . biogeochemistry seminar , cornell university ( nov 2014 ) .
thai utility b grimm power aims to raise $ 296 mln from ipo in 2016
. 26 may 2015 – via reuters .
thai polo & equestrian club thailand - bmw – b . grimm thai polo open 4 - 17 . 01 . 15
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grimm , n . b . global environmental change and the water challenges of cities . georgetwon university seminar series ( nov 2012 ) .
kuala lumpur , 16 june 2014 – sime darby berhad has entered into an agreement with b . grimm power ltd ( b . grimm ) for the sale of its power business in thailand for a total consideration of rm522 . 9 million ( usd162 . 9 million ) .
b grimm power , an energy business subsidiary of b grimm , operates five power plants domestically in industrial estates in chon buri and rayong , and one in bien hoa city , vietnam . b grimm power will expand its generating capacity from the current output of 733 megawatts to 2 , 000mw by 2019 , and is also exploring further opportunities in thailand and across the region , including japan , myanmar and malaysia .
in view of the upcoming asean economic community , b grimm plans to increase its business in the asean countries ,
link said .
b grimm carrier ( thailand ) complements the two partners’ existing joint ventures , including commercial air - conditioning sales , service and manufacturing businesses .
chairman harald link says b . grimm ' s aim is to be considered a company fully integrated into the host country ' s society .
b . grimm is the majority owner of online financial comparison platform , masii . com , which launched in february 2016 . [ 11 ]
grimm , n . b . , and k . l . jacobs . bringing people into ecosystems for climate assessment . ( 2013 ) .
grimm , n . b . global change and the ecology of cities . teale lecture series , university of connecticut ( apr 2011 ) .
without laying off a single worker , b grimm was able nearly to double the profits of the laem chabang power plants within the first year .
in 1962 , b grimm was appointed carrier’s distributor in thailand and in 1969 began producing residential air - conditioners for the local market . in 1984 , the companies entered into a joint venture for the distribution and manufacturing of hvac products in thailand , leveraging b grimm air conditioning’s manufacturing capabilities .
grimm , nancy b * . environmental biology lab . nsf - bio ( 5 / 1 / 1993 - 10 / 31 / 1995 ) .
grimm , n . b . desert perspectives on interfaces . lectures , interfaces summer school , igb , berlin , germany ( jul 2014 ) .
grimm , n . b . nutrient retention and transport in arid urban landscapes . cary institute of ecosystem studies colloquium series ( mar 2011 ) .
b grimm also has a 25 - per - cent stake in the 420mw se kong 4 project , with ratchaburi electricity generating as the major shareholder .
carrier thailand and its long time partner b grimm group have formed another joint venture to support accelerated growth in the local residential air - conditioning market .
warren b . grimm , 89 , of daugherty twp . , passed away wednesday , may 31 , 2017 , in good samaritan hospice , beaver .
today , the project is called german - thai dual educational excellence . b . grimm collaborates with the thai chamber of commerce to certify its students .
grimm , nancy b ( author ) . effects of urbanization on nutrient biogeochemistry of aridland streams . ecosystem interactions with land use change ( 2004 ) .
. b . grimm group of thailand ( conglomerate ) and eileen fisher ( a fashion retailer ) of the usa have recently implemented the gnh principles .
grimm , nancy b * . nsf intergovernmental personnel act ( ipa ) assignment : dr . nancy grimm . nsf - bio - deb ( 9 / 13 / 2010 - 9 / 6 / 2012 ) .
b . grimm , now a supplier of european pharmaceuticals and gear for power generation and air - conditioning . in 1981 he marries princess assunta von liechtenstein .
b grimm plans to invest more than bt100 billion in power - plant projects both domestically and abroad over the next five years , said chairman harald link .
b . grimm is heavily involved in recreational and charity - based polo events through thailand . the company frequently hosts international polo competitions including the annual bmw - b . grimm thai polo open 2015 from the asia league . proceeds often go to educational charity endeavors such as the chitralada vocational school . [ 20 ]
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siam dispensary , b . grimm ' s first pharmacy . the shop opened on soi oriental hotel in 1878 , during the reign of king rama v .
grimm , nancy b * . umeb : reu in ecology . nsf - bio ( 11 / 15 / 1993 - 10 / 31 / 1998 ) .
grimm , nancy b * . bsr postdoctoral resch fellowship in environmental biology . nsf ( 12 / 1 / 1987 - 11 / 30 / 1989 ) .
grimm , n . b . stream ecosystem dynamics in deserts and cities . departmental seminar , civil and environmental engineering , syracuse university ( oct 2013 ) .
grimm , n . b . a global perspective on urban streams and rivers . arizona riparian council annual meeting , tempe , az ( apr 2013 ) .
grimm , n . b . como es el medioambiente en el mundo de cemente ? . community lecture series , sentmenat , spain ( dec 2010 ) .
“this latest joint venture marks a new chapter for b grimm’s partnership with carrier , a relationship that has thrived for more than 50 years . our two joint ventures will allow us to sharpen our focus on managing and growing both the residential and commercial markets in thailand , ” said harald link , chairman of b grimm .
b . grimm ' s main business focus in these countries is in the field of energy generation and distribution , in both renewable energy and in conventional fuels .
one of b . grimm ' s power plants at rayong ' s amata city industrial estate . the plants generated substantial revenue in the first half of 2017 .
grimm , nancy b * . stc : functioning of riparian systems . univ of az ( 1 / 1 / 2000 - 8 / 31 / 2005 ) .
grimm , n . b . global change effects on riverine hydrological , biogeochemical , and ecological processes . international workshop , abisko , sweden ( sep 2014 ) .
grimm , n . b . the impacts of climate change in the southwest . conservation alliance monthly luncheon seminar series , phoenix , az ( mar 2014 ) .
grimm , n . b . interdisciplinary research : a view from two perches . lter triennial graduate student symposium , estes park , co ( sep 2012 ) .
b . grimm power’s partnership with energy china will prepare the company for new project investments when the government announces its renewable energy policy later this year , she said .
b . grimm was the first to bring modern medicine to thailand , the first to operate a telegraph concession and the first to build infrastructure projects with private funds .
townsend , a . r . , l . a . martinelli , and n . b . grimm . perspectives on the modern nitrogen cycle . ( 2010 ) .
grimm , n . b . extreme events call for a resilient infrastructure . seminar , mistra urban futures , chalmers university , gothenberg , sweden ( may 2016 ) .
grimm , n . b . adding the
techno
into urban socioecological research . departmental seminar , biology , university of texas at arlington ( oct 2013 ) .
grimm , n . b . urban stormwater and the new normal . ignite session , ecological society of america annual meeting , minneapolis , mn ( aug 2013 ) .
grimm , n . b . desert streams and cities : long - term studies of open , dynamic ecosystems . national science foundation , colloquium ( mar 2010 ) .
he said the energy business would be one of the key contributors to b grimm , which expects to achieve bt150 billion in total sales by 2028 , when the company celebrates its 150th anniversary . b grimm currently operates businesses in six key sectors : energy , building and industrial systems , healthcare , lifestyles , real estate , and transport .
b . grimm power realises the growing significance of renewable energy . renewable energy projects not only strengthen b . grimm’s business due to the lower production costs , but also support the development of renewable energy in thailand , which in turn help to reduce the import of energy from overseas , as well as lessening co2 emissions to the environment .
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grimm , n . b . extreme events call for a resilient sets infrastructure . stockholm seminar , royal swedish academy of sciences , stockholm , sweden ( may 2016 ) .
grimm , n . b . global change challenges and ecosystems : future research needs , trends , and opportunities . university of maryland geology seminar series ( feb 2012 ) .
grimm , n . b . sustainability - related programs at the national science foundation . sustainability roundtable , national academy of science , washington , dc ( oct 2010 ) .
b . grimm power limited’s president , mrs . preeyanart soontornwata , said the new partnership was a significant move for the company , one of thailand’s private power - generation pioneers .
roach , w . j . , and n . b . grimm . denitrification mitigates n flux through the stream–floodplain complex of a desert city . ecological applications ( 2011 ) .
s hall , b ahmed , p ortiz , r davies , r sponseller , nancy grimm . urbanization alters soil microbial functioning in the sonoran desert . ecosystems ( 2009 ) .
grimm , n . b . hydrogeomorphic drivers and resilience to climate change of stream ecosystem structure and function in deserts and grasslands . duke university ecology seminar ( apr 2012 ) .
“the provision of clean , reliable and affordable electricity for thailand’s national power grids and hundreds of large manufacturing enterprises is a long - term mission for b . grimm and we are constantly seeking new partnerships with like - minded companies such as conergy . together we can help build a sustainable future for the country , ” said b . grimm power limited’s president .
b grimm has found a strong local company , the vorachith group , as its partner in that project as well as in other hydropower projects to be developed in laos until 2020 .
b grimm is also eyeing investing in other asean countries including myanmar where it was ranked third in the international bidding to build myanmar’s largest gas - fired independent power plant in myingyan .
the magazine also listed 12
women to watch
who could make the list next year . that dozen included caroline link , president of the b . grimm real estate giant .
grimm , n . b . urban social - ecological - technological systems : prospects for resilient urban water . botany department seminar , university of melbourne , australia ( oct 2014 ) .
grimm , n . b . the challenges of global environment change for ecosystems , people , and the southwe . annual undergraduate research symposium , arizona state university ( mar 2012 ) .
galloway , j . n . , w . h . schlesinger , c . m . clark , n . b . grimm , r . b . jackson , b . e . law , p . e . thornton , a . r . townsend , and r . martin . ch . 15 : biogeochemical cycles . climate change impacts in the united states : the third national climate assessment ( 2014 ) .
b grimm is targeting increasing its revenue from bt23 . 7 billion last year to bt58 . 4 billion in 2020 and net profit from bt1 . 94 billion to bt5 . 82 billion .
adb is also planning to provide later a corporate loan facility to b . grimm to support its future expansion and development of gas - fired and renewable power projects in the asean region .
in 1988 , dr gerhard link’s son harald link expanded b . grimm into power generation , manufacturing and real estate , and also forged joint ventures with some of the world’s largest corporations .
in 2018 , b . grimm is expected to have an additional capacity of 36mw from solar projects after setting aside 12 . 5 billion baht for investment , not including mergers and acquisitions .
harms , t . k . , and n . b . grimm . responses of trace gases to hydrologic pulses in desert floodplains . journal of geophysical research , biogeosciences ( 2012 ) .
grimm , n . b . urban resilience to extremes : a new sustainability research network . urban systems workshop , complex systems symposium , tempe , az ( october 2015 ; invited ) .
grimm , n . b . adding the
techno
into urban socioecological systems . departmental seminar , university of puerto rico rio piedras , san juan , pr ( sep 2014 ) .
grimm , n . b . understanding urban socio - techno - ecological systems . symposium ; first international congress of the society for urban ecology , berlin , germany ( jul 2013 ) .
grimm , n . b . hydrogeomorphic drivers of stream ecosystem structure and function in deserts and grasslands . international conference ,
grasslands in a global context .
( sep 2011 ) .
the opening of bpwha1 underlines b . grimm power’s positioning as the country’s largest small power producer with extensive investment in co - generation and alternative energy plants in thailand and elsewhere in southeast asia .
85 % of b . grimm ' s production capacity is gas powered combined cycle cogeneration plants . however , b . grimm has expanded their renewable generation ( wind , solar , hydro ) and are on track to double capacity within the next few years . [ 5 ] another five power plants in thailand are under development , as well as four renewable plants abroad . [ 1 ]
grimm , nancy b * . ltreb : short - term climate change & varia resp to distur . nsf - bio ( 11 / 1 / 1991 - 4 / 30 / 1997 ) .
grimm , n . b . adding the
techno
into urban socioecological systems . symposium of the syracuse center of excellence ,
urban reinvention and resilience .
( oct 2013 ) .
grimm , n . b . urban socio - techno - ecological systems and the new normal . international society of ecology and british ecol . society , london , uk ( aug 2013 ) .
grimm , n . b . ecosystem processes and services in catchments undergoing rapid urbanization : can designed ecosystems be resilient and adaptable ? . gordon research conference in watershed hydrology ( jul 2011 ) .
grimm , n . b . opportunities and challenges for sustainability in aridland cities .
urban sustainability in arid regions .
global land project meeting , tempe , az ( oct 2010 ) .
hale , r . l . , n . b . grimm , c . vörösmarty , and b . fekete . 2015 . nitrogen and phosphorus fluxes from watersheds of the ne us from 1930 - 2000 : role of anthropogenic nutrient inputs , infrastructure , and climate . global biogeochemical cycles 29 : 341 - 356 .
grimm , n . b . , j . n . galloway , w . h . schlesinger , c . m . clark , r . b . jackson , b . e . law , p . e . thornton , and a . r . townsend . adding the
techno
into urban socioecological systemsclimate change , ecosystem services , and biogeochemical cycles . ecological society of america annual meeting , sacramento , ca ( aug 2014 ) .
b grimm power has shown stellar growth averaging 22 per cent annually over the past three years . based on its project backlog , the company targets leaping ahead by 17 per cent annually to 2021 .
lin , t . , and n . b . grimm . comparative study of urban ecology development in the u . s . and china : opportunity and challenge . urban ecosystems ( 2014 ) .
edmonds , j . w . , and n . b . grimm . abiotic and biotic controls of organic matter cycling in a managed stream . journal of geophysical research , biogeosciences ( 2011 ) .
harms , t . k . , and n . b . grimm . influence of the hydrologic regime on resource availability in a semi - arid stream - riparian corridor . ecohydrology ( 2010 ) .
grimm , nancy b * . the effects of heterogeneity & scale on nutrient dynamics in a desert stream . nsf - bio ( 4 / 15 / 1998 - 3 / 31 / 2000 ) .
grimm , n . b . , and k . l . jacobs . climate assessment as a boundary activity . special session , joint aquatic sciences meeting , portland , or ( may 2014 ) .
grimm , n . b . global environmental change and the water challenges of cities . annual meeting , association for the sciences of limnology and oceanography , lake biwa , japan ( jul 2012 ) .
preeyanart has been with b grimm for more than 25 years . she was instrumental in the group’s first foray into the power business in 1993 , which now contributes 70 per cent of the group’s revenues .
grimm , n . b . , r . l . hale , e . m . cook , and d . iwaniec . urban biogeochemical flux analysis . an encyclopaedia of urban ecology ( 2011 ) .
fisher , stuart g * , grimm , nancy b . effects of disturb & spatial heterogeneity on nutr retention . nsf - bio ( 7 / 15 / 1993 - 6 / 30 / 1998 ) .
grimm , n . b . the future of cities : addressing challenges from the collision of urbanization and climate change . departmental seminar : universidad austral de chile , valdivia , chile ( august 2015 ) .
david iwaniec , elizabeth cook , melissa davidson , and nancy b . grimm . sustainable future scenarios for the central arizonaphoenix region . esa annual meeting , baltimore , md ( aug 2015 ; contributed ) .
b . grimm currently has another 10 power plants under construction and in the pipeline for future development . a total investment of us $ 2 . 1 billion in thailand related to existing operational projects , projects under construction , and development , is expected to bring b . grimm’s total power generating capacity to 2 , 000 mw by the year 2019 , which will make it thailand’s second largest small power producer .
b . grimm , established in 1993 in thailand , is one of the largest private power producers in the country with a total capacity of 1 , 626 megawatts ( mw ) , operating 12 gas - fired plants , with 5 more under development or construction . in recent years , b . grimm has diversified into renewable energy and is operating 15 solar power plants . based on the success of these and strong potential for expansion within the association of southeast asian nations ( asean ) countries , b . grimm is planning to increase the shares of renewable energy generation of its portfolio from 10 % to 30 % .
preeyanart soontornwata , president of the flagship of diversified trade and manufacturing concern b grimm group , told the nation that the listing was expected to boost her company’s market capitalisation to between bt50 billion and bt60 billion .
zhang , chi , jianguo wu , nancy b . grimm , melissa mchale , alexander buyantuyev . a hierarchical patch mosaic ecosystem model for urban landscapes : model development and evaluation . ecological modelling ( 2013 ) .
redman , charles l * , grimm , nancy b . long term monitoring of phoenix forest ecosystem / cap lter . usda - fs ( 9 / 1 / 1998 - 9 / 30 / 2000 ) .
fisher , stuart g * , grimm , nancy b . integrating linkages among aquatic & terrestrial components of arid landscapes . nsf - bio ( 7 / 1 / 1998 - 2 / 28 / 2001 ) .
grimm , n . b . ecosystem dynamics in desert streams and cities ( the only certainty is change ) . institute seminar : australian rivers institute , griffiths university , brisbane , australia ( september 2015 ) .
grimm , n . b . biogeochemical cycles ; ecosystems , biodiversity , and ecosystem services ; interdisciplinary assessment . national climate assessment rollout information session , university of arizona , tucson , az ( may 2014 ) .
corporate philanthropy is also part of the b . grimm culture . that includes support for royal thai nursing scholarships and science education for kindergartners , as well as sponsorship of the bangkok symphony orchestra and equestrian sports . harald says b . grimm aims to
do business with compassion ,
thanks in part to the influence of his other child , alex , caroline ' s younger brother , who devotes his time to studying buddhism .
in its healthcare business , b grimm says it is continuing to grow strongly from total revenue of bt3 . 5 billion last year through its joint - venture partnerships with global leaders merck , maquet and carl zeiss .
hopkins , k . g . , n . b . grimm , and a . m . york . 2018 . influence of governance structure on green stormwater infrastructure investment . environmental science and policy 84 : 124–133 .
grimm , n . b . ecosystem dynamics in desert streams and cities ( the only certainty is change ) . inaugural william mitsch lecture , university of notre dame , notre dame , in ( september 2015 ) .
grimm , n . b . how shall we compare urban and urbanizing watersheds globally ? concepts and case studies . international workshop :
urbanization in watersheds . . .
xiamen , china ( oct 2014 ) .
grimm , n . b . central arizona - phoenix lter : urbanization and global environmental change . meeting with the global change research program , us environmental protection agency , crystal city , va ( jul 2010 ) .
grimm , nancy . ecological society of america annual meeting ( aug 2006 ) .
grimm , nancy . ecological society of american annual meeting ( aug 2002 ) .
grimm , nancy . north american benthological society annual meeting ( may 2002 ) .
ribot , miquel , daniel von schiller , francesc sabater , nancy b . grimm , and eugènia martí . uptake kinetics of stream biofilms in response to increased availability of ammonium and nitrate . freshwater science ( 2013 ) .
grimm , nancy b * . collaborative research : defining stream biomes to better understand and forecast stream ecosystem change . nsf - bio ( macrosystems ) ( 9 / 15 / 2015 - 8 / 31 / 2020 ) .
grimm , nancy b * , earl , stevan ross . collaborative research : impacts of urbanization on nitrogen biogeochemistry in xeric ecosystems . nsf - bio ( 9 / 1 / 2009 - 2 / 28 / 2014 ) .
grimm , nancy b * , briggs , john m , gries , corinna . strategic investment in arena ( the arizona environmental array ) . sfaz ( 5 / 1 / 2007 - 10 / 31 / 2008 ) .
grimm , n . b . desarollo teor�tico de sets ( socialecosist�micatecnol�gica ) para la caracterizaci�n de la resiliencia urbana y infrastructural ante los eventos clim�ticos extremos . cedeus conference , santiago , chile ( august 2015 , plenary ) .
grimm , n . b . the future of cities : addressing challenges from the collision of urbanization and climate change . eminent ecologist lecture # 1 , kellogg biological station , hickory corners , mi ( june 2015 ) .
grimm , n . b . urban socio - techno - ecological systems : prospects for resilient urban water systems . cigma 2013 : conferencia international de geograph�a y medio ambiente , mexico city , mexico ( oct 2013 ) .
grimm , n . b . , m . d . staudinger , a . staudt , s . l . carter , f . s . chapin iii , p . kareiva , m . ruckelshaus , b . a . stein . climate - change impacts on ecological systems : introduction to a us assessment . frontiers in ecology and the environment ( 2013 ) .
“b . grimm power has a clear and stable growth direction . we have great expertise and experienced management and engineering teams , world - class advanced technology , strong business partnerships and signed power purchase agreements , ” said preeyanart .
according to the firm , b . grimm will develop the two projects , which are each slated to have an installed generating capacity of 114 megawatts and will be located in bangkadi industrial park in thailand ' s pathumthani province .
while herbert link joined b . grimm , gerhard link , his younger brother and business partner , stayed in germany to pursue higher education and soon was appointed as a doctor of law . he remained in germany . . .
harms , t . k . , and n . b . grimm . 2012 . responses of trace gases to hydrologic pulses in desert floodplains . journal of geophysical research , biogeosciences 117 : doi 10 . 1029 / 2011jg001775 .
ye , l . , and n . b . grimm . modelling potential impacts of climate change on water and nitrate export from a mid - sized , semiarid watershed in the us southwest . climatic change ( 2013 ) .
grimm , nancy b * . nitrate uptake & retention in streams : mechanisms & effects of human disturbances from stream reaches to landscapes . univ of tenn ( 9 / 1 / 2001 - 8 / 31 / 2006 ) .
grimm , nancy b * . nitrogen uptake , retention , & cycling in stream ecosystems : an intersite n - 15 tracer experiment . virginia polytech inst ( 9 / 1 / 1996 - 8 / 31 / 2000 ) .
hamon b . grimm co . , ltd . is a joint venture with hamon group of belgium , the world leaders in the manufacturing of large cooling towers in power generation and the petrochemical industry . the company , in operation since 1993 , is engaged in local subcontract fabrication of parts for and installation of cooling towers and as such operates in synergy with b . grimm for the marketing and distribution for large industrial and infra - structural equipment . [ 8 ]
zhang , chi , jianguo wu , nancy b . grimm , melissa mchale , alexander buyantuyev . 2013 . a hierarchical patch mosaic ecosystem model for urban landscapes : model development and evaluation . ecological modeling 250 : 81 - 100 .
burt , t . , g . pinay , n . b . grimm and t . harms . between the land and the river : river conservation and the riparian zone . river conservation : challenges and opportunities ( 2013 ) .
grimm , n . b . the only certainty is change : reflections on a stream , a city , and a public university . jenner memorial lecture , university of north carolina , chapel hill , nc ( april 2015 ) .
grimm , n . b . central arizona - phoenix lter : social - ecological dynamics in an arid , rapidly urbanizing region . special symposium on urban ecology , chinese academy of sciences , beijing , china ( dec 2010 ) .
childers , d . l . pi and director ; co - pis n . b . grimm , s . j . hall , b . l . turner , and a . yorklter : cap iv : “design with nature” infrastructure in phoenix : a research framework for exploring urban ecology and sustainability . ” ( ~ $ 2m ) . national science foundation , 2016 - 2018 .
grimm , nancy . north american benthological society . annual meeting ( may 2000 ) .
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grimm , nancy b * . ltreb : short - term climate change and variable response to disturbance in an arid land watershed - stream ecosystem . nsf - bio ( 2 / 1 / 1997 - 1 / 31 / 2003 ) .
grimm , n . b . developing a concept of social - ecological - technological systems to characterize resilience of urban areas and infrastructure to extreme events . 2nd water sensitive cities conference , brisbane , australia ( september 2015 , keynote ) .
grimm , n . b . the only certainty is change : reflections on a stream , a city , and a public university . eminent ecologist lecture # 2 , kellogg biological station , hickory corners , mi ( june 2015 ) .
grimm , n . b . the only certainty is change : reflections on a stream , a city , and a public university . 30th eugene and william odum lecture , university of georgia , athens , ga ( april 2015 ) .
grimm , n . b . challenges in water provisioning , delivery , and quality for urban populations : analysis of global patterns and an aridland case study .
xiamen urban environmental forum ,
xiamen , china ( dec 2010 ) .
grimm , n . b . central arizona  phoenix lter : social - ecological dynamics in a rapidly urbanizing , arid region . implementing the isse in regional lter research , a workshop of the israel lter network ( jun 2009 ) .
marti , e . , and n . b . grimm . advances in stream biogeochemistry : the legacy and promise of 30 years of the nutrient spiralling concept . special session , north american benthological society annual meeting ( may 2009 ) .
b grimm power , which runs a portfolio of 17 fossil - fuelled small power plants , plans to raise up to bt30 billion from an initial public offering in the fourth quarter to help fund its diversification into renewable energy and overseas ventures .
“bpwha1 is the 12th co - generation and the latest power plant under b . grimm power’s arm . the plant will produce and distribute 90mw to the electricity generating authority of thailand [ egat ] under a 25 - year power purchase agreement . the remaining electricity and steam will be sold to industrial plants located in hemaraj industrial estate . wha energy has commissioned b . grimm power as the sole developer of the co - generation power plant in this industrial estate , ” said preeyanart .
grimm , n . b . the future of cities : addressing challenges from the collision of urbanization and climate change . 2016 enviroday keynote speaker , environmental sciences department , university of virginia , charlottesville , va ( february 2016 ; keynote ) .
grimm , n . b . the future of cities : addressing challenges from the collision of urbanization and climate change . 2015 distinguished scientist seminar , semester in environmental science , mbl ecosystems center , woods hole , ma ( october 2015 ) .
b . grimm ' s logo comes from the phra prang of the temple of dawn . a prang is a buddhist tower - like spire , usually richly carved , that were especially symbolic during thailand ' s ayutthaya kingdom ( 1350–1767 ) and rattanakosin kingdom ( 1782 - 1932 ) . phra prang was selected as the company’s logo due to the location of the first b . grimm & co . by the chao phraya river overlooking the phra prang of the temple of dawn . [ 13 ]
martin , r . a . , t . k . harms , and n . b . grimm . chronic n loading reduces n retention across varying base flows in a desert river . journal of the north american benthological society ( 2011 ) .
dent , c l ( author ) , schade , j j ( author ) , grimm , nancy b ( author ) , fisher , s g ( author ) . subsurface influences on surface biology . streams and ground waters ( 2000 ) .
grimm , nancy b * . dissertation research : a whole - ecosystem investigation of the fate of nitrate in stormwater retention basins in an arid metropolitan area . nsf - bio ( 6 / 1 / 2008 - 5 / 31 / 2009 ) .
grimm , n . b . central arizona  phoenix lter : social - ecological dynamics in a rapidly urbanizing , arid region . developing a bi - national or collaborative long - term ecological research platform in the arava valley ( jun 2009 ) .
grimm , nancy . american society of limnology & oceanography annual meeting ( jun 2002 ) .
grimm , nancy . first annual conference , global nitrogen enrichment program ( sep 2001 ) .
bernhardt , e . s . , j . b . heffernan , n . b . grimm , e . h . stanley , j . w . harvey , m . arroita , a . p . appling , m . j . cohen , w . h . mcdowell , r . o . hall , j . s . read , b . j . roberts , e . g . stets . 2017 . the metabolic regimes of flowing waters . limnology & oceanography 63 : s99 - s118 . doi : 10 . 1002 / lno . 10726 .
prince prem purachatra , son of siam’s minister of transport and communications , places the first telephone call from thailand to germany in the 1930s on a system supplied by b . grimm . seated next to him is adolf link , caroline’s great - grandfather .
mr link likes to preach , but he has earned the right to . he broke into forbes ' s billionaires list last year , thanks to his role as chairman of b . grimm group , which his grandfather acquired in the early 20th century .
larson , e . k . , and n . b . grimm . small - scale and extensive hydrogeomorphic modification and water redistribution in a desert city and implications for regional nitrogen removal . urban ecosystems . published online september 2011 , ( 2011 ) .
nancy b . grimm , mikhail v . chester , yeowon kim , lauren mcphillips , and charles l . redman . 2017 . when is safe - to - fail safe ? resilience 2017 conference , stockholm , sweden ( august 2017 ; contributed ) .
kristina g . hopkins , n . b . grimm , a . m . york . replumbing cities from gray to green : socio - political controls on stormwater infrastructure transitions . esa annual meeting , baltimore , md ( aug 2015 ; contributed ) .
grimm , n . b . prospects for resilience and sustainability of urban socio - techno - ecological systems to evolving stressors at global , regional , and local scales . special session , american geophysical union , san francisco , ca ( dec 2013 ) .
geronimo b . de los reyers , jr , chairman emeritus of gateway property holdings of the philippines , started his namesake foundation in 1995 to provide scholarships and support faculty development and research . also a big giver is thailand’s harald link , chairman of b . grimm group , who supports education , health care , wildlife conservation , the arts and equestrian sports in thailand through his privately held conglomerate and family foundation .
“the kingdom is very important to carrier , both as a large and growing market and as a centre for high - quality manufacturing that supports carrier’s business globally . the new joint venture with b grimm will accelerate growth , particularly in the residential segment . ”
a joint venture between b . grimm power pcl and wha energy co ltd , bpwha1 serves more than 100 manufacturers in the steel , electronics , energy and auto parts sectors as well as many other companies that represent large multinational companies on the industrial estate .
grimm , n . b . 2016 . an urban ecological journey . pages 155 - 166 in willig , m . r and l . r . walker , editors . long - term environmental research : changing the nature of scientists . oxford university press .
elizabeth m . cook , david m . iwaniec , olga barbosa , and nancy b . grimm . maximizing urban services provided by green and gray infrastructure to increase future urban sustainability . esa annual meeting , baltimore , md ( aug 2015 ; contributed ) .
grimm , n . b . interannual variability in hydrologic regimes leads to shifts in nutrient availability and vegetative biomass in a desert stream . organized oral session :
long - term research in environmental biology .
ecological society of america ( aug 2010 ) .
grimm , n . b . , stuart chapin iii , b . bierwagen , p . gonzalez , p . m . groffman , y . luo , f . melton , k . nadelhoffer , a . pairis , p . raymond , j . schimel , and c . e . williamson . 2013 . the impacts of climate change on ecosystem structure and function . frontiers in ecology and the environment : in press .
next , a prison camp in india in world war i , where the british hold link , his wife and their two sons after expropriating b . grimm . he starts it up again in 1928 with new operations , such as importing mercedes - benz cars .
in its second - biggest business , building and industrial systems , b grimm raised revenues to more than bt4 . 7 billion last year and will further expand through an investment with united technologies ( utc ) in chubb direct , a supplier of building security systems .
set - listed b . grimm power plc , the power - generation arm of the conglomerate , expects 2017 revenue growth to surpass the previous forecast of 18 % after a strong first half , with additional power in the second half expected to further boost earnings .
hall , sharon * , grimm , nancy b . rapid : responses of herbaceous annual plants to material deposition from the urban atmosphere under contrasting conditions of atecedent drought and . nsf - bio ( 9 / 1 / 2009 - 8 / 31 / 2010 ) .
grimm , nancy . first minshall lecturer , research and public lectures . ( oct 2007 ) .
grimm , nancy . urban ecosystems : a challenge for sustainability science . ( may 2006 ) .
grimm , nancy . all - scientists ' meeting , us lter network ( aug 2000 ) .
grimm , nancy . nitrogen retention and transformation in urban streams . symposium on urbanization and stream ecology
founded in 1878 , b grimm continues to boast strong performance in all of its business areas , having expanded by 25 per cent last year , and now targeting 20 - per - cent growth in total revenues from bt25 billion in 2013 to bt30 billion this year .
herbert link reopened the company in thailand in 1949 , while brother and partner gerhard remained in germany to help expand the b . grimm name in europe . in 1953 , gerhard link was also appointed thailand ' s honorary consul and later its consul general in hamburg .
rising revenue in the first half was largely due to increasing power - generating capacity of two power plants in two major industrial estates with a combined capacity of 133mw - - amata b . grimm power 5 in rayong and co - generation bpwha1 at hemaraj industrial estate .
cook , e . m . , r . sponseller , n . b . grimm , and s . j . hall . 2018 . mixed method approach to assess atmospheric nitrogen deposition in arid and semi - arid ecosystems . environmental pollution 239 : 617 - 630 .
grimm , nancy b * , earl , stevan ross , redman , charles l , redman , charles l . cap 2009 supplement : improving spatioal data management and stormwater research . nsf - bio ( 7 / 18 / 2005 - 11 / 30 / 2011 ) .
hopkins , k . , a . york , and n . b . grimm . what planning documents indicate about shifting approaches to water management in u . s . cities . geological society of american annual meeting , baltimore , md ( november 2015 ; contributed ) .
grimm , n . b . , f . s . chapin iii , b . bierwagen , p . gonzalez , p . m . groffman , y . luo , f . melton , k . nadelhoffer , a . pairis , p . a . raymond , j . schimel , and c . e . williamson . the impacts of climate change on ecosystem structure and function . frontiers in ecology and the environment ( 2013 ) .
b . grimm was founded in 1878 when german pharmacist bernhard grimm and his austrian partner , erwin mueller , started a chemist ' s shop , the siam dispensary , on the oriental avenue off new road . [ 14 ] the shop , one of the earliest incorporated businesses in the country , prospered and it was soon appointed official pharmacist to the thai royal family .
other partnerships include siemens limited , a world leader in electrical engineering ; hamon , a market leader in cooling towers for power plants ; ksb pumps , which provide pumps for the energy - related industry and b . grimm trading corporation supplying energy equipment to industries and buildings .
grimm , nancy b ( author ) , baker , l a ( author ) , hope , d ( author ) . an ecosystem approach to understanding cities : familiar foundations and uncharted frontiers . understanding urban ecosystems : a new frontier for science and education ( 2002 ) .
martí , e ( author ) , fisher , s g ( author ) , schade , j j ( author ) , grimm , nancy b ( author ) . flood frequency , arid land streams , and their riparian zones . streams and ground waters ( 2000 ) .
johnson , james chadwick * , grimm , nancy b . 2010 combined supplements request for nsf grant deb - 0423704 central arizona phoenix lter : phase 2 - roa education portion only . nsf - bio ( 6 / 1 / 2010 - 11 / 30 / 2011 ) .
palta , m . m . and grimm , n . b . pathogen and nutrient pulsing and attenuation in
accidental
urban wetland networks along the salt river in phoenix , az . special session , american geophysical union , san francisco , ca ( dec 2013 ) .
grimm , n . b . challenges in water provisioning , delivery , and quality for urban populations : analysis of global patterns and an aridland case study .
scarce ,
an international conference of the institut catalan reserches aquatic , girona , spain ( dec 2010 ) .
grimm , n . b . , c . l . redman , c . g . boone , d . l . childers , s . l . harlan , and b . l . turner , ii . viewing the urban socio - ecological system through a sustainability lens : lessons and prospects from the central arizona–phoenix lter programme . long term socio - ecological research : studies in society - nature interactions across spatial and temporal scales ( 2013 ) .
grimm , nancy . ecosystem interactions with land - use change . chapman conference ( jun 2003 ) .
grimm , nancy . special symposium , annual meeting , ecological society of america ( aug 2000 ) .
grimm , nancy . american meteorological society , third symposium on the urban environment ( aug 2000 ) .
grimm , nancy . southwest river management and restoration : non - structural approaches ( apr 2000 ) .
grimm , nancy . the urban ecology of central arizona - phoenix . distinguished ecologist series , public lecture
this year , the company will begin construction of four power plants worth more than bt20 billion in three industrial parks , amata nakorn , amata city , and hemaraj chon buri . b grimm power’s revenue is targeted at bt19 billion – an increase of 32 per cent from 2013 .
palta , m . m . , n . b . grimm , and p . m . groffman . 2017 . “accidental” urban wetlands : ecosystem functions in unexpected places . frontiers in ecology and the environment 15 : 248 - 256 . doi 10 . 1002 / fee . 149
grimm , n . b . , p . m . groffman , m . d . staudinger , and h . tallis . 2016 . climate change impacts on ecosystems and ecosystem services in the united states : process and prospects for sustained assessment . climatic change 135 : 97–109 .
mcdonald , r . i . , i . douglas , c . revenga , r . hale , n . grimm , j . grönwall , and b . fekete . global urban growth and the geography of water availability , quality , and delivery . ambio ( 2011 ) .
sponseller , r . a . , n . b . grimm , a . j . boulton , and j . l . sabo . responses of community structure to long - term variability of flooding and drought regimes in the desert southwest . global change biology ( 2010 ) .
w dodds , h valett , j webster , s gregory , e mart , j tank , j pontius , s hamilton , nancy grimm , w bowden , w mcdowell , b peterson . carbon and nitrogen stoichiometry and nitrogen cycling rates in streams . oecologia ( 2004 ) .
nancy b . grimm . 2017 . climate change and urbanization : colliding threats to desert streams , ignite session : what is the single greatest threat to dryland ecosystems in a changing world ? ecological society of america annual meeting , portland , or ( august 2017 ; invited ) .
b . grimm owns and operates 20 + power plants in thailand , 4 in laos and 1 in vietnam , through its subsidiary amata power . amata power is a joint - venture between amata and the sumitomo corporation , with the majority stake owned by b . grimm . it builds and operates power plants in thailand , laos and vietnam , providing electricity and steam for national power grids as well as nearly 200 large manufacturers . of these industrial parks , the amata city industrial estate received the prize for
best distributed generation project
in 2015 . [ 4 ]
b . grimm power ' s solid performance in the first half also lent support to the company ' s full - year view , he said . in the first half , the company posted revenue of 15 billion baht , up 14 . 2 % year - on - year .
grimm , nancy b * , sabo , john l . ltreb renewal : multiscale effects of climate variability and change on hydrologic regimes ecosystem function and community structure in a desert stre . nsf - bio - deb ( 3 / 15 / 2015 - 2 / 29 / 2020 ) .
grimm , nancy b * , allen , jonathan ostrom , allen , jonathan ostrom , hall , sharon . collaborative research : ecosystem response to n and organic c deposition from the urban atmosphere . nsf - bio ( 4 / 1 / 2005 - 3 / 31 / 2009 ) .
surviving are his wife of 69 years , betty jean glass grimm ; three grandsons , charles warren
chase
grimm , with whom he resided in daugherty twp . ; justin william grimm , knoxville , tenn . , and hunter ryan grimm , georgia ; a son - in - law , joseph masseroni , darlington ; a special niece , patti guy , raccoon twp . , and several other nieces and nephews .
b . grimm power is one of the pioneers and leading energy companies in thailand’s private power generation industry with a successful track record of developing , financing , constructing and operating green - field power plants . the company represents the fastest growing business unit of b . grimm , a multi - business corporation active in the fields of energy , building and industrial systems , healthcare , lifestyle , transport and real estate . b . grimm , established in 1878 with the purpose of doing business with compassion , is one of the most senior corporate citizens in thailand . the company invests more than 100 billion baht in power plant projects both domestically and abroad over the next five years to increase its total power generating capacity from currently 1 , 013 mw to over 2 , 100 mw , and obtain additional licenses to reach a total combined capacity of 5 , 000 mw .
fink , j ( author ) , steiner , f ( author ) , grimm , nancy b ( author ) , redman , c l ( author ) . greater phoenix 2100 : building a national urban environmental research agenda . earth science in the city : a reader ( 2003 ) .
grimm , nancy b * , sabo , john l . ltreb : multi - scale effects of climate variability and change on hydrologic regimes ecosystem function and community structure in a desert stream . nsf - bio - deb ( 8 / 1 / 2009 - 9 / 30 / 2013 ) .
grimm , nancy b * , elser , monica mueller , johnson , james chadwick , redman , charles l , redman , charles l . 2009 cap supplement : black widow behavior for ecology explorers . nsf - bio ( 7 / 18 / 2005 - 11 / 30 / 2011 ) .