Renewable energy for mitigation of green-house gases: Case study of Thailand

Name: Prida Wibulswas

Organization : King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Thonburi. School of Energy, Environment and Materials

keyword: Renewable energy sources

; Greenhouse gases

Abstract: Renewable energy supply including fuel wood, paddy husk, bagasse and hydro-energy, in 1995 accounted for 29.9% of the total energy supply of 72.8 Mtoe. Consumption of fuel wood amounted to 43.5 Mtons which represented an increase of about 1.4% over the previous year. Fuel wood still remains the main source of domestic energy supply in rural areas of Thailand. Sugar mills use baggasse to cogenerate power and heat. The total installed power generation capacity in Thai sugar mills is estimated at 850 MW. With suitable energy concervation measures, more baggasse could generates additional power of 109 MW. Cane leaves and tops also have potential as fuels for an additional generation capacity of 240 MW. Large par-boiled and white rice mills use paddy husk to generate about 100 MW of power for milling. An additional power generating capacity of 80 MW can still be generated in these large rice mills if the surplus husk is used as fuel. Large palm oil mills use spent fibre and shells to cogenerate heat and power. With suitable energy conservation measures, the total potential for power generation in the palm oil industry could reach 19.7 MW from which 9.9 MW would be available for export. After the year 2000, the total amount of green-house gases generated in Thailand will exceed the world average value of 4.1 ton per capita in 1990. As biomass is still the main renewable source of energy for the country and its utilization practically generates no net carbon dioxide emission, development and utilization of biomass should be more rigorously promoted. Hydro-energy resources in Thailand are still under-utilized owing to environmental, social and political problems. However, development of run-off-river hydro-power plants in the country should still be attempted, as hydro-power plants do not generate green-house gases. Joint development of hydro-power resources in Laos and Myanmar to supply electricity to Thailand is a good example on regional co-operation. Development of hydro-power plants on the Mae Khong and Salween rivers should also be feasible

King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Thonburi

Address: Bangkok

Email: info.lib@mail.kmutt.ac.th

Created: 1998

Issued: 2006-05-31

Modified: 2009-02-11

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BibliograpyCitation : Compiled Research and Technical Papers, KMUTT 1998 p. 561-572

CallNumber: 12001286

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