Thailand Country Report on New and Renewable Energies

Peesamai JenvanitpanjakulPeesamai Jenvanitpanjakul

Senior Expert and Acting Director Senior Expert and Acting Director

Department of Environment, Ecology and EnergyDepartment of Environment, Ecology and Energy

Thailand Institute of Scientific and Technological Research (TISTR)

APEC New and Renewable Energy Technologies Expert Group 26 th Meeting during 3-5 March 2006, Auckland, New Zealand

Final Energy Consumption by Economic Sector in 2004

TRANSPORTATION37.1%

AGRICULTURE5.7 %

MINING0.2%

MANUFACTURING36.1%

COMMERCIAL6.5%.

RESIDENTIAL14 %

CONSTRUCTION0.3%

Renewable

Energy

17%

Natural Gas 4%

Hydro

16%

Petroleum Product

53%

Coal

10%

Final Energy Consumption by Fuel Type

in 2004

*

* Traditional Energy

Fuel Consumption in Transportation Sector (M Litres/day)

202121201918

41 42 44 4854 54

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

2543 2544 2545 2546 2547 2548 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

Diesel oil

Gasoline

TE16.5%

83%.

TE = Traditional Energy

NRE = New & Renewable Energy

2554255481,753

KTOE81,753 KTOE

Thailand Renewable Energy Policy

TE11%

NRE

8%(6,540 Ktoe)

CommercialEnergy

81%

52,939 Ktoe

2003:

(265 Ktoe)

CommercialEnergy

2011: 81,763 Ktoe

National

National

AgendaAgenda

Cabinet Resolution

Cabinet Resolution

on June 8, 2004

on June 8, 2004

NRE0.5%

Target of new renewable energy in 2011*

Heating source60%

Liquid Biofuel24%

Electricity16%

Biomass and biogas:

MSW, industrial waste water and manure

8% of total energy consumption

or 6,540 KTOE

Manufacturing/

Agriculture

1,060 ktoe

3,910 ktoe

1,570 ktoe

* Cabinet Resolution on June 8, 2004

200100 100

1040

350

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1000

1200

MW

Ethanol, 970

Biodiesel,

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400

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1000

1200

kto

e

Ethanol & Biodiesel

Ethanol, 970

Biodiesel

0

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400

600

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kto

eTarget of Biofuels in 2011

1,570 Ktoe of Ethanol and Biodiesel

• 1 M Litres/day in 2003 • 3 M Litres/day in 2011

• 8.5 M Litres/day in 2012*

* Cabinet Resolution on January 18, 2005

The Capacity of Existing Renewable Energy Installation and Target in the year 2011

The Capacity of Existing Renewable Energy Installation and Target in the year 2011

RECurrent

installationTarget 2011

Solar and Solar Home

System 24.84 MW 250 MW

Wind Energy 332.5 kW 100 MW

Small Hydro Power

(Mini/Micro Hydro Power

< 30MW) 114.34 MW 350MW

PV PV Powerhouse Powerhouse Mae Hong SonMae Hong SonCapacity 504 Capacity 504

kWkW

PV PV Powerhouse Powerhouse Mae Hong SonMae Hong SonCapacity 504 Capacity 504

kWkW

PV Installation in Thailand:

PV Installation

in rural areas

อุ�ทยานแห่งชาติ ภู�กระดึ�ง LOEY 25. kW

อุ�ทยานแห่งชาติ ติะร�เติา SATUL 10 kW

แห่ลมพรห่มเทพ PHUKET 10 kWx 2 units and 150

kW

ก �ง อุก �ง อุ..เกาะจั�นทร� เกาะจั�นทร� CHOLBURYCHOLBURY 150 150 kWkW

Wind PowerTarget: 100 MW in 2011Installed Capacity: 332.5 kW as of 2005

Strategies and Activities on Bio-fuels

EthanolEthanol

BiodieselBiodiesel

Expand plantation area of feedstocks

Target: Biodiesel 8.5 ML/day in 2012 (B10)

Target: Ethanol 3 Mlitres/day in 2011 (E10)

Domestic and imported feedstock; Molasses, cassava, sugar cane

Regulated by National Bio-fuel Committee

Governmental Organizations obligated to use Gasohol

Strategies and Activities on Bio-fuelsETHANOL Licensing to 24 Companies: 4.885 ML/D Current production 6 Companies: 0.655 ML/D Gasohol or E10

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

Community-based BDF

Promotion 100 sites

@ 100 L/D

Commercial-based BDF

Starting with Starting with 300,000 L/D 300,000 L/D

BIODIESELSpec B100,

B5

Spec B10, demand 8.5 ML/D

Prototype for community-based BDF production_1

Continuous process fully automated Crude palm oil as RM Capacity 150 L/D yield 85-90% BDF properties meet the ASTM 6751 standard

Developed by: Thailand Institute of Scientific and Technological Research (TISTR), 2004Supported by: DEDE

• Batch process• RM: WVO, ethanol• Capacity 500 L/Batch

Developed by: Royal Navy Dockyard, 2004Site: Royal Project

Prototype for community-based BDF production_2

Prototype for community-based BDF production_3

Developed by: Royal Navy Dockyard, 2004Supported by: DEDESite: Chiang Mai

• Batch process• RM: WVO, methanol• Capacity 2,000 L/Batch

Prototype for community-based BDF production_4

• Batch/Continuous process• RM: WVO• Capacity 120 L/Hr

Developed by: Prince Songkla University, 2005Supported by: DEDE

Prototype for community-based BDF production_5

• Batch process• RM: Jatropha nut• Capacity 100 L/batch

Developed by: Prince Songkla University, 2005Supported by: DEDESite: Suphan Buri Province

Potential feedstocks for biodiesel production in Thailand

Sunflower oil

Coconut oil

Palmoil

Waste Waste cooking cooking

oiloil

Jatropha oil

No. of Gas Stations (Gasohol 95 )No. of Gas Stations (Gasohol 95 )

Bangkok OtherProvince

s

Total(July 05)

PTTPTT 130 387 517

BANGCHAKBANGCHAK 190 287 477

SHELLSHELL 150 98 248

TPITPI 8 3 11

CALTEXCALTEX 48 2 50

JETJET 6 - 6

TOTALTOTAL 532 777 1309

• Amount of Gasohol 95 sold in June 2005 was about 44.5 Amount of Gasohol 95 sold in June 2005 was about 44.5 million litersmillion liters• As of 12 July 2005As of 12 July 2005

THAILAND: Gasoline Filling StationE10

THAILAND:Biodiesel Filling Station

B5

As of September 2005, B5, about 20 filling stations

Current Situation on Biomass for Electricity

Connected to Grid 720 MW Others 243.3 MW

963.3 MW (Small Power Producers -SPP)

For more information:

http://www.dede.go.th

http://www.eppo.go.th

http://www.doeb.go.th

http://www.tistr.or.th