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EnergyVolume 34, Issue 4, April 2009, Pages 465-475

Assessment of potential for natural gas-based cogeneration in Thailand(Article)

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  • aThe Faculty of Technical Sciences, 21125 Novi Sad, Serbia
  • bThe Joint Graduate School of Energy and Environment, King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi, 126 Prachauthit Road, Bangkok, 10140, Thailand
  • cDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, King Mongkut's Institute of Technology North Bangkok, 1518 Pibulsongkram Road, Bangkok, 10800, Thailand

Abstract

Using the results of a comprehensive data analysis of final energy consumption in industry and commercial buildings, the assessment has been made of the potential for gradual implementation of cogeneration plants in these facilities. In doing so, plans for the expansion of the natural gas pipeline distribution network in Thailand are taken into consideration. The sample comprises of 2540 factories and 1651 commercial buildings from which it was found that 817 factories and 966 commercial buildings were suitable for the implementation of natural gas-based cogeneration technologies until 2020. By the implementation of cogeneration in these facilities, it is possible to save 3.2% of the total primary energy consumption in Thailand in 2003. © 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Author keywords

CogenerationEnergy efficiencyEnergy policyNatural gasThailand

Indexed keywords

Engineering controlled terms:Distributed parameter networksDistribution of goodsEnergy efficiencyEnergy policyGas industryGas pipelinesGasesNatural gasNatural gas pipelinesOffice buildingsPipelines
Engineering uncontrolled termsCogenerationCogeneration technologiesCommercial buildingsData analysisFinal energiesPipeline distribution networksPrimary energy consumptionThailand
Engineering main heading:Cogeneration plants
GEOBASE Subject Index:assessment methodbuildingenergy efficiencyenergy policyenergy usenatural gas
Regional Index:AsiaEurasiaSoutheast AsiaThailand

Funding details

Funding sponsor Funding number Acronym
Energy Policy and Planning OfficeEPPO
Thailand Research FundTRF

  • 1

    The study has been supported by the Energy Policy Research Project currently implemented by the JGSEE on behalf of the TRF/EPPO in Thailand. More information on this project can be found at: http://www.thaienergy.org .

  • ISSN: 03605442
  • CODEN: ENEYD
  • Source Type: Journal
  • Original language: English
  • DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2008.12.005
  • Document Type: Article
  • Publisher: Elsevier Ltd

  Gvozdenac, D.; The Faculty of Technical Sciences, Serbia;
© Copyright 2017 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.

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