A Study on Strategic Urban Energy Use and Carbon Management towards Low-Carbon City in Thailand

Phdungsilp, Aumnad; Khemapatapan, Chaiyaporn

doi:10.14456/nuej.2015.11

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“…Several works have evaluated electric appliance ownership and electricity consumption, and some generated load profiles, for Thai residents. However, they often do not differentiate between urban and rural residents [25][26][27][28], focus solely on urban households [29,30], industries [31], educational institutes [32,33] or the whole country [34], were conducted with a small sample size [7,14,[35][36][37], or a combination of all of the above. Thus, we aim to close this gap and apparent research need in the following sections.…”

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Fostering Energy Resilience in the Rural Thai Power System—A Case Study in Nakhon Phanom

Hart¹,

Breitner²

2022

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With rising electricity demand, heavy reliance on imports, and recent economic downturns due to the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, supply chain bottlenecks, and the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Thailand is suffering severely from energy resilience risks. The government has therefore set a goal of decentralizing energy production through small-scale distributed renewable energy systems. To support their design and the planning process, we simulate multiple scenarios with wind turbines, photovoltaic systems, and battery storage for a model community in rural Nakhon Phanom, Thailand. Using the software NESSI4D, we evaluate and discuss their impact on energy resilience by considering environmental sustainability, economic attractiveness, and independence from the central power grid. To fill the gap of missing data on energy demand, we synthesize high-resolution load profiles from the Thailand Vietnam Socio-Economic Panel. We conclude that distributed photovoltaic systems with additional battery storage are only suitable to promote energy resilience if the government provides appropriate financial incentives. Considering temporal variations and local conditions, as well as a participatory decision-making process, are crucial for the long-term success of energy projects. Our advice to decision-makers is to design policies and regulatory support that are aligned with the preferences and needs of target communities.

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