Assessment of hybrid, firm renewable energy-based power plants: Application in the southernmost region of Thailand

Waewsak, Jompob; Ali, Shahid; Natee, Warut; Kongruang, Chuleerat; Chancham, Chana; Gagnon, Yves

doi:10.1016/j.rser.2020.109953

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“…Contrarily, OPEX includes the expenses which occur in the course of operation and maintenance of the wind farm during the power plant lifespan. OPEX is further classified as fixed OPEX and variable OPEX [24]. The economic assessment of electricity can be defined as levelized cost of energy or LCOE [25].…”

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Wind Resource Assessment by Analyzation and Simulation in WAsP for Electricity Generation in Chiang Mai, Thailand

Khan

Taweekun

Theppaya

2022

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The purpose of this study is to assess and analyse the potential wind energy in Chiang Mai, the northern province of Thailand. The calculation in this paper is based on ten-minutes interval data at 10m height recorded for three years data from 2017 to 2019 at Thai meteorological station, Thailand. Weibull model is applied to evaluate the wind distribution by utilizing wind atlas analysis and application program (WAsP). Meanwhile, the average wind speed and the average power density was recorded at 1.48 m/s and 15 W/m2. The prominent wind direction is from the south west to north east. The two potential sites showed the maximum annual energy production 1401.419 MWh and 1913.410 MWh by using Bonus 300kW Mk III wind turbine with LCOE $382.64 / MWh and $274.63 / MWh respectively. This paper suggests the suitable sites for the electricity generation in Chiang Mai. Hence, it will not only reduce the stress on conventional methods but also create awareness regarding the potential of wind energy.

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Section: Economic Analysis Of Two Sitesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The economic assessment of electricity can be defined as levelized cost of energy or LCOE [25]. The estimated summary of LCOE is defined in the table 4 by calculating the CAPEX value and average OPEX derived from the research conducted in Thailand [24].…”

Section: Economic Analysis Of Two Sitesmentioning

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Wind Resource Assessment by Analyzation and Simulation in WAsP for Electricity Generation in Chiang Mai, Thailand

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Taweekun

Theppaya

2022

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“…The LCOE is elaborated as a measure of the average net present value of the generated electricity for a particular system over its lifespan [8,28]. The LCOE is computed in $/kWh or $/MWh.…”

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“…Worldwide, Thailand ranks 20th in energy intensity and 34th in emissions intensity (carbon intensity). Regarding electricity generation, natural gas-fired power plants produced about 57% of the total electricity supply in 2018, while coal and lignite-based power plants accounted for about 18% [8]. It is clear that conventional energy sources such as natural gas, hard coal, and lignite are still the dominant sources of energy in electricity generation.…”

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Wind Farm Site Selection Using WAsP Tool for Application in the Tropical Region

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Wind energy is one of the most promising renewable energy technologies worldwide; however, assessing potential sites for wind energy exploitation is a challenging task. This study presents a site suitability analysis to develop a small–scale wind farm in south–eastern Thailand. To this aim, the most recent available data from 2017 to 2019, recorded near the surface, at nine weather stations of the Thai Meteorological Department (TMD) were acquired. The analysis was conducted using standard wind–industry software WAsP. It was found that the mountain peaks and ridges are highly suitable for small–scale wind farm development. Nevertheless, the wind data analysis indicates that regions fall in low–to–moderate wind classes. The selected sites in south–eastern Thailand have mean wind speeds ranging from 5.1 m/s to 9.4 m/s. Moreover, annual energy production (AEP) of 102 MWh to 311 MWh could be generated using an Enercon E–18 wind turbine with a rated power of 80-kW at the hub height of 28.5 m. The Levelized Cost of Energy (LCOE) reveals that the development cost of a small–scale wind farm is lowest in the Songkhla and Yala provinces of Thailand, therefore these two locations from the investigated study region are financially most suitable. The findings could encourage researchers to further investigate low–speed wind energy mechanisms in tropical regions, and the demonstrated approach could be reused for other regions.

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“…The optimum scenario is a 40 MW solar PV power plant, complemented with a 10 MW biomass power plant and with a substantial energy storage system (ESS). This configuration has the highest generation capacity, at over 1,200 PWh/yr, the lowest the levelized cost of energy (LCOE), at 11.2 US cents/kWh, and avoiding CO2eq emissions of nearly 38 ktonnes per year (Waewsak et al 2020).…”

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Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) – Based Development of Grid-Connected Rice Husk-Fuelled Bio-Power Plants in Mekong Delta, Vietnam

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The research is designed for developing the pilot small-scale clean development mechanism bundled project activities in Vietnam electricity/ energy sector. Its overall purpose is to assess the potential of rice husk - fuelled bio-power development projects in Mekong delta. Based on estimating the electricity potential of a bundle of rice husk-fuelled bio-power development projects in Mekong delta with the capacity of 11 MW per project, assessing their CO2 emission reductions (CERs) and CER credits, calculating and comparing their financial indices (NPV, B/C, IRR) in two cases: W/O CDM and W/CDM, the research expects to establish a rice husk energy balance flowchart for the whole Mekong delta in the year 2021 and recommend policies to use for bio-power generation the unused rice husk that is dumped and discharged from local paddy milling centers into rivers and canals, as well as, to put forward a safe and environmentally friendly solution to minimize thoroughly the current serious pollution of rivers and canals in Mekong delta with the increasing unused rice husk quantity in the context is where the sea level rise phenomenon is the strongest in the world .

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Assessment of hybrid, firm renewable energy-based power plants: Application in the southernmost region of Thailand

Cited by 35 publications

References 58 publications

Wind Resource Assessment by Analyzation and Simulation in WAsP for Electricity Generation in Chiang Mai, Thailand

Wind Resource Assessment by Analyzation and Simulation in WAsP for Electricity Generation in Chiang Mai, Thailand

Wind Farm Site Selection Using WAsP Tool for Application in the Tropical Region

Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) – Based Development of Grid-Connected Rice Husk-Fuelled Bio-Power Plants in Mekong Delta, Vietnam

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