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Journal of Engineering, Project, and Production Management, 2013, 3(2), 57-64

 

The Assessment of Biofuel Utilization Policy on the Total Output and CO2 Emissions in Thailand

 

S. Suanmali1 and B. Limmeechokchai2

1Assistant Professor, School of Management Technology, Sirindhorn International Institute of Technology, Thammasat University, Pathumthani, 12000, Thailand, Tel: +66-2-5013505 Ext 2114, Fax: +66-2-5013505 Ext 2101, E-mail: ssuanma@gmail.com (Corresponding author).

2Associate Professor, School of Manufacturing Systems and Mechanical Engineering, Sirindhorn International Institute of Technology, Thammasat University, Pathumthani, 12000, Thailand, Tel: +66- 2-9869009 Ext 2206, Fax: +66-2-5013505 Ext 2114, E-mail: bundit@siit.tu.ac.th.

 

Engineering Management

 

Received April 29, 2012; received revisions July 8, 2012; August 20, 2012; accepted August 27, 2012

 

Available online  October 13, 2012

 

Abstract: The transport sector is the largest energy-consuming sector in Thailand. Its primary energy supply is heavily depended on imported oil.  Since 2005, world crude oil price has been rising and had reached a record of 147 $/barrel. Therefore the policy on promotion of biofuel utilization was initiated in 2005 by the Ministry of Energy; however, the economy-wide impacts have been rarely assessed. This paper presents the energy Input-Output Analysis (IO) of the economy-wide impacts on the promotion policy, in particular, the change in Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions. In order to measure the total GHG emission from different economic sectors, the contribution of emissions has to be considered. In this paper, the focus is placed on CO2 emissions. To calculate the amount of CO2 emissions, the emission amount of various final consumptions in the economy evaluated by the IO must be applied. The direct CO2 emissions in final energy consumptions in Thailand are evaluated by using conversion factors from Guidelines to Defra's GHG conversion factors, Annexes updated in June 2007. The CO2 emissions in various economic sectors will be calculated and compared with the figures in 2015 when the policy is fully implemented.

 

Keywords: Biofuel utilization, GHG emissions, energy input-output analysis, energy assessment.

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Citation: Suanmali, S. and Limmeechokchai, B. (2013). The Assessment of Biofuel Utilization Policy on the Total Output and CO2 Emissions in Thailand. Journal of Engineering, Project, and Production Management, 3(2), 57-64.

DOI:10.32738/JEPPM.201307.0002

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