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| Population: | 65,068,149 [1] |
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| GDP (PPP): | $585.9 billion (2006 est.) |
| Petroleum – consumption – imports: – Gasoline to diesel ratio: | 900,000 bbl/day (2004 est.)[1] ??? ??? |
| Electricity – consumption – Main sources: | 116.2 billion kWh (2004)[1] ??? |
| Renewable energy targets: | 8% of total primary energy by 2011 (excluding traditional rural biomass).[2] |
| Ethanol – production: – target: – feedstocks: | 93 mil. gal. (2006)[3] 20% ethanol blend by 2012 Sugar cane, Cassava |
| Biodiesel – production: – target – feedstocks: | ??? B2 mandate 1 April 2008[4] Oil palm |
Information about biofuels and bioenergy in Thailand.
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Events
2009
- 22-25 September 2009, Bangkok: ABIC Conference.
2008
- 3-4 September 2008, Bangkok, Thailand: Crop Science 2008: Food Security (Themes: crops, food)
- 3-5 October 2008, Bangkok: EcoInnovAsia. Organized by the National Innovation Agency, Thailand. (Themes: biofuel, bioplastics)
- 22-23 October 2008, Bangkok: SNV International Workshop on Financing of Domestic Biogas Plants. (Themes: biogas, financing)
2006
- 21-23 November 2006; Bangkok: 2nd International Conference on: Sustainable Energy and Environment 2006 "Technology and Policy Innovations".
Issues
News
- Small-scale biofuels production holds more promise, says USAID, 21 June 2009 by BusinessMirror: "Decentralized biofuel production, or small-scale factories built on degraded or underused lands, has the potential to provide energy to half a billion people living in poverty in rural Asia."
- " The report, Biofuels in Asia: An Analysis of Sustainability Options…focused on China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam. It analyzed key trends and concerns and highlighted sustainability options for biofuel production."
- "Compared with large-scale biofuels production, small-scale biofuels production for local use may deliver greater social benefits, including improvement of rural livelihoods, support of local industries, and a lower tendency toward exploitation of workers and co-opting of land from indigenous peoples."
- Pumps to go all-bio-diesel, 11 June 2007 from the Bangkok Post. Thailand will mandate B2 (2% biodiesel blend) across the entire country from April 2008. That will be increased to B5 in the near future, as the country moves ahead with its plan to have 20% renewable fuels by 2012. Most of the biodiesel will be made from palm oil.
- CASP agreement to benefit biofuel producers in Mekong, 11 April 2007 from Biofuelreview.com. Agriculture ministers from 6 countries, Cambodia, China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam have endorsed the Core Agricultural Support Program, which will work toward increasing trade and investment in agriculture in the Greater Mekong Subregion. A major focus will be helping farmers reap the benefits of new energy crops and related technologies.
- Thailand may import palm oil for biodiesel 18 March 2007, from Greencarcongress.com. Thailand may allow imports of palm oil for biodiesel production, as domestic production may not be sufficient. Thailand is considering a mandatory B5 blend for diesel.
- Thailand expands cassava hectarage for ethanol - small farmers to benefit, 4 March 2007 from Biopact. The Thai government and agricultural firms have joined together to provide loans and purchase agreements for cassava in some of Thailand's poorest regions. The cassava will be used for both ethanol and to increase food security.
Organizations
Regional organizations
- Core Agriculture Support Program - A program that includes southern China and the countries of the Mekong Subregion in South-East Asia, that provides support for biofuel feedstock and other agricultural programs.
Governmental organizations
- Commerce Ministry
- Energy Ministry
- Oil Fund (government-sponsored)
Nongovernmental organizations
Companies
- Thai Oleochemicals (subsidiary of PTT Chemical Pcl.) - TNA English News reported that this company plans to start biodiesel production from oil palm in late 2007, "with a production capacity [of] 600,000 litres daily."[1]
Reports
- Sustainable Production of Second-Generation Biofuels: Potential and Perspectives in Major Economies and Developing Countries (PDF) by the International Energy Agency, February 2010. "The paper focuses on opportunities and risks presented by second-generation biofuels technologies in eight case study countries: Brazil, Cameroon, China, India, Mexico, South Africa, Tanzania and Thailand."
- An Assessment of the Biofuels Industry in Thailand prepared by Gonsalves, Joseph B., UNCTAD, September 2006.
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/th.html
- ↑ REN21 Renewables Global Status Report 2005 p. 20
- ↑ Renewable Fuels Associaion
- ↑ Bangkok Post "Pumps to Go All Biodiesel
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