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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).[4] |
| Ethanol – production: – target: – feedstocks: | 93 mil. gal. (2006)[2] 20% ethanol blend by 2012 Sugar cane, Cassava |
| Biodiesel – production: – target – feedstocks: | ??? B2 mandate 1 April 2008[3] 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".
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Issues
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News
- 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.
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Organizations
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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.
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Governmental organizations
- Commerce Ministry
- Energy Ministry
- Oil Fund (government-sponsored)
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Nongovernmental organizations
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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]
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Reports
- An Assessment of the Biofuels Industry in Thailand prepared by Gonsalves, Joseph B., UNCTAD, September 2006.
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Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/th.html
- ↑ Renewable Fuels Associaion
- ↑ Bangkok Post "Pumps to Go All Biodiesel
- ↑ REN21 Renewables Global Status Report 2005 p. 20
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