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The development of renewable energy resources are based on four groups.
energy in Thailand increased 2.1 Production of heat from renewable feed stock such as residual
steadily. It was a result of the waste, biomass and biogas as fuel remaining after deducting the estimated
government promotion policy. potential to produce a different type of energy now.
Productions of renewable 2.2 Production of heat from fast growing trees, target was set by
energy are in the form of considering the potential of deteriorated soil area such as high deteriorated
electricity, heat and area and area of deterioration in crisis of the land for agricultural reform
biofuels. In 2014, the total which was outside the main irrigation area. This make no impact or affect
renewable energy to the area of food crops. The analysis found that Thailand has high potential
consumption was at 9,025 areas (about 640,000 hectares) for fast growing trees planting. The
thousand tons of oil equivalent utilization of this area for 1/3 portion would be produced approximately 18
(ktoe), up 9.6% from the previous million tons of biomass per year.
year. It shares at 11.9% of final 2.3 Production of solar heat, the target was set at 1,200 ktoe by
energy consumption. The renewable assessing the potential solar energy to heat demand from the three available
energy is highly consumed in the form technologies, solar hot water systems, solar drying system and solar heating
of heat. It is about 60% of the total and cooling systems.
renewable energy consumption, 2.4 The production of heat by other source of renewable energy, this
followed by biofuels and will be in the research and development of the technology that competitive
electricity. In 2014, the in price in the near future such as geothermal, etc.
utilization of
renewable energy in The Expected Results
the form of heat, The goal AEDP2015 is to increase the proportion of renewable energy in
biofuel and electricity are 64%, 19.7%, and 16.3% of total renewable the form of electricity, heat and biofuels for 30% of final energy consumption
energy consumption, respectively. by 2036. This renewable energy would replace the use of fossil fuels for
The agricultural industries such as sugar, palm oil, tapioca approximately 39,388 ktoe, which is estimated value for THB 590,820
starch, wood processing, paper mills and animal farms, is mainly million (price 1 ktoe = THB 15 million). It will reduce the greenhouse
used heat from renewable fuel. These are industries with waste gas emission for about 140 million tons of carbon dioxide equivalent
scrap and waste from manufacturing processes that can be used (tCO e).
as raw material in the production of energy in the form of biomass 2
and biogas from wastewater. The mentioned wastes are most
popular and widely used renewable feedstock that have been
consumed to reduce the fuel cost in agricultural industry.

The Renewable Energy Development Targets
In the formulation of AEDP2015, the final energy consumption
demands from the Energy Efficiency Plan: EEP2015 was used
especially in case of energy intensity is reducing by 30% in 2036
when compared to the year 2010. This was indicated that demand
of final energy consumption in 2036 will be 131,000 tons of oil
equivalent (ktoe). The electricity demand forecast from the power
development plan: PDP2015 was also used to set the target of
AEDP. PDP indicated that in 2036, net electricity demand will be
326,119 units or equivalent to 27,789 ktoe. The heat demand
forecast in 2036 will be 68,413 ktoe and the forecast demand for
fuel in the transportation sector from the fuel management plan for
2036 is 34,798 ktoe. The target of other plan, including consideration
of the potential of renewable energy sources that can be developed,
was used to formulate the target of AEDP2015 to replace 30% of
final energy consumption (in from of electricity, heat and bio-fuel)
by 2036.
Goals of Heat Production from Renewable Energy
Demand of energy for heating is a significant proportion of the
energy consumption of the country, which has increased steadily
and is proportional to the economic situation. The targeted promotion
of heat production was considered as the steps below;
1. The projected energy demand for heating. The energy
demand for heat production was forecasted that it is at 68,413 ktoe
in 2036 in line with the analysis of final energy demand from
EEP2015, PDP2015 and fuel demand in the transport sector as an
oil management plan.
2. Assessment of the potential to produce heat. Renewable

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