The Co-benefits of Biogas From the Palm Oil Industry in Long-term Energy Planning: A Least-Cost Biogas Upgrade in Thailand

作者：Pattanapongchai A; Limmeechokchai B^*

来源：Energy Sources, Part B: Economics, Planning and Policy , 2014, 9(4): 360-373.

DOI：10.1080/15567249.2010.504938

• claner technology
• CO2 mitigation
• co-benefits
• crude palm oil
• MARKAL

Thailand has set a large target of alternative energy share in final energy consumption and CO2 mitigation. The answer to this challenge is to take advantage of the crude palm oil (CPO) industry. Thailand is the world's fourth-biggest CPO producer. To increase the competitiveness of the CPO industry and to conserve the environment at the same time, cleaner technology is introduced to biogas projects in the palm oil industry. In this study, the biogas upgrading process complied with the subsidy in long-term planning is presented. This study uses a market allocation least-cost energy system as an analytical tool. The alternative cases considered are the co-benefits of subsidy to the biogas upgrading project, which complies with the target of the total electricity generation from biogas up to 60 MW in 2012. The results shows that green gas under subsidy is accounts for approximately 44.91 million m(3) in 2012 and increased to 238.89 million m(3) in 2030. Total biogas electricity generation will be 2.19 and 3.15 TWh respectively. The cumulative CO2 emission during 2012-2030 will be reduced in the range of 1.37 to 2.17 million tons.

• 出版日期2014-10-2