Offshore wind energy in Thailand : a case study of Koh Tao | |
| Author | Nattapan Sawaddiyakorn |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no.ET-14-20 |
| Subject(s) | Wind power--Koh Tao (Thailand) Offshore wind power plants--Koh Tao (Thailand)---Case studies |
| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Engineering in Energy |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Abstract | Renewable energy has a great chance to enhance the energy system in Thailand and can play an important role to reduce the emission from electricity generation sector. Wind energy has been used to increase the proportion of renewable energy share by government by setting a target to achieve 1,800 MW from wind energy and proposes supporting policies for wind developers according to Alternative Energy development Plan (AEDP) 2012 - 2021. This study focused on offshore wind energy opportunity in southern Thailand which especially analyzes the case of Koh Tao area. The potential of offshore wind energy in southern Thailand was estimated to approximately 10,000 MW. However, there are number of barriers to the offshore wind power in Thailand. These barriers have to be identified and suggest the way to achieve offshore wind energy. This study aimed to identify an appropriate offshore wind energy technology for Koh Tao area. RETScreen software was used to appraise the technical, financial and emission reduction. Existing supporting policies for wind energy is applied to identify feasible offshore wind project in terms of financial aspect. The offshore turbine model V112 and monopile foundation are the most attractive when the supporting policies is change from Adder program to Feed - in tariff program at a purchased price about 10 baht/kWh during 20 years. Moreover, offshore wind project provided a maximum emission reduction of approximately 46,176 tCO2 /year for installed capacity of 33 MW. Barriers analysis shows the main problems of offshore wind energy in Thailand are non-availability of supporting policies and technologies, higher cost and opposition from the society. Thailand can operate offshore wind power by establishing specific supporting policies for offshore projects and conducting good practices to mitigate the resistance from local. Technology development will also increase the revenue although the turbine has not been developed for low wind speed. |
| Year | 2014 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Environment, Resources, and Development (SERD) |
| Department | Department of Energy and Climate Change (Former title: Department of Energy, Environment, and Climate Change (DEECC)) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Energy Technology (ET) |
| Chairperson(s) | Salam, Abdul P.; |
| Examination Committee(s) | Kumar, Sivanappan;Dhakal, Shobhakar; |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | PEA;Asian Institute of Technology Education Cooperation Fellowship; |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 2014 |