Abstract
The government began subsidizing the use of B20 in large trucks on a voluntary basis beginning in 2016 and intends to implement the B10 requirement in 2018 for all diesel sales. However, policy makers in both the MOE and the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives (MOAC) recently agreed that the mandatory biodiesel consumption plan for 2036 may be unattainable (given the strategy does not permit reliance on imports) and is therefore being reexamined. Despite an increase in harvested area, crude palm oil (CPO) production, the only feedstock used for biodiesel in Thailand, stagnated at 1.8-2.0 million from 2014-2016 due to unfavourable weather conditions. Thailand experiences a great economic and industrial development and is the second largest energy consumer in South East Asia. Being a net oil importer, Thai government has declared a renewable energy development programme in order to secure sustainable development and energy security. Thailand spends more than 10% of GDP for energy imports and transport sector accounts for 36% of total final energy consumption of which 50% is diesel. Diesel marks a huge impact on Thai economy.
Highlights
Biodiesel is one of the major biofuels for alternative energy sources of Thailand
The national increasement of bio – yield will be resulting in massive biodiesel production capacity in Thailand and will be increasing the yield of biodiesel if the government focuses on agricultural capability of palm oil producing to higher yield and on utilization of modern agricultural technology able to practically raise the yield to that of 2-3 times of the actual one, and on supporting of regionwide palm plantation to all over agricultural areas of Thailand. [1]
B100, or biodiesel, in Thailand is currently produced from palm oil-derived feedstock such as crude palm oil (CPO), refined bleached deodorized palm oil (RBDPO), palm stearin, and free fatty acids of palm oil (FFA)
Summary
Biodiesel is one of the major biofuels for alternative energy sources of Thailand now. The Ministry of Energy of Thailand has released the strategy for biodiesel policy of the year 2012; defining that the B10 biodiesel shall be used nationwide. [1] From the study on the Thailand’s biodiesel report, Thailand's biodiesel production capacity for the year of 2015 appeared totally at 2,866.72 million liters. From the total of such 2,866.72 million liters, 2,230.33 million liters are processed from palm oil feedstock, 473.25 million liters name; jatropha, common name; physic nut, ettlespurge), and 163.14 million liters are processed from used oil [2].
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