Supply chain management of agricultural waste for biomass utilization and CO2 emission reduction in the lower northern region of Thailand

Abstract

Biomass plays an important role as renewable energy resource for electricity generation and biofuel. It is necessary to study the commercial biomass in 9 provinces of the northern region of Thailand. Information on the status of biomass utilization was applied from biomass fuel project management that approach to the use of renewable energy in macrolevel. The study presents that there is low potential of biofuel in this region. Then, explore the cost of raw fuel, collection and processing cost, transportation costs, electricity prices, prices of agricultural products, price level of agricultural waste, fuel prices, employment and the business of producing biomass energy. After that developed a mathematical model is needed to present the impact of the expansion of the production of biomass to changes in economic variables, using the regression model to plan and manage the forecasts. The study of carbon dioxide emissions using the calculations of Annex 12 Methodological tool (version 01.1) “Tool to calculate the emission factor for an electricity system” and create a database, which is the concept of business strategy for new economic era. This is a practical guide to implementing an effective supply chain management for biomass in the lower northern region of Thailand.