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- Highlights Thailand’s growing demand for clean energy from coal
- Discusses how the government, private sector, and the public can collaborate to achieve clean and sustainable solutions to Thailand’s energy problems
- Proposes support for coal energy research and technological advances in the field
Part of the book series: SpringerBriefs on Case Studies of Sustainable Development (BRIEFSCSSD)
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Table of contents (6 chapters)
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Front Matter
About this book
This book highlights Thailand’s growing demand for clean energy from coal. The main source of energy for electricity production in Thailand (70%) is currently natural gas. However, natural gas extraction remains limited, resulting in an increasing need to import natural gas from other countries, which in turn leads to rising prices and unstable supplies. As such, coal energy is essential for industrial use and electricity production in Thailand.
The book discusses the importance of developing and implementing clean technologies for coal. It also argues that collaborations between the government, private sector and the public are vital to achieving a mutual understanding and acceptance of coal energy and clean technologies, as well as a reduction in harmful emissions.
Authors and Affiliations
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Faculty of Engineering, Srinakharinwirot University, Bangkok, Thailand
Ruktai Prurapark
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Energy Thai Trading Hub Co., Ltd., Bangkok, Thailand
Pakorn Asavaritikrai
About the authors
Ruktai Prurapark received his Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering from Chulalongkorn University, Thailand, and his Master’s and Ph.D. in Petroleum Engineering from Texas A&M University, USA. He is currently Head of the International Center for Engineering, Srinakharinwirot University, Thailand. Since 2017, he has also been an advisor to the energy committee of the National Legislative Assembly of Thailand. He has previously served as an Independent Director of the RPCG Public Company Limited, and a consultant for the World Bank. His current research interests are in the fields of energy engineering and energy technologies.
Pakorn Asavaritikrai received his Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering and his Master’s in Petroleum Engineering from Chulalongkorn University, Thailand. He currently works as a project engineer at the Energy Thai Trading Hub Company Limited. Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Assessing Coal Use in Thailand: Current and Future Trends
Authors: Ruktai Prurapark, Pakorn Asavaritikrai
Series Title: SpringerBriefs on Case Studies of Sustainable Development
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-0376-4
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-15-0375-7Published: 02 January 2020
eBook ISBN: 978-981-15-0376-4Published: 21 November 2019
Series ISSN: 2196-7830
Series E-ISSN: 2196-7849
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VII, 94
Number of Illustrations: 4 b/w illustrations, 29 illustrations in colour
Topics: Energy Policy, Economics and Management, Natural Resources, Natural Resource and Energy Economics, Fossil Fuels (incl. Carbon Capture), Sustainable Development