Biogas Grid for Agricultural Community in Mae Tha Sub-district, Mae On District, Chiang Mai, Thailand

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Phoosita Chaisombat
Asian Development College for Community Economy and Technology
Worajit Setthapun
Asian Development College for Community Economy and Technology, Chiang Mai Rajabhat University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
Prapita Thanarak
School of renewable energy technology, Naresuan University, Phitsanulok, Thailand
Hathaithip Sintuya
Asian Development College for Community Economy and Technology, Chiang Mai Rajabhat University, Chiang Mai, Thailand

Abstract

The objective of this study was to analyze the possibility of biogas utilization in the community setting: Mae Tha Sub-district, Mae On district, Chiang Mai, Thailand.  The total number of 1,500 households in Mae Tha Sub-district was used as population in this study. The community capability in biogas production was evaluated. The potential of the biogas utilization in terms of technicality and economics was analyzed using geographic information system (GIS) and economic indicators. The results showed that Mae Tha community was able to produce biogas and was suitable to allocate biogas grid in the scale of 3,000 m3, with the radius of grid less than 5 km. If Mae Tha community would like to produce biogas for sale, we propose the government may need to support about 30% of overall investment so that the sale price is comparable to the LPG market price 23.76 THB/kg Also, we propose that the support model may need to increase 5% yearly to maintain the competitiveness with the LPG price and hence suitable for community utilization.          

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Chaisombat, P., Setthapun, W., Thanarak, P., & Sintuya, H. (2018). Biogas Grid for Agricultural Community in Mae Tha Sub-district, Mae On District, Chiang Mai, Thailand. Academic Journal Uttaradit Rajabhat University, 13(2), 27–37. retrieved from https://ph01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/uruj/article/view/117519
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Vol. 13 No. 2 (2018): กรกฎาคม- ธันวาคม 2561
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