Greenhouse Gas Inventory for Energy Sector of Khon Kaen Province, Thailand

Abstract:

This paper presents an investigation of the inventory of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the energy sector by energy supply in Khon Kaen province, Thailand. Studied areas are classified into 3 categories, which are city centre metropolitan, rural village and academic campus. The studied areas are Khon Kaen metropolitan, Nonthong village and Khon Kaen University (KKU), respectively. The GHG inventories of these areas are calculated and compared. GHG emissions are calculated by type of energy supply, which are electricity, petrol, LPG and CNG. We have found that 77 percent of GHG emissions in Khon Kaen metropolitan come from electricity consumption. In contrast, 59 percent of GHG emissions in Nonthong village come from the use of petrol. However, there is only a slight difference between the GHG emission contributions from two major sources of greenhouse gases in Khon Kaen University, where electricity use and petrol use contribute 50 and 42 percent, respectively. Finally, An insight into different characteristics of areas would help regulators to design suitable GHG reduction measures for each community. Some suggestions for GHG reduction measures were made.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 734-737)
• Pages: 1789-1796
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.734-737.1789
• Online since: August 2013
• Authors: Jirayut Namta, Tanakorn Wongwuttanasatian
• Keywords: Emission, Energy, Greenhouse Gas (GHG), Inventory

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