Household Energy Consumption Behaviour for Different Demographic Regions in Thailand from 2000 to 2010

Supasa, Tharinya; Hsiau, Shu San; Lin, Shih Mo; Wongsapai, Wongkot; Wu, Jiunn Chi

doi:10.3390/su9122328

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“…L = (I -A) -1 , the n × n Leontief inverse matrix, accounts for not only the direct production effects through the domestic intermediate coefficients, but also all the indirect production effects in the whole economic process [19,23]. Based on the Input-output theory [24], energy and economy can be modelled by applying the SDA method and combining with energy indicator, as follows [5,25,[66][67][68][69][70][71]…”

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confidence: 99%

Structural Decomposition Analysis of Driving Factors for Energy Use Before and After the Global Financial Crisis: Evidence from Top Energy Consumer Guangdong Province in China

Wang

Wen

et al. 2019

Pol. J. Environ. Stud.

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Understanding drivers for energy consumption is important for economic and environmentally sustainable development. To explore this issue, the SDA (structural decomposition analysis) method based on input-output theory was used to analyze the influencing mechanism of energy consumption in one of the top energy consumers, Guangdong Province in China, during 2002 to 2012. We divided the process into 2 stages: before and after the global financial crisis. The main conclusions are as follows: 1) Economic activity and population size are the main driving factors for the increase in energy consumption, while energy consumption intensity is the main factor restraining the increment, and the effects of final demand structure on energy consumption transformed from positive before the global financial crisis to negative after the global financial crisis. 2) Analysis of allocation of energy consumption changes caused by final demands shows that international and domestic trade had significant effects on changes in energy consumption. Although energy consumption embodied in international exports decreased after the global financial crisis, it is still the most significant important driver for the increments. Guangdong is a net exporter of embodied

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Section: Constructing the Sda Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Structural Decomposition Analysis of Driving Factors for Energy Use Before and After the Global Financial Crisis: Evidence from Top Energy Consumer Guangdong Province in China

Wang

Wen

et al. 2019

Pol. J. Environ. Stud.

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“…In Thailand, energy consumption in the household sector both in rural and urban areas has been growing rapidly since 1995. Growth in residential energy consumption in the northern, northeastern, and southern regions has been strongly driven by changes in per capita income [20]. In a survey of energy use in northern Thailand and metropolitan Bangkok, Chiang Mai University [21] found that the average electricity consumption per household in rural areas and urban areas was 870 and 1467 kWh, respectively.…”

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Qualitative Study on Electricity Consumption of Urban and Rural Households in Chiang Rai, Thailand, with a Focus on Ownership and Use of Air Conditioners

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This study investigated the differences in household energy consumption between urban and rural households in northern Thailand, with a particular focus on air-conditioner ownership and use. In-depth visits to 32 households in Chiang Rai were undertaken in 2016 and 2017. The data collection covered six aspects: household attributes, ownership of electric appliances, use of air conditioners (ACs), intentions to conserve electricity, desire to purchase electric appliances in the future, and prospects for a future lifestyle. Traditional stilt houses can still be found in rural areas, but ACs have been introduced as rural houses have modernized. The typical period of AC use in rural areas was 2 to 4 months during summer. In urban households, ACs were used for a longer period, from 3 to 12 months each year. In addition, rural households usually used ACs for only a few hours each day before sleeping, whereas urban households often used them while they slept and some used them throughout the day. Households with children and grandchildren tended to use the AC for longer periods. These results suggest that promotion of environmentally friendly lifestyles for younger adults to control overuse of ACs would be key to reducing energy consumption in the future.

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“…The use of energy-efficient products is an important way of restraining the household energy demand. However, the market prices of energy-efficient products, such as five-star-rated energy-saving air conditioners, tend to be higher than those of regular products [9,10].…”

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Ground-Source Heat Pumps with Horizontal Heat Exchangers for Space Cooling in the Hot Tropical Climate of Thailand

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The cooling of spaces in tropical regions, such as Southeast Asia, consumes a lot of energy. Additionally, rapid population and economic growth are resulting in an increasing demand for space cooling. The ground-source heat pump has been proven a reliable, cost-effective, safe, and environmentally-friendly alternative for cooling and heating spaces in various countries. In tropical countries, the presumption that the ground-source heat pump may not provide better thermal performance than the normal air-source heat pump arises because the difference between ground and atmospheric temperatures is essentially low. This paper reports the potential use of a ground-source heat pump with horizontal heat exchangers in a tropical country—Thailand. Daily operational data of two ground-source heat pumps and an air-source heat pump during a two-month operation are analyzed and compared. Life cycle cost analysis and CO2 emission estimation are adopted to evaluate the economic value of ground-source heat pump investment and potential CO2 reduction through the use of ground-source heat pumps, in comparison with the case for air-source heat pumps. It was found that the ground-source heat pumps consume 17.1% and 18.4% less electricity than the air-source heat pump during this period. Local production of heat pumps and heat exchangers, as well as rapid regional economic growth, can be positive factors for future ground-source heat pump application, not only in Thailand but also southeast Asian countries.

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Household Energy Consumption Behaviour for Different Demographic Regions in Thailand from 2000 to 2010

Cited by 26 publications

References 42 publications

Structural Decomposition Analysis of Driving Factors for Energy Use Before and After the Global Financial Crisis: Evidence from Top Energy Consumer Guangdong Province in China

Structural Decomposition Analysis of Driving Factors for Energy Use Before and After the Global Financial Crisis: Evidence from Top Energy Consumer Guangdong Province in China

Qualitative Study on Electricity Consumption of Urban and Rural Households in Chiang Rai, Thailand, with a Focus on Ownership and Use of Air Conditioners

Ground-Source Heat Pumps with Horizontal Heat Exchangers for Space Cooling in the Hot Tropical Climate of Thailand

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