Bangkok, March 25 – EGAT won 6 SOE Awards for the year 2022, reflecting the organization’s continuous development performance. Latest research with Chulalongkorn University – converting carbon dioxide from power plants into methanol
Mr. Nitat Woraphonphiphat, Deputy Governor of Fuels, Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT), revealed that EGAT supported research grants with the Chulalongkorn University Academic Service Center on “a study on converting carbon dioxide into methane”. Tanol by Direct Hydrogenation of CO2 to Methanol for decarbonization from flue gas of power plant.
The key goal is to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from power plants. The results of this research will help develop knowledge to prototype equipment for experimenting with EGAT power plants to mitigate climate change Reduce the impact of the global warming crisis sustainably according to the policy towards carbon neutrality or “EGAT Carbon Neutrality” by the year 2050 in order to achieve the goal of net zero greenhouse gas emissions in Thailand by the year 2065.
In addition, EGAT also received 6 outstanding state enterprise awards for the year 2022, divided into state enterprise assessment awards of SEPO or State Enterprise Assessment Model: SE-AM, namely State Enterprise Development Awards; digital and the development award for sustainable state enterprises
For the prizes from the contest submissions, including the outstanding social and environmental performance award from the Hybrid Floating Solar Cell Power Plant project. Sirindhorn Dam (Hydro-Floating Solar Hybrid at Sirindhorn Dam)
Outstanding Strategic Cooperation for Development Award (Honorable category) from the cooperation between EGAT and the Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand (IEAT) under the name “Smart Energy Digital Platform Development Project for Energy Consumers in Factories in Industrial Areas”. and the central area of the industrial estate” to manage resources in the factory (Asset Management) in the prototype industrial estate of IEAT and other areas.
Outstanding Creativity and Innovation Award Creativity (compliments) from energy management projects, ERC Sandbox and ENZY Platform for future power generation. and the Outstanding Creativity and Innovation Award for Innovation (Honorable Mention) from the project “Vibration signal decoding Find bearings in power plants that have early failures,” reducing the risk of equipment failure. and reduces maintenance costs. .-Thai News Agency
Source: Thai News Agency