Wednesday, April 13, 2022 - 11:00am to 12:00pm
Event Calendar Category
Other LIDS Events
Speaker Name
Dr. Siripha Junlakarn
Affiliation
Energy Research Institute
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https://mit.zoom.us/j/99630416198
Abstract
The global energy sector is moving from fossil-based to zero-carbon to mitigate climate change. The significant structural changes on the demand side result from the electrification of the transport and heating sector and decentralization of power supplies with the support of digitalization for real-time, and automated communication and operation. Such changes put new challenges to the long-term planning of a power system due to uncertainties from electric vehicles, prosumers, and energy management on demand side and intermittent renewable energy on the supply side. Thailand under a regulated electricity market structure with a single buyer model has been facing such challenges. Several modeling methods were adopted to investigate the possibilities of long-term planning.
Biography
Dr. Siripha Junlakarn is a researcher at the Energy Research Institute (ERI) at Chulalongkorn University, one of Thai think tank in energy policy. Her current works are related to distributed generation, particularly techno-economic analysis of solar PV. Her interests also include distributed generation applications and impacts, new business models in the power sector. She is also interested in works related to drivers and trends that help pushing energy transition in Thailand. She received a PhD in Engineering and Public Policy from Carnegie Mellon University where she conducted interdisciplinary studies of power engineering and policy. She holds a M.Eng. and B.Eng. in Power Engineering from Chulalongkorn University.