Towards sustainable development of solar PV in Thailand:

The role of science, technology and innovation

Women in PV session, PVSEC-27

Shiga, Japan

14 November 2017

Amornrat Limmanee (D. Eng)

National Electronics and Computer Technology Center (NECTEC)

National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA)

THAILAND

Thai government scholarship.Study in Japan

Enter Tokyo

Gakugei Univ. Senior High School

Enter Univ. of

Tokyo

Received Bachelor

Degree from

Univ. of Tokyo

Received Master Degree

from Univ. of Tokyo

Enter Tokyo Tech (TIT)Konagai lab.

Received Doctoral Degree

from Tokyo Tech

Start working at NSTDA

Thailand

Solar PV policy

initiation in Thailand

Solar target: 500 MW

Solar target: 2,000 MW

My career path:

Since 2008 - present Researcher at NSTDA, Thailand

Solar Energy Technology Lab.

Thin films Si solar cells on glass and flexible substrate

In the first 2 years

of my career,

development of

solar cells was my main focus.

Training& Postdoctoral Experience:

2010 Training on PV characterizations at Advanced Industrial

Science and Technology (AIST), Japan (2 weeks)

2012 “Characterization of a-Si/c-Si Hetero-junctions by TRMC

Technique” at Ecole Polytechnique, France (3 months, French

Embassy scholarship)

2014 “Potential Induced Degradation (PID) detection and analysis

techniques” at Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems, Germany (2 months, DAAD scholarship)

In 2010 , started working on PV testing and characterization.

Performance and Reliability:

PV outdoor testing

Performance and degradation analysis

Fault detection

PV output estimation tool

Area of Focus

Other works:

• Editor of Thailand PV Status

Report 2011

• Author of “Scaling Up Solar PV:

A Roadmap for Thailand” 2015

• Author of “Renewable Energy

Textbook” for the federation of Thai Industries 2015

PV Life Cycle

Thailand’s PV value chain

• Production capacity > 2 GW/year• Foreign manufactures

• Policy to promote rooftop PV• EPC and O&M booming

Growth of Solar PV in Thailand

• Cumulative PV installed capacity: > 2000 MW (as of 2016)

• Target capacity by 2056: 6000 MW

• Education of solar PV

Realization of potential and limitation of solar PV.

• EPC and O&M services

Skilled engineers and workers . Following Code of Practice

• Continuous and stable policy

Scientists should provide necessary information to support

policy decision makers in their countries.

How to achieve sustainable growth

Science, Technology and Innovation play a key role

in driving the growth of PV.

Messages /Lesson learned

• Be adaptable to the changed circumstances.

(Resource, budget, and market status are different

from country to country)

• Be happy to learn new things.

• Be active in international cooperation.

Thank you

HAVE A SUNSHINE DAY !

Solar Energy Technology Lab.

NECTEC, National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA)

Thailand Science Park

PERFORMANCE LOSS OF

5-YEAR-OLD GRID

CONNECTED

PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM

IN THAILAND

Today, 16.00-18.00

poster session 8TuPo