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Research paper thumbnail of Identification of the Critical Indicators for the Establishment of Community-Based Biomass Power Plant Using the Confirmatory Factor Analysis

Burapha Science Journal, 2017

The campaign of power plant from a renewable energy is a well - thought - out process employed by... more The campaign of power plant from a renewable energy is a well - thought - out process employed by Thai government to substitute or diminish the dependence on the fossil energy . Many biomass projects have yet come across management problems. A study of critical indicators for establishment of community - based biomass power plant ( CBP ) is a promising way for approaching practical consideration of biomass power plant projects . This research employed a multi - stage sampling technique which separated the data by locations and business operations . The total of 1,151 questionnaires is collected from the local communities around the seven target areas. The indicators were measured by confirmatory factor analysis for evolving the causal model of CBP establishment. Research findings were as follow: 1) the indicators of community expressed that are information, management participation, the importance of community, biomass communication network, worthiness, and sincerely support; 2) the indicators of technology expressed that are the optimized technology, innovation, and technology transfer; 3)the indicators of biomass residue expressed that are the available biomass residue, long term contract, the financial subsidization, low cost cultivation, the additional income, and the location of CBP; and 4) the indicators of government support stated that are research and development, the participation of government, policy for establishment, and interest condition. The results fitted with the empirical data at 0.05 statistically significant level.

Research paper thumbnail of Identification of the Critical Indicators for the Establishment of Community-Based Biomass Power Plant Using the Confirmatory Factor Analysis

Burapha Science Journal, 2017

The campaign of power plant from a renewable energy is a well - thought - out process employed by... more The campaign of power plant from a renewable energy is a well - thought - out process employed by Thai government to substitute or diminish the dependence on the fossil energy . Many biomass projects have yet come across management problems. A study of critical indicators for establishment of community - based biomass power plant ( CBP ) is a promising way for approaching practical consideration of biomass power plant projects . This research employed a multi - stage sampling technique which separated the data by locations and business operations . The total of 1,151 questionnaires is collected from the local communities around the seven target areas. The indicators were measured by confirmatory factor analysis for evolving the causal model of CBP establishment. Research findings were as follow: 1) the indicators of community expressed that are information, management participation, the importance of community, biomass communication network, worthiness, and sincerely support; 2) the indicators of technology expressed that are the optimized technology, innovation, and technology transfer; 3)the indicators of biomass residue expressed that are the available biomass residue, long term contract, the financial subsidization, low cost cultivation, the additional income, and the location of CBP; and 4) the indicators of government support stated that are research and development, the participation of government, policy for establishment, and interest condition. The results fitted with the empirical data at 0.05 statistically significant level.