Thai energy companies team up to test production of bio-based transformer oil

BBGI Plc, SCG Chemicals Plc and QTC Energy Plc Have signed a commercial collaboration agreement to develop and manufacture bio-oil for transformers, which is the first production trial of its kind in Thailand.

Kittiphong Limsuwannarot, President and CEO of BBGI, has stated that the results of the second phase of the bio-oil production trial for transformers have successfully increased production capacity from the laboratory level. Significant oil properties such as viscosity, dielectric strength, and autoignition point were also evaluated in the test, and the results exceeded the standards required for transformer oil.

Suracha Udomsak of SCG Chemicals added that all parties involved in the project are committed to chemical innovation for sustainability, adopting BCG economic principles and following megatrends as a framework for developing products and services.

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For his part, Poonphiphat Tantanasin, CEO of QTC Energy, said that the test results of biotransformer oil have also shown that its properties are equivalent to those of products manufactured abroad.

Kittiphong Limsuwannarot, President and CEO of BBGI, has stated that the results of the second phase of the bio-oil production trial for transformers have successfully increased the production capacity from the laboratory level.

The project is aligned with the government’s efforts in terms of BCG economics and the measures that promote products made with palm oil within the framework of the National Committee for Oil Palm Policy, with the aim of stimulating demand for transformer biooil in Thailand. Commercial manufacturing is expected to reduce production costs for entrepreneurs currently dependent on imports. The collaboration is expected to increase the country’s competitiveness and add value to its crops, while distributing wealth among communities and advancing development towards sustainability.