Suranaree University of Technology | Innovation & Sustainable University
Activities and projects

Description:

1. SUT-E-Bike with Solar Power Charging Station
Suranaree University of Technology (SUT) is a considerable large community. Therefore, there are thousands of students and staffs commuting inside and around the university. In SUT, the locations of the buildings were far from each other. As a result, there is a high demand of short traveling within the university each day. Most of the traveling uses private cars or motorcycle, e.g., 1 person per 1 vehicle, even in a short distance. This results in the accumulation of air pollution and may cause carbon dioxide emissions. Even though, the university has provided bicycles for students and staff to use in commuting within the university, it is not popular for long distance travel, especially in the summer. Therefore, in this project, we designed the conversion of normal bicycles used in the university to electric bicycles by emphasizing the use of techniques that are not complicated and easy to maintain and reproduce. In addition, we design and built a pilot site of a solar power charging station for these electric bicycles. This project is expected to further promote the use of clean energy vehicles within the university in the future.

2. Quick Charge EV with Solar Power Station
establish of charging station for supporting the electric vehicle pilot. Designing and construction of charging station for supporting the electric vehicle pilot

3. Smart Electric Motorcycle Service Project in the university area” or MoreSai @ SUT
aiming to meet the needs and create more travel options within the university. It saves the cost of students without motorcycles. There is a speed limit of the vehicle to reduce the chance of an accident. There is a limited area of use within the university with Geo-fencing technology and reduce air pollution You can use the service via the MoreSai app at https://www.moresai.com/download-link.html.

4. The fixed-bed downdraft gasification method used in this gasification power prototype plant includes a plasma system as an additional heat source. This power plant uses infectious wastes gathered from the SUT Hospital and refuse-derived fuel (RDF) as fuel. The plant comprises of four processes: a system for conveying waste fuel, one for producing fuel gas, one for purifying fuel gas, and one for generating power.With the ability to manage and maintain a furnace at a very high temperature, this gasification power prototype plant can eliminate waste with a high degree of efficiency. The electricity is used by the plasma arc technique to heat the air (a mixture of N2 and O2 gas). The breakdown of the gas molecule into the plasma stage occurs at a temperature of 2,000 degrees centigrade for the atmosphere.5. Organic and Inorganic Waste Disposal Plant : Integrated Solid Waste Sorting Plant

Integrated Solid Waste Sorting Plant. This facility composts or uses Mechanical Biological Treatment (MBT) technology. The waste processing process includes a waste segregation system using a conveyor belt, grinder machine, MBT system, and sieve machine to separate organic compost and plastics for the waste processing process. The waste processing process converts waste into organic compost and Refuse Derived Fuel (RDF). These procedures produce organic compost and RDF as byproducts.

93% of the total trash (1,468 Ton/Year) is made up of recyclable wastes, RDF, and organic compost, totaling 1,140 Ton/Year. The waste processing method resulted in the production of 663 Tons of RDF and 477 Tons of organic compost each year. RDF