Role of feed-in tariff policy in promoting solar photovoltaic investments in Malaysia: A system dynamics approach

Ahmad, Salman; Tahar, Razman Mat; Muhammad‐Sukki, Firdaus; Munir, Ahmad; Rahim, Ruzairi Abdul

doi:10.1016/j.energy.2015.03.047

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“…Table I summarises the estimated renewable potential in Malaysia. Since December 2011, the financial support mechanism of feed-in tariff has also been in place (Ahmad and Tahar, 2014b;Muhammad-Sukki et al, 2014). Though various studies have discovered that the general public in Malaysia is in favour of renewable technologies (Ahmad, et al 2015;Ahmad and Tahar, 2014c;Alam et al, 2014;Lim and Lam, 2014), there is a lack of understanding on the public attitudes and motivation to use renewable technologies, particularly solar PV technology (Solangi et al, 2015;Muhammad-Sukki et al, 2011). There are numerous studies available from developed counties evaluating the prospects of solar PV technology from the public's perspective (Musall and Kuik, 2011;Park and Oh, 2014;Schelly, 2014), but for developing countries, such as Malaysia, these studies are limited in number and are more focused on technical and policy considerations (Chua and Oh, 2012;Lau et al, 2009;Maulud and Saidi, 2012;Mekhilef et al, 2012;Murni et al, 2013;Nor et al, 2014).…”

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Public acceptance of residential solar photovoltaic technology in Malaysia

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Purpose Gaining independence from fossil fuels and combating climate change are the main factors to increase the generation of electricity from renewable fuels. Amongst the renewable technologies, solar photovoltaic (PV) is believed to have the largest potential. However, the number of people adopting solar PV technologies is still relatively low. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to examine the household consumers’ acceptance of solar PV technology being installed on their premises. Design/methodology/approach To examine the solar PV technology acceptance, this study uses technology acceptance model (TAM) as a reference framework. A survey was conducted to gather data and to validate the research model. Out of 780 questionnaires distributed across Malaysia, 663 were returned and validated. Findings The analysis revealed that perceived ease of use, perceived usefulness and attitude to use significantly influenced behavioural intention to use solar PV technology. Research limitations/implications This study contributes by extending the understanding of public inclination towards the adoption of solar PV technology. Also, this study contributes in identifying the areas which need to be examined further. However, collecting data from urban peninsular Malaysian respondents only limits the generalization of the results. Practical implications On the policy front, this study reveals that governmental support is needed to trigger PV acceptance. Originality/value This paper uses TAM to analyse the uptake of solar PV technology in Malaysian context.

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“…As an effective method of investigating complicated systems and problems, system dynamics has been used in many aspects. Ahmad et al [2] try to analyze a policy in promoting solar PV (photovoltaic) investments in Malaysia by using a dynamic systems approach. Ha et al [9] concentrate on the process simulation of ships and offshore structures and develop a multibody system dynamics simulator in order to get a better simulation process.…”

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A new transshipment policy in cluster supply chains based on system dynamics

Yan

Liu

2018

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In this paper, the cross-chain inventory emergency supplementary of two single supply chains is investigated to simulate the transshipment of the supply chain network system in the industrial cluster supply chains. We assume that each single supply chain is composed by a manufacturer, a wholesaler and a retailer. Besides, a new transshipment policy based on system dynamics (SD) is proposed in this paper, called the model of the cross-chain inventory transshipment between two enterprises from both the same tier and different tiers. The new proposed model is different from the model of the cross-chain inventory transshipment between two enterprises at the same tier and the model of the cross-chain inventory transshipment between two enterprises at different tiers, which have been researched by previous scholars. Some comparisons are made among the three models. It is proved that the new proposed model can improve the customer satisfaction level (CSL) and lower the total inventory level than the two other models existing currently.

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“…For example, the establishment of Feed-in Tariff (FiT) that allows the owners of solar PV panel to sell their clean energy to distribution licensee for a fixed number of years [1]. Another major reason degradation of solar PV panel system is due to soiling rate on the panels.…”

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Impact of Soiling Rate on Solar Photovoltaic Panel in Malaysia

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There are some weaknesses of using solar PV system especially when there is issue of soiling on the surface of solar PV panel. The consequences for absence of this such study can cause unanticipated cost in the operation of solar PV panel. The objective of this project is to study the trend of soiling rate over different time period and its effect on the performance of solar PV panel in Malaysia and to develop a simple prediction model for cleaning interval of solar PV system in Malaysia. The study was conducted on real-time basis on a building’s roof. Measurements of solar irradiance, voltage, current and the mass of dust collected were performed from both clean and dirty panels. It was discovered that the Monthly Test was significant with 4.53% of performance drop. Further analysis was conducted by running prediction model for cleaning interval. Intersection of graph plotting and fixed cleaning cost gives answer of cleaning interval that can be performed. It can be concluded that for every two and half month is the recommended time interval to perform regular cleaning to maximise electrical power generation by solar PV system in Malaysia.

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Role of feed-in tariff policy in promoting solar photovoltaic investments in Malaysia: A system dynamics approach

Cited by 78 publications

References 40 publications

Public acceptance of residential solar photovoltaic technology in Malaysia

Public acceptance of residential solar photovoltaic technology in Malaysia

A new transshipment policy in cluster supply chains based on system dynamics

Impact of Soiling Rate on Solar Photovoltaic Panel in Malaysia

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