Study on Malaysian's Perspective Towards Renewable Energy Mainly on Solar Energy

Gomesh, N.; Ismail, Daut; Irwanto, M.; Irwan, Y.M.; Fitra, M.

doi:10.1016/j.egypro.2013.07.035

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“…Lower irradiation during South-West monsoon when the wind direction changes and proceeds from Australia and moves towards Sumatera Island before reaching the Straits of Malacca between May and September [35]. Generally, Malaysia has a high potential for solar generation taking into consideration its hot and sunny weather all year round [36]. Estimated potential for solar generation can reach up to 6500 MW [18].…”

Section: Solar Potentialmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Potential and Status of Renewable Energy Development in Malaysia

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The Malaysian Government has set an ambitious target to achieve a higher penetration of Renewable Energy (RE) in the Malaysian energy mix. To date, Malaysia has approximately 2% of its energy coming from RE generation sources compared to the total generation mix and targets achieving 20% penetration by 2025. The current energy mix for Malaysia power generation is mainly provided by natural gas and coal. The discussion will cover the traditional sources of generation including natural gas, coal and big hydro stations. In addition, the paper will cover in depth the potential of RE in the country, challenges, and opportunities in this sector. This study can give an initial evaluation of the Malaysian energy industry, especially for RE and can initiate further research and development in this area in order to support the Government target to achieve RE target of 20% by 2025.

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Section: Solar Potentialmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Potential and Status of Renewable Energy Development in Malaysia

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“…where T r is dashpot time constant (s). By using PI governor, K d =0, where T w , called water time constant or water starting time (in s) is calculated as (9).…”

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“…The nation's oil reached a peak of 862,000 bbl/d in 2004 and production has been gradually decrementing ever since, primarily due to maturing oil reservoirs [8]. To ensure sustainability in the development of it's oil reserves, it has become an important issue for the governments to establish new economically worthy sources of energy as the supply of fuels are gradually depleting and alternative costs and the maintenance remains increasing yearly making it harder for Malaysia to sustain its oil development [9]. Malaysia is rich in renewable energy sources such as biogas, biomass, solar, wind and hydro.…”

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Micro Hydropower System Design for Gua Kelam Electricity Supply

Albreem

Aspan

2018

IJAPE

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Sufficient and uninterrupted electricity supply is one of the main factors to develop the country. Today, electricity can be generated using a variety of sources, whether from non-renewable sources as well as renewable resources. To generate electrical power, Malaysia can't rely entirely on non-renewable resources such as petroleum and coal as these are finite resources which are experiencing depletion around the world. Electricity generated from renewable sources such as water, particularly from micro hydropower systems is considered the cheapest and most environmentally friendly source of electrical energy. Based on the reconnaissance study conducted, the streams of flowing water in Gua Kelam have the potential to yield about 34.29 kW of electricity power, based on the head height of 27 m and flow rate 0.216 m3/s. In this paper, a model for an ordinary micro hydropower facility has been proposed. It links various electromechanical equipment consisting of a hydraulic turbine governor, and a synchronous generator. The modeling was executed to design a micro hydropower system as an alternative source of supply of electricity to Gua Kelam, Perlis. The proposed model was tested by placing a three-phase fault to earth for the purpose of testing the reliability of the system. With the selection of an appropriate control system, the proposed model is very suitable for the development of micro hydropower system at a potential site such as Gua Kelam.

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“…Among the energy sources, solar energy is being considered to satisfy energy demand in Malaysia and the whole world (Gomesh et al 2013). Malaysia is one of the developing countries with a GDP of $15,400 per capita, and its purchasing power parity (PPP basis) based on steady GDP growth rate was 4.6 in 2009 (IMF 2011;Fokaides et al 2014).…”

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confidence: 99%

Social acceptance of solar energy in Malaysia: users’ perspective

Solangi

Saidur

Luhur

et al. 2015

Clean Techn Environ Policy

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The increase in energy demand has caused considerable attention to be directed toward sustainable energy resources. The importance of electricity generation through solar energy has been intensively highlighted globally, but Malaysia has yet to exert efforts to develop this energy resource. This study explores the social acceptance and level of human interest in solar energy. In addition, this work identifies the difficulties in the consumption of solar energy and the expectations for solar energy development in Malaysia. Survey results show that 80 % of the respondents are highly interested in solar energy. However, the majority of the respondents have reported that some hindrances, such as expensive solar panels and lack of correct information about solar energy utilization, make fuel-generated electricity a preferable choice. Meanwhile, almost 80 % of the respondents believe that government incentives could best enhance solar energy usage nationwide. To implement new solar energy policies successfully in Malaysia, the government should support the establishment of solar power plants, as well as provide complete information and funding for independent research. Furthermore, more than 70 % of respondents perceive the government to be the main organization that should lead the development of this energy sector. Therefore, this research provides some useful references for policy makers to continue promoting the use of solar energy in Malaysia.

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Study on Malaysian's Perspective Towards Renewable Energy Mainly on Solar Energy

Cited by 38 publications

References 10 publications

The Potential and Status of Renewable Energy Development in Malaysia

The Potential and Status of Renewable Energy Development in Malaysia

Micro Hydropower System Design for Gua Kelam Electricity Supply

Social acceptance of solar energy in Malaysia: users’ perspective

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