Photovoltaic technology in Malaysia: past, present, and future plan
This article presents solar energy or specifically the solar photovoltaic (PV) development outlook in Malaysia. The paper first introduces the massive potential of solar energy in the country, the key players in the solar energy development and the early solar energy policies, and programmes in the...
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| author | Almaktar, Mohamed Abdul Rahman, Hasimah Hassan, Mohammad Yusri Wan Omar, Wan Zaidi |
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| description | This article presents solar energy or specifically the solar photovoltaic (PV) development outlook in Malaysia. The paper first introduces the massive potential of solar energy in the country, the key players in the solar energy development and the early solar energy policies, and programmes in the country. The most important to the PV development is the Malaysia Building Integrated Photovoltaic initiative, which is presented in this paper followed by an explanation on the Feed-in Tariff recently introduced in the country to encourage new solar PV projects. The outlook for solar PV in Malaysia is optimistic and as the uptake of solar PV increases, the unit cost is coming down rapidly. Solar PV is expected to be the most competitive Renewable Energy (RE) source, with the potential to achieve grid parity for electrical power in the country in the near future, and surpassing all other REs combined by 2050. |
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| spelling | utm.eprints-588362021-12-06T03:32:31Z http://eprints.utm.my/58836/ Photovoltaic technology in Malaysia: past, present, and future plan Almaktar, Mohamed Abdul Rahman, Hasimah Hassan, Mohammad Yusri Wan Omar, Wan Zaidi TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering This article presents solar energy or specifically the solar photovoltaic (PV) development outlook in Malaysia. The paper first introduces the massive potential of solar energy in the country, the key players in the solar energy development and the early solar energy policies, and programmes in the country. The most important to the PV development is the Malaysia Building Integrated Photovoltaic initiative, which is presented in this paper followed by an explanation on the Feed-in Tariff recently introduced in the country to encourage new solar PV projects. The outlook for solar PV in Malaysia is optimistic and as the uptake of solar PV increases, the unit cost is coming down rapidly. Solar PV is expected to be the most competitive Renewable Energy (RE) source, with the potential to achieve grid parity for electrical power in the country in the near future, and surpassing all other REs combined by 2050. Taylor and Francis Ltd. 2015 Article PeerReviewed Almaktar, Mohamed and Abdul Rahman, Hasimah and Hassan, Mohammad Yusri and Wan Omar, Wan Zaidi (2015) Photovoltaic technology in Malaysia: past, present, and future plan. Intenartional Journal of Sustainable Energy, 34 (2). pp. 128-140. ISSN 1478-6451 http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14786451.2013.852198 DOI:10.1080/14786451.2013.852198 |
| spellingShingle | TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering Almaktar, Mohamed Abdul Rahman, Hasimah Hassan, Mohammad Yusri Wan Omar, Wan Zaidi Photovoltaic technology in Malaysia: past, present, and future plan |
| title | Photovoltaic technology in Malaysia: past, present, and future plan |
| title_full | Photovoltaic technology in Malaysia: past, present, and future plan |
| title_fullStr | Photovoltaic technology in Malaysia: past, present, and future plan |
| title_full_unstemmed | Photovoltaic technology in Malaysia: past, present, and future plan |
| title_short | Photovoltaic technology in Malaysia: past, present, and future plan |
| title_sort | photovoltaic technology in malaysia past present and future plan |
| topic | TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering |
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