scholarly journals Solar Power in the Island Nation, Mauritius

2020 ◽  
Vol 190 ◽  
pp. 00007
Author(s):  
Dhirajsing Rughoo
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Co2 Emission ◽  
Fossil Fuel ◽  
A Priori ◽  
High Humidity ◽  
Solar Photovoltaic ◽  
Environment Pollution ◽  
Tropical Islands ◽  
High Cloud ◽  
Cloud Coverage

The challenges to integrating a greater share of renewable energy, more specifically solar energy into the power grid in tropical islands are that these islands have a complex microclimate, high humidity and high cloud coverage. Because of this, the power output from solar photovoltaic (SPV) plants is severely affected. In this manuscript, the results of a study carried out on the performance of a 15.2 MW solar photovoltaic (SPV) plant in the island nation Mauritius is presented. The net annual yield was 22 162 MWh and has avoided 22 162 metric t of CO2 emission into the atmosphere. An attempt is also made to develop a model to forecast the power that can be generated from the SPV plants at that location. The grid operator, the national Central Electricity Board (CEB) needs to know a priori, the energy mix for the subsequent few days so that the level of operation of fossil fuel fired thermal plants can be tuned accordingly to minimize the environment pollution of this pristine island.

Cost of renewable energy will fall further globally

2016 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Fossil Fuel ◽  
Slow Growth ◽  
Energy Costs ◽  
Solar Photovoltaic ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Energy Growth ◽  
Photovoltaic Power ◽  
Cost Of Energy ◽  
First Choice

Subject Declining costs of renewable energy. Significance Recent auctions and 'levelised cost of energy' (LCOE) studies show that the costs of wind and solar photovoltaic power are now competitive with fossil-fuel power generation in an increasing number of scenarios. Impacts Competitive renewable energy costs will encourage governments to adopt renewables as first-choice technologies. While positive for emissions, higher renewables adoption will slow growth in international fossil fuel trade to the detriment of exporters. Variable renewable energy growth will increase demand for system-balancing technologies, such as interconnectors and electricity storage.

scholarly journals Disposal Method of Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Panels: A Case Studies in Malaysia

2021 ◽  
Vol 33 (6) ◽  
pp. 1215-1221
Author(s):  
S.M. Ho ◽  
S.N. Ng ◽  
M.A. Munaaim
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Power Plants ◽  
Fossil Fuel ◽  
Crystalline Silicon ◽  
Solar Photovoltaic ◽  
Total Energy Consumption ◽  
Photovoltaic Panel ◽  
Photovoltaic Panels ◽  
Carbon Dioxide Gas ◽  
Solar Power Plants

Previous studies have highlighted that fossil fuel accounted for the largest share of total energy consumption in worldwide if compared to renewable energy. However, it has many disadvantages such as emission of carbon dioxide gas, contributes to global warming, creates pollution, contributes to acid rain and unsafe. Nowadays, many solar power plants have been built in order to replace fossil fuel. Solar energy has bright future due to some advantages such as pollution free, cheap renewable energy, easy install solar cell panel and less maintenance. Solar photovoltaic development has remarkably grown since the early 2000s. Because an average panel lifetime is 30 years, 17,000 tonnes of solar panel wastes are anticipated in the year 2030 in Malaysia. As the solar photovoltaic market increases, so will the volume of decommissioned photovoltaic panels. Growing photovoltaic panel waste represents a new environmental challenge, but also miraculous opportunities to create value and pursue new solar photovoltaic end-of-life industries economic route.

Renewable Energy and Carbon Footprint Emission at University Technology Malaysia (UTM)

2013 ◽  
Vol 734-737 ◽  
pp. 1861-1864 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zeynab Yazdani ◽  
Amirreza Naderipour ◽  
Mohd. Zaki Kamsah
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Carbon Footprint ◽  
Co2 Emission ◽  
Fossil Fuel ◽  
Solar Power ◽  
Ghg Emissions ◽  
University Technology ◽  
Global Concern ◽  
Photo Voltaic

The addition of renewable energy as the fifth source of Fuel Policy which was formulated under the 8th Malaysia Plan (20012005) to reduce dependency on fossil fuel and to address the rising global concern about climate change. This study is specifically on the GHG emissions from the consumption electricity are considered to be indirect emissions by the GHG Protocol guideline and effectiveness of using solar power Energy in order to calculate the current carbon footprint from electricity consumed at UTM and using Photo Voltaic (PV) as a renewable energy for reduce CO2 emission.

scholarly journals A study on the use of renewable energy for coconut dehusking

2018 ◽  
Vol 150 ◽  
pp. 04006
Author(s):  
Shamsul Shamsudin ◽  
Bonny Dominic Merikan ◽  
Safarudin Herawan ◽  
Juhari Ab Razak
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Fossil Fuel ◽  
Important Application ◽  
Circuit Modeling ◽  
Solar Photovoltaic ◽  
Software Simulation ◽  
Software Analysis ◽  
Cost Of Ownership

A solar photovoltaic (PV) coconut dehusking machine may become one important application of renewable energy especially in rural areas like in Sarawak. It will not only enhance the socio-economy in such areas but also indirectly reduce the risk of injuries from the process of dehusking coconuts manually. Thus the purpose of the study is to simulate the performance of the PV coconut dehusking machine by circuit modeling in Simulink and PVsyst software. Simulation results showed that it could match the rpm and torque required in the dry coconut shear test. Furthermore, when implemented, such a PV-powered machine is expected to offer better cost of ownership in the long term when compared to a dehusking machine that runs on fossil fuel based on the PVsyst software analysis.

scholarly journals FOSSIL FUEL PRICE, CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSION, AND RENEWABLE ENERGY CAPACITY: EVIDENCE FROM ASIAN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (Number 1) ◽  
pp. 79-96
Author(s):  
Karren Lee Hwei Khaw ◽  
Toh Jia Ni
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Dioxide ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Co2 Emission ◽  
Fossil Fuels ◽  
Fossil Fuel ◽  
Energy Capacity ◽  
Fuel Price ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Asian Developing Countries

This paper examined the impact of fossil fuel price and carbon dioxide (CO2) emission on renewable energy, using a sample of 14 Asian developing countries from the years 2000 to 2018. Fossil fuel prices, mainly those of crude oil and coal, are positively related to renewable energy capacity. CO2 emission is also a positive driver, indicating the significance of environmental concern. The results were consistent for both the upper-middle-income and lower-middle-income countries. Between fossil fuels and CO2 emission, the positive impact of CO2 emission outweighed that of fossil fuels. From a policy perspective, this paper concurs the need to shift huge subsidies away from fossil fuels to renewable energy and to enforce a heavy tax on CO2 emission for a sustainable environment.

scholarly journals Trends in Scientific Literature on Energy Return Ratio of Renewable Energy Sources for Supporting Policymakers

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roberto Leonardo Rana ◽  
Mariarosaria Lombardi ◽  
Pasquale Giungato ◽  
Caterina Tricase
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Alternative Fuels ◽  
Fossil Fuels ◽  
Fossil Fuel ◽  
Renewable Energy Sources ◽  
Ghg Emissions ◽  
Energy Sources ◽  
Economic Systems ◽  
Solar Photovoltaic ◽  
Academic Literature

The scarcity of fossil fuels and their environmental impact as greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, have prompted governments around the world to both develop research and foster the use of renewable energy sources (RES), such as biomass, wind, and solar. Therefore, although these efforts represent potential solutions for fossil fuel shortages and GHG emission reduction, some doubts have emerged recently regarding their energy efficiency. Indeed, it is very useful to assess their energy gain, which means quantifying and comparing the amount of energy consumed to produce alternative fuels. In this context, the aim of this paper is to analyze the trend of the academic literature of studies concerning the indices of the energy return ratio (ERR), such as energy return on energy invested (EROEI), considering biomass, wind and solar energy. This could be useful for institutions and to public organizations in order to redefine their political vision for realizing sustainable socio-economic systems in line with the transition from fossil fuels to renewable energies. Results showed that biomass seems to be more expensive and less efficient than the equivalent fossil-based energy, whereas solar photovoltaic (PV) and wind energy have reached mature and advanced levels of technology.

scholarly journals Evaluation of Potential Sites for Harnessing Tidal Energy around Coastal Area of Malaysia

2018 ◽  
Vol 225 ◽  
pp. 06015
Author(s):  
Nazani Nazri ◽  
Shahrani Anuar ◽  
Firdaus Basrawi ◽  
Ahmmad Shukrie ◽  
Siti Aishah
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Coastal Area ◽  
Co2 Emission ◽  
Electricity Generation ◽  
Fossil Fuel ◽  
Tidal Energy ◽  
Electricity Demand ◽  
Location Identification ◽  
Suitable Location ◽  
Mode Generation

This paper present the potential sites around coastal area of Malaysia for electricity generation by harnessing tidal energy. As the electricity demand increase over the year and generating electricity by using fossil fuel caused the increase number in CO2 emission, thus renewable energy become one of the solution for alternating energy for electricity. There are a few of identified locations along Malaysia’s coastal area that have potential for tidal energy implementation. The approaching for harnessing tidal energy are by using tidal barrage approach which are consist three types of mode generation ebb-mode, flood-mode and double-mode. The output generations are calculated by identify the size of basin at identified locations. For suitable location identification is by using geographical map and bathymetry map. At the end, the identified location that suitable for harnessing tidal energy are Pulau Langkawi, Pulau Pinang, Lumut, Miri, Kota Kinabalu, Kudat, Lahad Datu, Tawau and Labuan.

Energy After COVID

2020 ◽  
Vol 119 (820) ◽  
pp. 317-322
Author(s):  
Michael T. Klare
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Electric Vehicles ◽  
Fossil Fuels ◽  
Fossil Fuel ◽  
White Collar ◽  
Peak Oil ◽  
Business Travel ◽  
Reduce Energy Consumption ◽  
The Cost ◽  
Energy Companies

By transforming patterns of travel and work around the world, the COVID-19 pandemic is accelerating the transition to renewable energy and the decline of fossil fuels. Lockdowns brought car commuting and plane travel to a near halt, and the mass experiment in which white-collar employees have been working from home may permanently reduce energy consumption for business travel. Renewable energy and electric vehicles were already gaining market share before the pandemic. Under pressure from investors, major energy companies have started writing off fossil fuel reserves as stranded assets that are no longer worth the cost of extracting. These shifts may indicate that “peak oil demand” has arrived earlier than expected.

The path to a 2025 nuclear-free Taiwan: An analysis of dynamic competition among emissions, energy, and economy

2020 ◽  
pp. 0958305X2094998
Author(s):  
Chun Chih Chen
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Nuclear Energy ◽  
Fossil Fuel ◽  
Percentage Error ◽  
Kuznets Curve ◽  
Energy Mix ◽  
Improve Energy Efficiency ◽  
Relationship Analysis ◽  
The Government

Taiwan intends to be nuclear free by 2025. This study employs the Lotka–Volterra competition model for sustainable development to analyze the emissions–energy–economy (3Es) issue to make appropriate policy suggestions for a nuclear-free transition. It also offers a new approach to naming the 3E relationship. The literature review shows that the environmental Kuznets curve accompanies the feedback and conservation hypotheses. In the 3E dynamics relationship analysis, the model shows a good mean absolute percentage error (<15%) for the model estimation. The key findings are as follows: 1) the fossil fuel-led economy exists; 2) CO2 emissions are reduced with nuclear energy consumption; 3) renewable energy is far from scale; 4) a complementary effect exists between fossil fuel and nuclear energy consumption; and 5) gas retrofitting and phasing out of nuclear seem imminent. In the energy transition, Taiwan drastically cuts nuclear energy without considering energy diversity due to which troubles might ensue. The priority issue for Taiwan’s energy mix is energy security. To deal with these concerns, this study suggests the government could improve energy efficiency, build a smart grid, develop carbon capture and storage, and reconsider putting nuclear energy back into the energy mix before renewable energy is scaled.

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