Journal article
Sustainable electricity generation from oil palm biomass wastes in Malaysia: An industry survey
Energy, Vol.67, pp.496-505
2014
Abstract
The biomass wastes from the palm oil industry offer great potential for large-scale power generation in Malaysia. It has been estimated that 85.5% of available biomass in the country comes from oil palm agriculture. The introduction of the FiT (Feed-in Tariff) regime in 2011, which superseded the underperforming SREP (Small Renewable Energy Power) scheme, is expected to catalyse and accelerate the development of the renewable energy industry, including biomass technology. Despite a major overhaul of the market structure under the new scheme, the sustainability of the grid-connected oil palm biomass renewable energy industry downstream components remains questionable. Hence, this paper aims to investigate and analyse the market response to six sustainability-related topics. The research methods include electronic and conventional postal modes to disseminate questionnaires to all of the palm oil producers. The returned questionnaires were then analysed with a statistical tool and inferences were drawn to identify the gaps in the existing policy system. The survey identified several key factors for the government's consideration.
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- Title
- Sustainable electricity generation from oil palm biomass wastes in Malaysia: An industry survey
- Authors/Creators
- M.S. Umar (Author/Creator) - Murdoch UniversityP.J. Jennings (Author/Creator) - Murdoch UniversityT. Urmee (Author/Creator) - Murdoch University
- Publication Details
- Energy, Vol.67, pp.496-505
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Identifiers
- 991005539584007891
- Copyright
- © 2014 Elsevier Ltd
- Murdoch Affiliation
- School of Engineering and Information Technology
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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