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Sustainable electricity generation from oil palm biomass wastes in Malaysia: An industry survey

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  • Umar, Mohd Shaharin
  • Jennings, Philip
  • Urmee, Tania

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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 The introduction of the FiT (Feed-in Tariff) regime in 2011, which superseded the underperforming SREP (Small Renewable Energy Power) scheme, is expected to catalyse and accelerate the development of the renewable energy industry,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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  • Umar, Mohd Shaharin & Jennings, Philip & Urmee, Tania, 2014. "Sustainable electricity generation from oil palm biomass wastes in Malaysia: An industry survey," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 67(C), pages 496-505.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:energy:v:67:y:2014:i:c:p:496-505
    DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2014.01.067
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