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

Umar, M.S., Jennings, P.J. and Urmee, T. (2014) Sustainable electricity generation from oil palm biomass wastes in Malaysia: An industry survey. Energy, 67 . pp. 496-505.

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 The introduction of the FiT (Feed-in Tariff) regime in 2011, which superseded the underperforming SREP (Small Renewable Energy Power) scheme, is expected to catalyse and accelerate the development of the renewable energy industry,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.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Murdoch Affiliation:	School of Engineering and Information Technology
Publisher:	Elsevier BV
Copyright:	© 2014 Elsevier Ltd
URI:	http://researchrepository.murdoch.edu.au/id/eprint/21140

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