Prospect of Wave Energy in Malaysia

In developing country like Malaysia, the demand for electricity is expected to rise with increasing urbanization and rapid industrialization. Currently energy production is mainly dependent on fossil fuel but in the near future fossil fuels will not be sustainable because of the depletion of existin...

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Main Authors:	Zahari, Taha, Nahidul Hoque , Samrat, Norhafizan, Ahmad, Choudhury, I.A.
Format:	Conference or Workshop Item
Language:	English
Published:	2014
Subjects:	TS Manufactures
Online Access:	http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/6397/ http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/6397/ http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/6397/1/Prospect_of_Wave_Energy_in_Malaysia.pdf

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spelling	ump-63972018-01-22T02:11:07Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/6397/ Prospect of Wave Energy in Malaysia Zahari, Taha Nahidul Hoque , Samrat Norhafizan, Ahmad Choudhury, I.A. TS Manufactures In developing country like Malaysia, the demand for electricity is expected to rise with increasing urbanization and rapid industrialization. Currently energy production is mainly dependent on fossil fuel but in the near future fossil fuels will not be sustainable because of the depletion of existing reserves and their impact on the environment. Wave energy is an environmentally friendly and fastest growing renewable energy source for a sustainable electrical power generation of the future. Unlike others renewable energy resources, wave energy can produce electric power all over the year. As Malaysia has a total coastline of 4,675 kilometers so there is a great potential for utilization of wave energy in Malaysia especially along the coast and the islands. This paper presents a feasibility study of wave energy at different locations in Malaysia including the estimation of the total power available from the seas surroundings Malaysia. Furthermore, the analysis of investment, operation and maintenance cost for a wave farm is also presented. 2014 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/6397/1/Prospect_of_Wave_Energy_in_Malaysia.pdf Zahari, Taha and Nahidul Hoque , Samrat and Norhafizan, Ahmad and Choudhury, I.A. (2014) Prospect of Wave Energy in Malaysia. In: IEEE 8th International Power Engineering and Optimization Conference (PEOCO 2014), 24-25 March 2014 , Langkawi. pp. 127-132.. http://dx.doi.org/ 10.1109/PEOCO.2014.6814412
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description	In developing country like Malaysia, the demand for electricity is expected to rise with increasing urbanization and rapid industrialization. Currently energy production is mainly dependent on fossil fuel but in the near future fossil fuels will not be sustainable because of the depletion of existing reserves and their impact on the environment. Wave energy is an environmentally friendly and fastest growing renewable energy source for a sustainable electrical power generation of the future. Unlike others renewable energy resources, wave energy can produce electric power all over the year. As Malaysia has a total coastline of 4,675 kilometers so there is a great potential for utilization of wave energy in Malaysia especially along the coast and the islands. This paper presents a feasibility study of wave energy at different locations in Malaysia including the estimation of the total power available from the seas surroundings Malaysia. Furthermore, the analysis of investment, operation and maintenance cost for a wave farm is also presented.
format	Conference or Workshop Item
author	Zahari, Taha Nahidul Hoque , Samrat Norhafizan, Ahmad Choudhury, I.A.
author_facet	Zahari, Taha Nahidul Hoque , Samrat Norhafizan, Ahmad Choudhury, I.A.
author_sort	Zahari, Taha
title	Prospect of Wave Energy in Malaysia
title_short	Prospect of Wave Energy in Malaysia
title_full	Prospect of Wave Energy in Malaysia
title_fullStr	Prospect of Wave Energy in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed	Prospect of Wave Energy in Malaysia
title_sort	prospect of wave energy in malaysia
publishDate	2014
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