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Manufacturer
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
(F)
(G)
Gross AEP,
MWh/y
15,447.0
16,721.9
21,575.1
21,536.0
23,521.6
29,106.4
28,833.7
ENERGY PRODUCTION
Gross CF,
Net AEP,
%
MWh/y
20.27
13,436.6
25.45
15,160.1
23.46
19,576.6
22.25
19,355.5
23.55
21,694.8
27.69
27,166.2
26.33
27,653.3
Net CF,
%
17.63
23.01
21.28
20.00
21.72
25.84
25.25
LCOE,
RM/kWh
0.8390
0.6429
0.6951
0.7396
0.6810
0.5725
0.5858
Table 4: Determination of LCOE with Annual Energy Production of Wind Turbine.
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Malaysia has the potential to develop wind energy
as one of her renewable energy sources like solar,
biomass, biogas and others.
costs and, other economics parameters such as
discount and tax rates.
For example the LCOE can be determined
based on the specifications of the wind turbine
as shown in Table 3 and wind data analysis at a
selected site as discussed above. The best wind
turbine is chosen based on the highest capacity
factor and the lowest LCOE as shown in Table 4.
Conclusion
Malaysia has the potential to develop wind energy
as one of her renewable energy sources like solar,
biomass, biogas and others. A systematic WRA
has been carried out and briefly demonstrated in
this article. The wind measurement campaign at
potential sites has been conducted by installing
the wind masts at 70m height. Based on the
initial data analyzed, there are indications, that
in general Malaysia, has the potential to develop
wind energy because there many sites available
with an average wind speed of more than 5 m/s
at 70m height.
Therefore, the way forward and necessary
action that need to be considered include: (i)
Install a large-scale wind turbine with a capacity
of 1.5-2.5 MW at an identified site as a pilot test
project; (ii) Establish the Feed-in-Tariff rate (FiT) for
wind energy; (iii) Form a partnership with suitable
technology provider; (iv) Establish a wind energy
training centre to address the gaps in knowledge,
specifically on low wind turbine technology;
(v) Develop relevent supporting industries; (vi)
Propose secure funds from public and privates
entities; (vii) Carry out design, construction and
installation locally (viii) Explore the potential of
offshore wind energy and, lastly but not least (ix)
Develop a small-scale wind turbine suitable for
installation on building roof tops.
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