The Malaysian Electricity Supply Industry Outlook 2016 has highlighted that Malaysia’s electricity supply infrastructure is among the best in South East Asia. However, upon flood disaster, the national power supply is easily interrupted and electricity cannot be supplied efficiently to the people, especially for the locals in the rural areas. One of the significant groups affected during flood in the rural areas comes from the FELDA communities. These people are usually left vulnerable in a blackout during flood disaster. Therefore, it is significant to have alternative power supply that can be used as a supporting energy relief during the disaster. One of the potential alternatives energy that can supplement electricity during blackout upon flood disaster comes from solar energy. By using solar energy, electricity can be generated and stored ahead of time at the flood relief center. This flood relief strategies is supported by the National Security Council (KMN) and the Ministry of Rural and Regional Development of Malaysia part of the national flood disaster blue print agenda. Therefore, this research aimed to explore the potential of using solar-generated electricity in helping the FELDA communities in the rural area in facing power disruption during flood disaster. The focus will be on presenting the overview of FELDA flood areas in Malaysia and provide discussion on the research methodology obtained to overcome the issue.
Malaysia’s development has been largely financed from its fossil fuels resources that come principally from the South China Sea. This has enabled electricity to be distributed equitably throughout society and improved the quality of life for people in Malaysia. However, the depletion of fossil fuel resources and the international conflict over South China Sea territorial ownership may leads to inadequacy of supply in the future, and may give direct impact to people in the rural areas. Malaysia’s greatest potential for solar energy comes from photovoltaics (PVs) and the large roofs of village houses offer significant potential to contribute electricity both nationally and to the local communities. However, this technology is still unfamiliar to the people living in local villages due to the subsidised electricity by TNB and high capital costs of PV systems. This paper investigates whether establishing a “solar village” is feasible in Malaysia. Through a cost feasibility analysis, the potential of harnessing solar electricity for local villages in Malaysia has been demonstrated. A novel mechanism has been presented that allows rural households to own PV panels, rent the grid cables and to share surplus electricity within the community through a three (3) way financing routes map.
Malaysia Energy Outlook 2016 has highlighted that Malaysia's electricity generation mix has always been highly dependent on fossil fuels. There is a concern on energy security for Malaysia recently, since the depletion of fossil fuel occurs and its effect increases the price of electricity tariff. Nevertheless, the energy demand continues to increase, which make the non-fossil renewable energy sources is back on demand. Malaysia's highest potential for renewable energy comes from solar energy and the large roofs of rural houses offer potential to contribute solar electricity for the people. Indeed, the engagement of solar energy to the public is very important in allowing this energy to be accepted by the locals. The paper will review the related literature on public engagement for solar energy project. This paper also tries to prospect the potential of implementing solar electricity for a well-known rural organization in Malaysia, known as FELDA.
The smart grid revolution has benefited many sectors but the potential for design optimization among residential units has yet to be explored. Despite some researchers having negative perception of house design's association with the smart grid system, there is in fact potential for investigating design attribute optimisation aligned with the smart grid system. As electricity becomes a necessity of the 21st century society, residential dwellers are becoming more dependent on this indispensable source of energy. As such, this paper explains the development of a framework focusing on design optimization for residential units aligned to the smart grid system using the Fuzzy Delphi Method approach. It focuses on the significant smart grid components linked to the residential sector incorporating key design attributes for energy optimization purposes. The proposed framework denoted two main components of residential design optimization, depicted as indoor and outdoor parameters with its subsequent attributes further categorised into main and detailed components. Twelve design parameters were found to be substantial for the DOfSG development, intended to provide useful guide for aligning residential design towards the smart grid system in Malaysia.
Models of human migration predictions are adequately important to Governments and society as comprehensive tools for making predictions on population changes in the near future. The prediction models would accommodate a database of the readiness and effect in labor markets, the risk of spreading infectious diseases, and the capacity in enduring economic fluctuations. However, as migrations are complex and unpredictable in the huge demographic processes, predicting migration can be notorious and have a high error rate. Using a machine learning approach that can intelligently predict the reverse migration based on the tested data set is a significant way to reduce errors. Thus, this paper aims to explore and compare machine learning models namely three gradient-boosted trees, a random forest, and a decision tree in reverse migration forecasting. Besides the performance of the comparisons, this paper presents the specific weight correlation in each of the machine learning models to describe the importance of the reverse migration factors to the model.
Malaysia has undergone over 50 years of rapid industrialisation, recording 5% to 9% of Growth
Domestic Product (GDP) growth annually. The industrialisation has sprawled from urban areas to rural areas, giving more prosperous economic development. Unfortunately, most of the development has been unsustainable and there is a need for a holistic move towards sustainable approaches for the development, especially for the public building, like mosque. Simultaneously, Malaysian Green Building Index (GBI) is created to support these sustainable approaches for mosque. However, there are limitations on the green element’s application especially for existing mosques, since there is typical mindset from the building owners that the GBI application procedures is hinder with complicated procedures. This paper will explore the literature review of the relationship between Malaysian Green Building Index (GBI) and its Application for Green Mosques in Malaysia.
This research presents a community-based approach to address energy security and energy-saving initiatives through the installation of solar lighting systems for a mosque community in Melaka. The aim is to foster community development while promoting sustainable energy practices, thereby fostering a sense of ownership and responsibility towards sustainable practices. It employs action-based research on-site, which involves participatory projects and empirical observation. The significance of this research lies in its dual focus on community empowerment and environmental sustainability by engaging stakeholders and local people to ensure energy self-sufficiency and sustainability of the project through green resources. A mosque in Merlimau, Melaka, has been selected as a case study and involves a mixed-method approach that leads towards collaborative efforts between researchers, community leaders, and local residents in the decision-making process. Ultimately, this research has ensured engagement among the locals, which aligns with the daily energy priorities of the mosque. By harnessing the power of 25 solar lighting systems (ranging from 10 watts to 200 watts), this mosque has managed to reduce its reliance on traditional energy sources, thus contributing to energy security and saving 10% from the monthly electricity bills. It has served as a tangible demonstration of the benefits of solar energy, inspiring broader adoption within other mosque communities in Malaysia. In the near future, the dissemination of solar lighting technologies is anticipated to contribute towards more sustainable mosques and increase the community development through resilient approaches.
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