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Viability assessment of small-scale on-grid wind energy generator for households in Malaysia

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dc.contributor.authorAlkawsi G.en_US
dc.contributor.authorBaashar Y.en_US
dc.contributor.authorAlkahtani A.A.en_US
dc.contributor.authorLim C.W.en_US
dc.contributor.authorTiong S.K.en_US
dc.contributor.authorKhudari M.en_US
dc.contributor.authorid57191982354en_US
dc.contributor.authorid56768090200en_US
dc.contributor.authorid55646765500en_US
dc.contributor.authorid35722335000en_US
dc.contributor.authorid15128307800en_US
dc.contributor.authorid57211608540en_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-05-29T09:07:17Z
dc.date.available2023-05-29T09:07:17Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.descriptionCost benefit analysis; Electric power plants; Wind; Wind power; Wind turbines; Electrical power generation; Financial evaluation; Financial profits; Government supports; Hybrid optimization; Renewable projects; Small scale wind turbines; Wind energy generators; Microgridsen_US
dc.description.abstractThis study provides a techno-financial evaluation of two sites in Malaysia: Kudat, located on the coast of the northernmost part of Sabah, the state of East Malaysia with promising wind potential, and Putrajaya in the Klang Valley region with moderate wind potential at high elevations similar to the dominant cities in Malaysia. Three small-scale wind turbines were evaluated, taking into account a nominal electrical power generation below 100 kW. The research is focused on 220 residential households. The software used to perform the evaluation was Hybrid Optimization of Multiple Energy Resources (HOMER). The research novelty is the examination of the non-hybrid small-scale turbines at high elevations for regions with low wind speed, such as Malaysia. Regardless of the wind farms� financial profit, this study used the net present cost (NPC) analysis in all cases. This research demonstrates the feasibility of small-scale wind turbines mounted at high elevations for generating sufficient energy. The results indicate that in both areas, the RX-20KH3 model is the best option, and the costs of the FH-5000 and RX-20KH3 farms are proportionate for a renewable project. Furthermore, with government support, the WES80 farm could be suitable. � 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.en_US
dc.description.natureFinalen_US
dc.identifier.ArtNo3391
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/en14123391
dc.identifier.issue12
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85108332453
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85108332453&doi=10.3390%2fen14123391&partnerID=40&md5=b2cc28eb45fd4271bd0dcc5327e49ce6
dc.identifier.urihttps://irepository.uniten.edu.my/handle/123456789/26157
dc.identifier.volume14
dc.publisherMDPI AGen_US
dc.relation.ispartofAll Open Access, Gold
dc.sourceScopus
dc.sourcetitleEnergies
dc.titleViability assessment of small-scale on-grid wind energy generator for households in Malaysiaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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