SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC : Energy Estimation, Performance & Potential in Sabah

by AG SUFIYAN ABD HAMID, KARTINI SUKARNO, HALIM RAZALI & JEDOL DAYOU.

Publisher - Penerbit UKM

Category - General Academics

The world is currently facing environmental damages partially caused by increasing energy consumption from conventional energy sources such as fossil fuels. Hence, renewable energy such as solar energy, which is regenerated naturally, is currently receiving considerable attention for energy generation. To sustain electricity generation from solar energy, consistent solar radiation is preferable throughout the year, and complete information on the daily, monthly and yearly radiation profile are required for further development planning. Kota Kinabalu, the capital city located in the west coast of Sabah, is claimed to be one of the areas that receives the highest solar radiation every year in Malaysia. The purpose of this book is to share the knowledge regarding the potential of electricity generation in Kota Kinabalu that may serves as guidelines for future planning. For electrical energy generation, it is found that the actual efficiency of energy conversion for uncooled and fixed solar photovoltaic panel is 13%. As a comparison, continuous cooling of the fixed solar panel has increased the efficiency to up to 16.7% whereas for uncooled dual tracking solar panel, the efficiency is slightly low which is 15.1%. With this efficiency, over 200kWh/m2 of electricity could be generated when the solar panel is fixed but continuously cooled or applied with dual axis sun tracking system without incorporating the cooling system. These amounts of electricity are quite substantial which shows the potential for developing solar energy power in Sabah.

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