Prospect of clean coal for sustainable energy mix in Malaysia

Coal; Emission control; Energy policy; Environmental impact; Fossil fuels; Greenhouse gases; Sustainable development; Clean coal; Economic sustainability; Effective energy; Energy; Environmental issues; Fuel diversification; Malaysia; Sustainable energy; Coal industry

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Main Authors: Salleh S.F., Al-Amin A.Q., Abdullah T.A.R.T.
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spelling my.uniten.dspace-257562023-05-29T16:13:51Z Prospect of clean coal for sustainable energy mix in Malaysia Salleh S.F. Al-Amin A.Q. Abdullah T.A.R.T. 56367343500 23481119100 56594684600 Coal; Emission control; Energy policy; Environmental impact; Fossil fuels; Greenhouse gases; Sustainable development; Clean coal; Economic sustainability; Effective energy; Energy; Environmental issues; Fuel diversification; Malaysia; Sustainable energy; Coal industry This study evaluates the current energy diversification policy in Malaysia and proposes clean coal as an alternative to address the environmental issues and economic sustainability concerns in the power generation sector. In order to clearly picture the competitiveness of the proposed alternative, this study explored two scenarios, namely, Scenario a and Scenario b. The former scenario acts as a baseline, where the conventional coal is consumed for power generation; while the latter scenario looks at the prospect of substituting the conventional coal with clean coal by 5%, 10% and 15%. Mixed with four other energy sources specified in the Five-Fuel Diversification Strategy for power generation, the total amount of GHG that would be generated is estimated for both scenarios. It was found that the substitution approach could reduce the greenhouse gas (GHG) emission significantly by 63%, from 823,498 kilotonne (kt) to 305,288 kt in year 2020. The findings highlight the potential of clean coal as a healthy alternative in reaching the Intended Nationally Determined Contribution (INDC)'s target on GHG emission reduction. The results would lessen the gap between the GHG mitigation potential and INDC target, and aid in the formulation of effective energy strategy for power generation in Malaysia. � 2020 Inderscience Enterprises Ltd. Final 2023-05-29T08:13:51Z 2023-05-29T08:13:51Z 2020 Article 10.1504/IJESD.2020.105470 2-s2.0-85081395674 https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85081395674&doi=10.1504%2fIJESD.2020.105470&partnerID=40&md5=9e252f152476d497307773f2b8e1df23 https://irepository.uniten.edu.my/handle/123456789/25756 19 1 59 71 Inderscience Publishers Scopus
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description Coal; Emission control; Energy policy; Environmental impact; Fossil fuels; Greenhouse gases; Sustainable development; Clean coal; Economic sustainability; Effective energy; Energy; Environmental issues; Fuel diversification; Malaysia; Sustainable energy; Coal industry
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Salleh S.F.
Al-Amin A.Q.
Abdullah T.A.R.T.
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author Salleh S.F.
Al-Amin A.Q.
Abdullah T.A.R.T.
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Al-Amin A.Q.
Abdullah T.A.R.T.
Prospect of clean coal for sustainable energy mix in Malaysia
author_sort Salleh S.F.
title Prospect of clean coal for sustainable energy mix in Malaysia
title_short Prospect of clean coal for sustainable energy mix in Malaysia
title_full Prospect of clean coal for sustainable energy mix in Malaysia
title_fullStr Prospect of clean coal for sustainable energy mix in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Prospect of clean coal for sustainable energy mix in Malaysia
title_sort prospect of clean coal for sustainable energy mix in malaysia
publisher Inderscience Publishers
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