Cofiring biomass with coal: Opportunities for Malaysia

• Main Authors: Rahman A.A., Shamsuddin A.H.
• Other Authors: 36994910600
• Format: Conference Paper
• Published: Institute of Physics Publishing 2023
• Subjects: agricultural residues; cofiring; Malaysia coal power stations; Malaysia; Agricultural wastes; Biomass; Carbon dioxide; Electric generators; Electric power generation; Global warming; Power plants; Biomass resources; Carbon dioxide emissions; Co-firing; Co-firing biomass; Coal power stations; Electricity generation; Potential sources; Renewable energies; biomass power; carbon dioxide; carbon emission; coal; coal-fired power plant; conference proceeding; crop residue; electricity generation; energy resource; integrated approach; renewable resource; stakeholder; Coal
• Institution: Universiti Tenaga Nasional

Malaysia generated 108,175 GWh of electricity in 2010 where 39.51 % was sourced from coal. Coal power generation is also planned to overtake natural gas as the main fuel for electricity generation within the next two decades. Malaysia also has a vast biomass resource that is currently under-utilised...