caa a22 4500 606169792 CHVBK 20210128100713.0 cr unu---uuuuu 210128e20150401xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s10098-014-0861-1 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s10098-014-0861-1 Impact of renewable energy on rural electrification in Malaysia: a review [Elektronische Daten] [Farhad Hossain, M. Hasanuzzaman, N. Rahim, H. Ping] Malaysia is rich in renewable energy (RE) resources. Hybrid systems of these resources can contribute strongly to the electrification and sustainable development of rural areas that do not have access to electricity grids. The integration of the generation of hybrid renewable power in remote and rural areas supplies the required power demand and mitigates emissions. Thus, this study reviews the latest literature (theses, journals articles, and conference proceedings) on the need for electricity in remote rural communities, on hybrid RE systems, on environmental impact, and on economic regulation in Malaysia. Power in this country is mainly generated by fossil fuels that emit high concentrations of greenhouse gases. Thus, RE is a potential alternative for to electrify rural areas, to meet current and future energy demands, and to mitigate emissions. Moreover, Malaysia has pledged to reduce its carbon-emission intensity by a maximum of 40% (2005 level) by the year 2020. Therefore, the implementation of RE technologies in this country is significantly aided by RE projects, research and development activities, technologies, energy policies, and future direction. This review concludes that solar, wind, hydro, and biomass energy, as well as a hybrid of these, can effectively electrify rural areas. Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 2014 Energy nationallicence Renewable energy nationallicence Rural electrification nationallicence Hybrid energy nationallicence Emission nationallicence Hossain Farhad UM Power Energy Dedicated Advanced Centre (UMPEDAC), University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia aut Hasanuzzaman M. UM Power Energy Dedicated Advanced Centre (UMPEDAC), University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia aut Rahim N. UM Power Energy Dedicated Advanced Centre (UMPEDAC), University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia aut Ping H. UM Power Energy Dedicated Advanced Centre (UMPEDAC), University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia aut Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy Springer Berlin Heidelberg 17/4(2015-04-01), 859-871 1618-954X 17:4<859 2015 17 10098 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10098-014-0861-1 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence 1 review-article jats NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10098-014-0861-1 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Hossain Farhad UM Power Energy Dedicated Advanced Centre (UMPEDAC), University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Hasanuzzaman M. UM Power Energy Dedicated Advanced Centre (UMPEDAC), University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Rahim N. UM Power Energy Dedicated Advanced Centre (UMPEDAC), University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Ping H. UM Power Energy Dedicated Advanced Centre (UMPEDAC), University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy Springer Berlin Heidelberg 17/4(2015-04-01), 859-871 1618-954X 17:4<859 2015 17 10098