Malaysia-made green energy solution


Green energy: Oil palm biomass is a readily available energy source that Malaysia should make use of. — Filepic/The Star

TRANSITIONING from fossil fuel-based electricity generation to exploiting palm biomass would, in the short term, represent the single greatest energy revolution in Malaysia; the technology is robust and can be implemented relatively easily and cost-effectively. Tenaga Nasional and the government should take a serious look at it.

Recent discussions I have had about solutions to decarbonise Malaysia brought out many different solutions. An article last month at a motoring portal noted the increase of hybrid cars in Asean neighbours like Thailand, Cambodia and Singapore. I believe that while hybrids can be very beneficial in reducing petrol consumption, Malaysia remains a highly cost-sensitive car market, so expensive technologies that would reduce energy consumption would make pushing hybrids challenging.

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