Determination of Potential Tidal Power Sites at East Malaysia

K A Samo,Z A Siyal,A R H Rigit,I A Samo

doi:10.48084/etasr.3674

Abstract

Tidal range energy is one of the most predictable and reliable sources of renewable energy. This study’s main aim is to determine potential sites for tidal range power in East Malaysia, by analyzing tidal range distributions and resources and the feasibility of constructing barrages. Investigation was conducted in 34 sites, estimating their potential energy outputs and studying their areas for constructing barrages. Only 18 sites were marked as appropriate for constructing a tidal range energy extraction barrage. The highest potential power was found in Tanjung Manis, and its maximum capacity was calculated as 50.7kW. The second highest potential of tidal power extraction was found in Kuching Barrage at Pending, where an energy harvester could produce electric power up to 33.1kW.

Highlights

Oceans possess a huge potential to generate electric power [1]
Malaysia is located in the equatorial zone surrounded by sea, this ocean power has not attracted much attention by the local government [3]
This study considered four different areas in East coast of Malaysia, and the resources of tidal range power at 34 sites of Sabah and Sarawak coastline were examined, as suggested in [6, 10]

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Introduction

Oceans possess a huge potential to generate electric power [1]. Generating electricity from ocean power can offer many advantages compared to other renewable energy sources [2]. Ocean power is a vast and comparatively reliable source. Thermal power can be harvested from oceans by the temperature difference of warm shallow and deeper cold waters, and kinetic power can be harvested from tides, waves, and streams. Salinity gradient power is the energy extracted by the difference in the salt concentration between sea and river water. Malaysia is located in the equatorial zone surrounded by sea, this ocean power has not attracted much attention by the local government [3]. The long length of Malaysia’s coastline is a huge advantage in utilizing tidal range energy as a reliable alternative energy source [5]

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