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Techno-economic feasibility assessment of using solar energy for Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Sunway transport system

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posted on 2021-04-13, 22:32 authored by Shah Mohammad Mominul Islam
Electric buses/vehicles are usually clean on the road. However, their charging requires electricity which comes from fossil fuels power plants (run on coal and natural gas). Ultimately, they indirectly impact the environment and create a load on the grid. We need to look for alternative sources of energy such as solar to make them sustainable. Therefore, our solution was to implement the solar PV plant on the rooftop of the bus depot. This will not only reduce the electricity demand, but also the operation cost and carbon emissions. However, before this, we need to perform a techno-economic feasibility study.

History

Campus location

Malaysia

Principal supervisor

Arshad Salema

Additional supervisor 1

Varghese Swamy

Additional supervisor 2

Joanne Lim Mun Yee

Year of Award

2020

Department, School or Centre

School of Engineering (Monash University Malaysia)

Course

Master of Engineering Science (Research)

Degree Type

RESEARCH_MASTERS

Faculty

Faculty of Engineering