Assessment of Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emission from Hydropower Reservoirs in Malaysia

Proceedings

Haris, Harizah¹  Bakhrojin, Muhammad Aliff bin²  Chow, Ming Fai³  Dinesh, Akhilash Aravind A/L⁴ 

[1] Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.;Department of Civil Engineering, Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Jalan IKRAM-UNITEN, Kajang 43000, Selangor, Malaysia;Institute of Energy Infrastructures (IEI), Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Jalan IKRAM-UNITEN, Kajang 43000, Selangor, Malaysia;Presented at the Economy, Sustainable Development and Energy International Conference (ESDEIC), Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, 25–27 June 2018.

关键词: Hydropower;    life cycle assessment;    renewable energy;    greenhouse gases;    tropical reservoir;   

DOI  :  10.3390/proceedings2221380

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: mdpi

【 摘 要 】

This paper presents a preliminary assessment of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from all major hydropower reservoirs in Malaysia from the period of 1930–2017. The GHG emissions are calculated based on the Tier 1 method as recommended in International Government Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) guidelines. The results showed that approximately 151.64 Gg of annual methane emission released from hydropower dams in Peninsular Malaysia. While in East Malaysia, hydropower dams release 235.7 Gg of methane emission annually. Bakun dam contributes the most 41.26% of total annual methane emission from hydropower dams in Malaysia. Ulu Jelai hydroelectric dam with design power capacity of 372 MW contributes the least CH4 emission of 0.02 Gg CH4 yr−1. It is seen that high head hydroelectric dam with small reservoir surface area is the most sustainable hydropower dam in reducing the GHG emission. However, long-term measurements must be made in order to clarify the net GHG emissions from reservoir surface, turbines, spillway and downstream river of hydropower dams in Malaysia.

【 授权许可】

CC BY