Energy and fuel consumption forecast by retrofitting absorption cooling in Malaysia from 2012 to 2025

• Published in: Renewable & sustainable energy reviews Vol. 16; no. 8; pp. 6128 - 6141
• Main Authors: Shekarchian, M., Moghavvemi, M., Motasemi, F., Zarifi, F., Mahlia, T.M.I.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kidlington Elsevier Ltd 01.10.2012; Elsevier
• Subjects: absorption; Absorption thermal system; Air conditioning; Applied sciences; coal; Compression thermal system; cooling; cooling systems; diesel fuel; electricity; Energy; Energy saving; energy use and consumption; Engineering Sciences; Exact sciences and technology; Fuel consumption; fuel oils; Malaysia; natural gas; power plants; Malaysia; Air conditioning; Fuel consumption; Malaysia; Energy saving; Compression thermal system; Absorption thermal system; پیش‌بینی انرژی; الوقود; coût de l'énergie; réchauffement climatique; القطاعات التجارية; Energiekosten; تكلفة الطاقة; gewerbliche Sektoren; carbón; سوخت; retrofitting; combustibles; consommation de carburant; Energy forecast; fuel oil; pronóstico de energía; absorption cooling; Strombedarf; forecast; سرمایش جذبی; global warming; Kraftstoffe; الفحم; التبريد بالامتصاص، ماليزيا; Energía; Energieprognose; Energie; الطلب على الكهرباء; Energy; Heizöl; ahorro de energía; secteurs commerciaux; Prognose; Nachrüstung; مالزی; انرژی; Wärmekraftwerke; دیزل; صرفه‌جویی در انرژی; Kraftstoffverbrauch; fioul; residential load; modernización; enfriamiento por absorción; Énergie; نیروگاه‌های حرارتی; carga residencial; الحمل السكني; مقاوم‌سازی; fueloil; costo de la energía; pronóstico; calentamiento global; Absorptionskühlung; Wohnlast; مصرف سوخت; Kohle; charge résidentielle; تقاضای برق; rénovation; thermal power plants; centrales thermiques; globale Erwärmung; توقعات الطاقة; Energieeinsparung; بخش‌های تجاری; الطاقة; Malaisie; économie d'énergie; charbon; fuels; cost of energy; centrales térmicas; گرمایش جهانی; توفير الطاقة; محطات الطاقة الحرارية; coal; Electricity demand; بار مسکونی; التحديث; commercial sectors; carburants; هزینه انرژی; الديزل; prévisions; پیش‌بینی; الاحتباس الحراري; fuel consumption; sectores comerciales; Malasia; demande d'électricité; demanda de electricidad; زيت الوقود; التوقعات; Diesel; refroidissement par absorption; prévisions énergétiques; استهلاك الوقود; consumo de combustible; زغال‌سنگ; نفت کوره
• ISSN: 1364-0321; 1879-0690
• DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2012.07.013

Electricity demand in residential and commercial sectors has increased steadily over the past 50 years in Malaysia. The bulk of which is being consumed by air conditioning systems. Absorption cooling systems can be a reasonable alternative to have conditioned spaces in the country. The fuel consumption to produce electricity for cooling purposes in residential and commercial sectors has been forecasted from 2012 to 2025. The paper also investigates the effect of applying five different scenarios on energy and fuel consumption by retrofitting absorption chillers instead of conventional cooling systems. This study found that the consumption of natural gas will be raised by increase in utilized absorption chillers however, the consumption of different fuels such as coal, diesel and fuel oil will decrease in thermal power plants.