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| Greenery welcomes you as you approach St. Michael secondary school. |
While 10 schools in Sabah celebrate their achievement of 100% passes in the Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia (STPM) this year, SM St Michael has a bonus reason to celebrate.
The school became the first in Sabah to have the solar photovoltaic (PV) system installed on its roof to reduce the school's electricity consumption. More importantly, this will pave the way for Malaysians to learn and appreciate the technology at early stage.
The installation of the 5.4kWp rooftop solar here was completed in January 2013, thanks to a worldwide project named dena Solar Roofs Programme, coordinated by the Deutsche Energie-Agentur GmbH, and co-financed by the German Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology.
Brief information of the rooftop installation:
Installed capacity : 5.4 kWp
Solar module : 24 panels
Area of roof covered : 41m2
Panel rating : 225W
Inverter : 2 nos (to convert DC to AC supply)
Energy production : 6,800 kWh annually. Approximately 567 kWh per month
Cost : €2,000 to €2,500 per kWp without battery (RM8,000 - RM10,000)
For educational purposes:
A display panel has been installed in the centre of the school to display the actual power in kW and the accumulated generated energy (in kWh) and CO2 savings over the entire period.
"The main goal is to support the cooperation between German and Malaysian experts in the field of photovoltaic and also sharing of knowledge about the systems under the specific conditions in Malaysia."
- Gabriele Eichner of the German Energy Agency.
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| The school became the programme's first recipient in Malaysia |
Another school with solar PV installation is SK Pulau Sepanggar, located half an hour boat-ride from Kota Kinabalu. This is a full capacity installation which means the school gets all its power requirement from this installation alone. The school is not connected to the power grid due to its location.
It is a self initiative by the government to improve the quality of life of the local community as well as to provide a better learning environment for the school children.
It is a self initiative by the government to improve the quality of life of the local community as well as to provide a better learning environment for the school children.
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| SK Pulau Sepanggar hybrid system: The 25kWp solar PV is coupled with diesel generator set |
TheGreenMechanics' two cents:
While fully agreeing to the school selection, I am hoping that the "dena Solar Roofs Programme" will also look into the many underprivileged rural schools in the interior. They acknowledged that the programme is most suited for places such as those in the remote areas in East Malaysia.
Source: The Green Mechanics
While fully agreeing to the school selection, I am hoping that the "dena Solar Roofs Programme" will also look into the many underprivileged rural schools in the interior. They acknowledged that the programme is most suited for places such as those in the remote areas in East Malaysia.
Source: The Green Mechanics
3 comments:
Students of St. Micheal are so lucky to have a rooftop solar PV at their school.
Great experience for the students and the teachers as well.
I couldn't manage to attend the launching due to other commitment. Went there only the day after. Great job by the school, they deserved to be selected as pioneer rooftop PV installation.
The Green Mechanics
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