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Energy Profiling and Potential Energy Saving of a Keropok Lekor Small Industry

Malaysia Statistical Business Register (MSBR) released by the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) highlighted that the total number of SMEs in Malaysia was 97.2% of the total business establishment in 2020. Keropok lekor is a favourite snack in Malaysia and this small industry blossomed in the...

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Main Authors:	Ahmad Wardi, Ahmad Wafri, Hariri, Azian, Nordin, Normayati, Mat Isa, Norasikin, Nasir, Nurul Fitriah, Zakaria, Hanis, Nor Salim, Nor Adrian, Sani, Winardi, Buwono, Haris Puspito
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Language:	English
Published:	semarak ilmu 2024
Subjects:	TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
Online Access:	http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/11762/1/J17174_552a15d6886b4651e3645f2b7734614d.pdf http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/11762/ https://doi.org/10.37934/araset.34.2.195209
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spelling	my.uthm.eprints.117622025-01-27T01:47:44Z http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/11762/ Energy Profiling and Potential Energy Saving of a Keropok Lekor Small Industry Ahmad Wardi, Ahmad Wafri Hariri, Azian Nordin, Normayati Mat Isa, Norasikin Nasir, Nurul Fitriah Zakaria, Hanis Nor Salim, Nor Adrian Sani, Winardi Buwono, Haris Puspito TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery Malaysia Statistical Business Register (MSBR) released by the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) highlighted that the total number of SMEs in Malaysia was 97.2% of the total business establishment in 2020. Keropok lekor is a favourite snack in Malaysia and this small industry blossomed in the area near the ocean fishing industry. This study aimed to conduct an energy profiling study to identify the energy consumption profile, electricity usage analysis, and propose cost-benefit energy conservation measures (ECMs) for a selected keropok lekor small industry in Terengganu, Malaysia. The energy audit starts with a preliminary energy usage analysis by reviewing three years of electricity bills from 2019 to 2021. Then, the field data collection was conducted by measuring the illuminance level, air velocity, and air temperature at the shop area and two manufacturing (manufacturing 1 and 2) spaces. Results of the analysis showed that the freezers and chillers consumed the highest 71.3% of overall electrical usage. Applicable Energy Counter Measures (ECMs) were proposed to the small industry management from no cost to high-cost investment such as energy-saving training programs for the workers, organized and efficient usage of the freezers and chillers, replacing electrical appliances with efficient-energy appliances, retrofitting LED lamps, and installation of solar panels. The cost analysis showed 0.73 years of the pay-back period for LED tubes retrofitting and 6 years for solar panel installation. Overall, the energy profiling study was successfully conducted and applicable ECMs with costbenefit analysis were also had been proposed to the small industry for effective energy management. semarak ilmu 2024 Article PeerReviewed text en http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/11762/1/J17174_552a15d6886b4651e3645f2b7734614d.pdf Ahmad Wardi, Ahmad Wafri and Hariri, Azian and Nordin, Normayati and Mat Isa, Norasikin and Nasir, Nurul Fitriah and Zakaria, Hanis and Nor Salim, Nor Adrian and Sani, Winardi and Buwono, Haris Puspito (2024) Energy Profiling and Potential Energy Saving of a Keropok Lekor Small Industry. Journal of Advanced Research in Applied Sciences and Engineering Technology, 34 (2). pp. 195-209. ISSN 2462-1943 https://doi.org/10.37934/araset.34.2.195209
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spellingShingle	TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery Ahmad Wardi, Ahmad Wafri Hariri, Azian Nordin, Normayati Mat Isa, Norasikin Nasir, Nurul Fitriah Zakaria, Hanis Nor Salim, Nor Adrian Sani, Winardi Buwono, Haris Puspito Energy Profiling and Potential Energy Saving of a Keropok Lekor Small Industry
description	Malaysia Statistical Business Register (MSBR) released by the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) highlighted that the total number of SMEs in Malaysia was 97.2% of the total business establishment in 2020. Keropok lekor is a favourite snack in Malaysia and this small industry blossomed in the area near the ocean fishing industry. This study aimed to conduct an energy profiling study to identify the energy consumption profile, electricity usage analysis, and propose cost-benefit energy conservation measures (ECMs) for a selected keropok lekor small industry in Terengganu, Malaysia. The energy audit starts with a preliminary energy usage analysis by reviewing three years of electricity bills from 2019 to 2021. Then, the field data collection was conducted by measuring the illuminance level, air velocity, and air temperature at the shop area and two manufacturing (manufacturing 1 and 2) spaces. Results of the analysis showed that the freezers and chillers consumed the highest 71.3% of overall electrical usage. Applicable Energy Counter Measures (ECMs) were proposed to the small industry management from no cost to high-cost investment such as energy-saving training programs for the workers, organized and efficient usage of the freezers and chillers, replacing electrical appliances with efficient-energy appliances, retrofitting LED lamps, and installation of solar panels. The cost analysis showed 0.73 years of the pay-back period for LED tubes retrofitting and 6 years for solar panel installation. Overall, the energy profiling study was successfully conducted and applicable ECMs with costbenefit analysis were also had been proposed to the small industry for effective energy management.
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author	Ahmad Wardi, Ahmad Wafri Hariri, Azian Nordin, Normayati Mat Isa, Norasikin Nasir, Nurul Fitriah Zakaria, Hanis Nor Salim, Nor Adrian Sani, Winardi Buwono, Haris Puspito
author_facet	Ahmad Wardi, Ahmad Wafri Hariri, Azian Nordin, Normayati Mat Isa, Norasikin Nasir, Nurul Fitriah Zakaria, Hanis Nor Salim, Nor Adrian Sani, Winardi Buwono, Haris Puspito
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title	Energy Profiling and Potential Energy Saving of a Keropok Lekor Small Industry
title_short	Energy Profiling and Potential Energy Saving of a Keropok Lekor Small Industry
title_full	Energy Profiling and Potential Energy Saving of a Keropok Lekor Small Industry
title_fullStr	Energy Profiling and Potential Energy Saving of a Keropok Lekor Small Industry
title_full_unstemmed	Energy Profiling and Potential Energy Saving of a Keropok Lekor Small Industry
title_sort	energy profiling and potential energy saving of a keropok lekor small industry
publisher	semarak ilmu
publishDate	2024
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Energy Profiling and Potential Energy Saving of a Keropok Lekor Small Industry

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