Thank you. Really new into this, so i think there's so much more I need to study on.
Thanks....

Got money go buy a property or car lah. This investment got no return.

car don't pay you every month for 21 years.
some more, have to pay monthly installment and petrol

thanks,

i'm wondering will this work

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Solar-Panel-to-Gri...=item3cc9853d13

ops, that's why ler, any one know any 'approved' brand or model that will fit ? i'm not familiar with this

I have just bought a subsale house fitted with pv. Does anyone know if the original tnb agreement can be transferred to new owner?

thanks, was thinking of running a 1kw system to 'try' first. Cause SEDA FIT have quota i heard, they might not accept me. So it's more like own use to save abit and POC now. Once confirm they accept, then I will go 4kw

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I have found FIT rates that decrease with each year from the SEDA website. Does this means
1) The rate paid will decrease with each year or
2) The rate indicated is the rate paid (for 21 years) depending on the year of installation
    eg. owner will be paid RM1.23/KWh for 21 years if installed in 2012 and
          owner will be paid RM1.0411/KWh for 21 years if installed in 2014
If (2) is the correct answer then anyone who is interested to go ahead to install the BIPV is advised to do it sooner than later!

Sorry. Do not know how to attach picture to show SEDA's FIT rate. Anyway this is the link to another website which has a link to show the feed in tarriff (FIT) in SEDA's website
http://solarpower-mart.com/bipv/feed_in_tariff

From the same website:

Easy calculations for system size and cost:

If you know your average kwh/day or know how many kwh/day you would like to produce, a simple calculation will determine system size and cost.

System size in kilowatts (kw) = (kwh/day) / 4 hours (peak sun) x 1.43 (system losses)
Step 1: Divide average kwh/day by number of hours of peak sun, or (kwh/ay) / 4
Step 2: Multiply by 1.43 to account for system losses due to friction, heat, and other inefficiencies.

Example: What size system is needed to produce 20kwh/day?

20kwh/4h = 5kw
5kw x 1.43= 7.15kw
7.15kw = system size to produce 20kwh/day assuming 4 peak sun hours (11am to 3pm).
Making it in reversed, since we mention 4KW panel,
(4KW / 1.43) x 4 hours = 11.2KW, that is about RM 12.6 per day. about RM 380 per month. About RM 91k for 20 years.

This provided good sunshine all year yound, and no equipment faulty.

How much is the 4.8Kw pv complete installation?

Think that will need about 300sqft area

I have compiled some of the readings and questions came to me about this Solar FIT as an investment, feel free to check my blog and maybe your comments and view ... my head is spinning not sure is it really a good investment ....

http://investmaze.blogspot.com/2013/02/sol...rch-part-i.html

Not sure to agree or not, but true that i don't feel easy on this investment ..... no confident ... and maybe that's why other can be success and i can't, just too many worries ...

Should take back some of the panel back home

eh where is this location... i try to find it but could notice it.. bagan datoh is in perak btw...

I have been doing a survey and I think the following is worth commenting;

- it's profitable to home owner because SEDA / TNB buys at RM1+ per kwh from the house owner. In comparison, we buy electricity from TNB at 22sen+ per kwh.  A lot of subsidy.

- installers in Malaysia use between 3.0 to 3.4 hours of (effective) sunlight for their calculation. It depends on the lumens / brightness of the sun.  There is a website for a solar installation in malacca which publishes monthly data, and it fits the figures I described above.

- overall, it's profitable if;
+ you get good guarantee and maintenance and warranty.  Make sure you buy a "Toyota" quality for "perodua" price and not the other way around.  That is a skill, and important especially when the big solar manufacturers are going bust.  So what if you have the best warranty but the manufacturer go bust.
+ some basic maintenance to maintain output. Regular cleaning etc.
+ cheap debt will boost the return on investment significantly.

Good luck !

I have also looked at degradation (drop in output per annum) in some detail.  Most of the empirical testing is under ideal condition; cool and bright eg dessert.

Malaysia is not ideal. Bright but humid. Electrical equipment hates humidity.  I have not come across any empirical study of degradation on energy output over say 10 to 20 years in a Malaysia like environment.

My fear is that a lot of the performance guarantee (10% drop within 10 years) may be optimistic.  Any one can assist ?

I did say its profitable which means its worth investing ....

Just need to be careful....

FYI, my PV system installed in Dec 2012, up to now, performance in Jan & Feb is slightly below expectation (3.25kWh/kW) and Mac is much better (+/-4.2kWh/kW)

Cloud and rain are part of our climate. We have to live with them. My system best performance day is 5.2kWh/kW which is a day without rain and little cloud shading. Definitely a hot day

My system is 7.7kW using 2 units of 3.6kW inverters.

Agreed, this year is expected to be wet.
I found another factor which is important. The distance between earth and sun. In Malaysia, Mac and Sept are the period which the closest distance and June and Dec are the further distance.

In Mac, even rain started in 3pm, the generation still can easily reached above 3.5kWh/kW. Where in Dec, this will sure below 3kWh/kW. The radiation from sun is very critical and even can offset the rain effect.