Buzz Goes to Kedah...

It's 10.30 PM.

I am at KL Sentral Train Station right now about to board the intercity carriage up north the peninsular to the humble state of Kedah; where at about 4.40 AM a taxi will be picking me up to rest at the hotel for a couple of hours before taking me to the university where I will be presenting an introduction to blockchain and the potential it can do for the energy sector and the environment.

It will be my first time visiting Kedah.

Beautiful state of Kedah

When I think of Kedah, I imagine rice paddy fields that stretch for miles from its capital, Alor Setar, which I also imagine is a slow moving quiet town.

But from my research of the town, I look forward to have a renewed image of this town as I see it with my own eyes.

The State of Renewable Energy

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Kedah is home to one of the largest solar panel manufacturers in Malaysia; First Solar.

First Solar has been around since 2008 and has done much for the state; namely we have to them thank for:

• building a 160-acre assembly plant which has the capacity to manufacture 12 million panels a year.
• provides over 4,000 high-tech jobs to the local state population here.
• building a 2,000 solar panel rooftop carpark which can essentially power 300 city homes.
• a recycling facility that collects discarded glass and electronic materials to create even more solar panels.
• donated a 144 solar panel energy system to energize a local religious landmark called the Al Fateh Mosque (seen above).

Given luck, I might be able to visit them all.

It will be a fresh experience.

I'm looking forward to it.

Buzz

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Photo Credits
Kedah: rizalis (malaysian macro team) on VisualHunt / CC BY-NC-ND