{"id":249,"date":"2015-04-05T08:37:04","date_gmt":"2015-04-05T08:37:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/research.utm.my\/che\/?page_id=249"},"modified":"2025-12-19T08:46:42","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T08:46:42","slug":"welcome-from-the-director","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/research.utm.my\/che\/about-us\/welcome-from-the-director\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome from the Director"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_0 et_pb_section_parallax et_pb_with_background  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_parallax_bg_wrap et-pb-parallax-wrapper\"><span\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"et_parallax_bg et_parallax_bg--et_pb_section_0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/research.utm.my\/che\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2025\/05\/CHE-Website-6.png);\"\n\t\t\t\t\t><\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_0  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_0  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_0  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h1><b>Director\u2019s Welcoming Message<\/b><\/h1><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_1  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>\"Let us work together in powering a sustainable future through hydrogen.\" \u2013 Prof. Dr. Aishah Binti Abdul Jalil, Director of CHE.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_0\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"591\" height=\"1047\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utm.my\/che\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2025\/12\/Tahniah-Prof-Aishah-Dr-Yuny-UTMFR-1.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"Prof Aishah \" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.utm.my\/che\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2025\/12\/Tahniah-Prof-Aishah-Dr-Yuny-UTMFR-1.png 591w, https:\/\/research.utm.my\/che\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2025\/12\/Tahniah-Prof-Aishah-Dr-Yuny-UTMFR-1-480x850.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 591px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-21453\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_1 et_pb_with_background  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_1  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_2  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_2 et_clickable  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Centre of Hydrogen Energy (CHE), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Welcome to the Centre of Hydrogen Energy (CHE), a dedicated research centre under the Institute of Future Energy (IFE), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As the Director of CHE, I am honoured to lead a centre that stands at the forefront of Malaysia\u2019s transition towards a cleaner and more sustainable energy future. Hydrogen is rapidly emerging as a key enabler in the global clean energy landscape, offering immense potential to decarbonise industries, transform transportation, and drive green economic growth.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">CHE plays a strategic role in supporting Malaysia\u2019s energy ambitions as outlined in the National Energy Transition Roadmap (NETR) and the Hydrogen Economy and Technology Roadmap (HETR). These frameworks guide our collective efforts in positioning Malaysia as a regional hydrogen hub by leveraging innovation, collaboration, and sustainable development.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In this regard, the Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, YB Chang Lih Kang, highlighted that:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\"Malaysia aims to produce two million tonnes of hydrogen annually by 2030, and up to 16 million tonnes by 2050. The hydrogen market could potentially generate at least RM905 billion in revenue by 2050, if HETR is successfully implemented.\"<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This statement underscores the urgent need for strategic action and the role of centres like CHE in bridging research, industry application, and policy support.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As a research centre under IFE-UTM, CHE is committed to leading hydrogen research and innovation, from production technologies and storage systems to safety standards and applications. Our mission is to contribute meaningful solutions that support national aspirations, while cultivating a knowledge-based hydrogen economy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We welcome partnerships from industry players, researchers, government bodies, and international collaborators to co-create impactful hydrogen initiatives that benefit both Malaysia and the global community.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Thank you for visiting our website. Let us work together in powering a sustainable future through hydrogen.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Prof. Dr. Aishah Abdul Jalil<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b> <\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Director,<br \/><\/b><b>Centre of Hydrogen Energy (CHE)<br \/><\/b><b>Institute Future Energy<\/b><b><br \/><\/b><b>Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, UTM<\/b><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":11315,"featured_media":0,"parent":156,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-249","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/research.utm.my\/che\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/249","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/research.utm.my\/che\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/research.utm.my\/che\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/research.utm.my\/che\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11315"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/research.utm.my\/che\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=249"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/research.utm.my\/che\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/249\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21471,"href":"https:\/\/research.utm.my\/che\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/249\/revisions\/21471"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/research.utm.my\/che\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/156"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/research.utm.my\/che\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=249"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}