Energy Research Alliance is a group of experts from 4 Research Centres & 9 Research Groups comprises of experts from Chemical, Mechanical & Electrical Engineering. Prof. Dr. Hamdani Saidi was the Research Dean from 2009 to 2011 with Chemical Engineering background. While, Prof. Dr. Zainal Salam (Electrical Engineering) became the Research Dean from 2011 to March 2015

Prof. Dr. Arshad Ahmad from School of Chemical & Energy Engineering was appointed as the Senior Director for Institute of Future Energy (IFE). The establishment of IFE was due to the realignment of research entities in UTM especially under the administration of Deputy Vice Chancellor (Research & Innovation) office. 

Director for Centre of Hydrogen Energy (CHE); Associate Professor Adnan Ripin

Director for Centre of Electrical Energy System (CEES); Associate Professor Dr. Mohammad Yusri Hassan

Director for UTM Ocean Thermal Energy Centre (UTM OTEC); Prof. Dr. Md Nor Musa

IFE successfully organized an International Conference on Fuel Cell & Hydrogen Technology (ICFCHT2015) in Kuala Lumpur 

Key Performance Indicator (KPI) Achievements

Public funding RM 1.62 million

Private funding RM 49,000

Training RM 223,071

Consultancy RM 56,452

IFE via Centre of Hydrogen Energy (CHE) secured Malaysia-Thailand Joint Authority (MTJA) research grants worth RM 2.47 million 

Key Performance Indicator (KPI) Achievements

Public funding RM 1.94 million

Private funding RM 42,480

Training RM 119,749

Consultancy RM 713,261

Key Performance Indicator (KPI) Achievements

Public funding RM 2.87 million

Private funding RM 43,195

Professional service RM 13,640

Consultancy RM 17,999

IFE via UTM-Ocean Thermal Energy Centre (UTM-OTE); Professor Dato’ Ir. Dr. Abu Bakar Jaafar secured a RM 6 million research grants via SATREPS matching grant program from Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE), Malaysia

IFE via Centre of Hydrogen Energy; Associate Prof. Dr. Anwar Johari secured a RM 2 million funding from Dana Pembangunan Usahawan Bumiputera (DPUB) TERAJU