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INSTITUTE OF FUTURE ENERGY

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2009 - 2014

Energy Research Alliance founded

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

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2015

Institute of Future Energy founded

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. 

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2015

Research Centres under IFE

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

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2015

Major Achievements

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

 

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2016

Major Achievements

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

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2017

Major Achievements

Key Performance Indicator (KPI) Achievements

Public funding RM 1.94 million

Private funding RM 42,480

Training RM 119,749

Consultancy RM 713,261

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2018

Major Achievements

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

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2019

Major Achievements

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

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2020

Major Achievements

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

Research Ecosystem
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia UTM Nexus - Research & Innovation

Office of Deputy Vice Chancellor (Research & Innovation)

DVCRI Profile Johor Bahru Office Kuala Lumpur Office

Higher Institution Centre of Excellence (HI-COE)

Advance Membrane Technology Research Centre - AMTEC Institute of Noise & Vibration - INV Wireless Communication Centre - WCC

Research Institute

Centre of Excellence (COE)

Institute of High Voltage & High Current - IVAT UTM-MPRC Institue for Oil & Gas - IFOG Centre for Artificial Intelligence & Robotics - CAIRO Centre for Engineering Education - CEE Centre for Advanced Composite Materials - CACM Innovation Centre in Agritechnology for Advanced Bioprocessing - ICA Institute of Bioproduct Development - IBD

Service Entity

Research Management Centre - RMC Penerbit UTM Press Centre for Community & Industry Network - CCIN Innovation & Commercialisation Centre - ICC University Laboratory Management Centre - PPMU Institut Sultan Iskandar - UTM-ISI

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