Research Areas
Joint Research:Â Projects under the Science and Technology Research Partnership for Sustainable Development (SATREPS) programÂ
Below, H-OTEC= Hybrid-OTEC.
| Â NO. | PROJECT | INSTITUTION, LEADING PERSON, E-MAIL |
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1 |
H-OTEC Plant: Facility (Structure and Utilities) |
 UTM Prof. Dato’ Ir. Dr. A Bakar Jaafar FASc bakar.jaafar@utm.my |
|
2 |
H-OTEC Plant: Operational Expenditure and Utilities |
UTM Ts. Dr. Sathiabama T. Thirugnana sathiabama@utm.my |
|
3 |
H-OTEC: Novel Enhanced Thermal Conductivity Heat Exchanger (Novel Design, Cost-Effective Material), Life-Cycle-Analysis (LCA) Evaluation for H-OTEC and Malaysia Model |
UTM Assoc. Prof. Dr. Srithar Rajoo srithar@utm.my |
|
4 |
H-OTEC Environment: Surface/ Deep Seawater Analysis, Environmental DNA (eDNA), Oceanography |
UKM Dr. Suriyanti Su Nyun Pau suriyanti@ukm.edu.my |
|
5 |
H-OTEC System: 3kW Turbine for ORC system |
UTM Assoc. Prof. Ir. Dr. Shuhaimi Mansor shuhaimi@utm.my |
|
6 |
H-OTEC Ecosystem with Spin-Off Growth of Various New Floras That Use Cold, Deep Seawater e.g. seaweed, umibudo |
UM Prof. Dr. Phang Siew Moi FASc phang@um.edu.my |
|
7 |
H-OTEC Ecosystem with Spin-Off Growth of Various New Faunas That Use Cold, Deep Seawater e.g. fish, shrimp |
UPM Prof. Dr. Aziz Arshad azizar.upm@gmail.com |
|
8 |
H-OTEC System: Seawater Quality Analysis |
UPM Prof. Dr. Fatimah Md. Yusoff FASc fatimahyus@gmail.com |
|
9 |
H-OTEC System: Overall Performance Enhancement and Cost Reduction, ORC System Enhancement and Research on Nanofluids (Working Fluids) |
UTM Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nor Aswadi Che Sidik azwadi@utm.my |
|
10 |
H-OTEC System: Business Development for OTEC Sustainability |
UTM Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mas Bambang Baroto masbambang.kl@utm.my |
In-House Research
|
NO. |
RESEARCH AREA(S) |
RESEARCHER(S) |
|
1 |
Concession Area of OTEC
|
Prof. Dato’ Ir. Dr. Abu Bakar Jaafar Dr. Akbariah Mohd Madhzir Mdm. Adibah |
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2 |
Feasibility of Techno-Economy for OTEC Plant Finance |
Prof. Dato’ Ir. Dr. Abu Bakar Jaafar Ass. Prof. Dr. Bambang |
| 3 |
Project Management (Technical Aspect) for Offshore Oil and Gas Implementation of Offshore Management at Oil and Gas Plant for OTEC Plant |
Dr. Mohd Khairi Abu Husain Dr. Noor Irza Mohd Zaki |
|
4 |
Wind Effect on OTEC Plant Uehara Cycle Working Fluids |
Prof. Dato’ Ir. Dr. Abu Bakar Jaafar Dr. Mohd Khairi Abu Husain Dr. Noor Irza Mohd Zaki |
|
5 |
Assessment of OTEC Plant Compressor OTEC Potential |
Prof. Dato’ Ir. Dr. Abu Bakar Jaafar Dr. Mohd Khairi Abu Husain Dr. Noor Irza Mohd Zaki |
|
6 |
Production of Fresh Water Product(s) from OTEC Plant |
Ts. Dr. Sathiabama T. Thirugnana |
|
7 |
Pipe Structure (HDPE Pipe Diameter = 3 m) Marine Structure |
Dr. Mohd Khairi Abu Husain Dr. Noor Irza Mohd Zaki |
|
8 |
Material Selection for Heat Exchanger Selection of Membrane Type |
Prof. Dato’ Ir. Dr. Abu Bakar Jaafar Ts. Dr. Sathiabama T. Thirugnana |
|
9 |
Hydrogen Production
|
Prof. Dato’ Ir. Dr. Abu Bakar Jaafar |
|
10 |
Hydrogen Storage Design of Storage Tank Hydrogen in Liquid Form Turbine |
Dr. Shamsul Sarip |
|
11 |
Feasibility Study of OTEC Power Plant  Potential of Sabah Trough Weather and Wave Patterns at Sabah Trough |
Prof. Dato’ Ir. Dr. Abu Bakar Jaafar |
Other Research Areas of Interest:
- Environmental Impact Assessment in Sabah Trough for Implementation of an Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion Plant
- Thermodynamic and Heat Transfer Analysis on Uehara Cycle for OTEC Plant Maximum Performance
- An Attempt to Imitate the Composition of ZamZam Water (ZZW) by Processing Deep Seawater (DSW)
- Hydrogen Fuel Cell Power Generation for Strategic Facilities e.g. hospital operating theatres, radar stations