SEDA INNOVATION CHALLENGE 2024 - People's Choice Award

The People’s Choice Award received by the PROSPECT, RISE team at the SEDA Innovation Challenge 2024 highlights UTM’s commitment to advancing sustainable energy solutions. Their award-winning project, Monitoring Energy and Centralizing Automation Technology (MERCAT), demonstrates how intelligent systems—powered by machine learning and optimization—can enhance energy efficiency and reduce carbon footprints in industrial and commercial settings.

This achievement aligns closely with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly:

• SDG 7 (Affordable and Clean Energy) – by promoting smarter energy use and enabling more accessible, efficient energy management solutions,

• SDG 9 (Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure) – through the development of cutting-edge technologies for sustainable industrialization, and

• SDG 13 (Climate Action) – by contributing to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction and promoting low-carbon operations.

By integrating innovation with sustainability, the PROSPECT, RISE team’s recognition through this national platform affirms UTM’s role in shaping a greener future.