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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)<\/em>, demonstrates how intelligent systems\u2014powered by machine learning and optimization\u2014can enhance energy efficiency and reduce carbon footprints in industrial and commercial settings.<\/p>\n This achievement aligns closely with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly:<\/p>\n SDG 7<\/strong> (Affordable and Clean Energy) \u2013 by promoting smarter energy use and enabling more accessible, efficient energy management solutions,<\/p>\n<\/li>\n SDG 9<\/strong> (Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure) \u2013 through the development of cutting-edge technologies for sustainable industrialization, and<\/p>\n<\/li>\n SDG 13<\/strong> (Climate Action) \u2013 by contributing to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction and promoting low-carbon operations.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n By integrating innovation with sustainability, the PROSPECT, RISE team’s recognition through this national platform affirms UTM’s role in shaping a greener future.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.23.1″ _module_preset=”73121f80-a3ef-4484-8763-c3f18e3c56d2″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/research.utm.my\/rise\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2025\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-04-22-at-5.21.54-PM.jpeg” title_text=”WhatsApp Image 2025-04-22 at 5.21.54 PM” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”1cc6152f-565c-4c4d-b0c9-cf8c9576c341″ border_radii=”on|6px|6px|6px|6px” box_shadow_style=”preset4″ box_shadow_horizontal=”0px” box_shadow_vertical=”24px” box_shadow_blur=”72px” box_shadow_spread=”-12px” box_shadow_color=”rgba(0,0,0,0.12)” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/research.utm.my\/rise\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2025\/04\/SEDA_cert_ceremony.webp” title_text=”SEDA_cert_ceremony” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”1cc6152f-565c-4c4d-b0c9-cf8c9576c341″ border_radii=”on|6px|6px|6px|6px” box_shadow_style=”preset4″ box_shadow_horizontal=”0px” box_shadow_vertical=”24px” box_shadow_blur=”72px” box_shadow_spread=”-12px” box_shadow_color=”rgba(0,0,0,0.12)” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" 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\u2014powered by machine learning and optimization\u2014can enhance energy efficiency and reduce carbon footprints in industrial and commercial settings. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12964,"featured_media":0,"parent":20952,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-20994","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/research.utm.my\/rise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/20994","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/research.utm.my\/rise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/research.utm.my\/rise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/research.utm.my\/rise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12964"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/research.utm.my\/rise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20994"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/research.utm.my\/rise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/20994\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21042,"href":"https:\/\/research.utm.my\/rise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/20994\/revisions\/21042"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/research.utm.my\/rise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/20952"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/research.utm.my\/rise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20994"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n