Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS - Engineering Programmess
Goals
INSTITUTE GOAL
To secure Malaysia’s and the region’s future energy systems through advanced technologies, materials, infrastructure resilience, and next-generation energy platforms.
STRATEGIC GOAL
1. Ensuring stable, ethical, and resilient supply chains of minerals essential for energy technologies and national industrial competitiveness.
2. Reducing carbon intensity of energy production, industrial systems, and national infrastructure while maintaining energy reliability and affordability.
Strategic Role and Value Proposition
STRATEGIC ROLE
Acts as UTP’s national energy systems think-tank and technology anchor for long-term energy sovereignty and transition.
Acts as UTP’s national energy systems think tank and technology anchor, shaping long-term energy sovereignty, industrial resilience, and transition pathways.
IES is positioned as a mission platform rather than a conventional research centre. It hosts long-horizon mission programmes, industry consortia, corporate laboratories, industrial professorships, and policy advisory functions to strengthen Malaysia’s positioning within the future global energy landscape.
VALUE PROPOSITION
Value to Industry
• Access to next-generation energy technologies and pilot deployments
• Reduced operational and supply chain risks
• Pathways for industrial decarbonisation
• Decision-support tools for energy transition investments
• Opportunities to co-create scalable infrastructure solutions
Value to Government & Society
• Evidence-based policy guidance on energy security and transition
• Strategic insights on critical minerals and resource governance
• Enhanced national resilience against energy disruptions
• Reliable and affordable energy systems supporting economic stability
Value to UTP
• Flagship interdisciplinary mission programmes
• Stronger industry-funded research ecosystem
• Elevated national and global reputation in energy innovation
• Talent pipeline in advanced energy systems and infrastructure
• Strategic partnerships across the energy value chain
Anchor Programmes and Flagship Domains
IES operates through long-term, outcome-driven Mission Programmes designed to solve major real-world challenges through integrated research, industry co-creation, and technology–policy translation. Each Mission Programme is structured around clear objectives, thematic domains, value proposition, example initiatives, and intended impact.
Anchor Programme 1: Critical Minerals and Circular Resource Systems
This Mission Programme focuses on ensuring stable and ethical supply chains for minerals essential to modern energy technologies while advancing circular recovery and material innovation.
Strategic Objectives:
• Reduce dependency on vulnerable global supply chains
• Strengthen strategic resource governance
• Enable circular mineral flows through recovery and recycling
• Accelerate development of alternative materials
Focus Areas:
• Critical minerals and strategic materials (e.g., rare earths)
• Circular minerals (battery recycling, urban mining)
• Strategic reserves and resource governance
• Material substitution and next-gen chemistries
Anchor Programme 2: Advanced Energy Transition Technologies
This Mission Programme advances breakthrough technologies that support deep decarbonisation while safeguarding system reliability and economic competitiveness.
Strategic Objectives:
• Accelerate deployment of low-carbon energy platforms
• Integrate energy systems for higher efficiency and resilience
• Enable intelligent infrastructure capable of autonomous operation
• Support industrial transition toward cleaner energy sources
Focus Areas:
• Advanced fuels such as hydrogen and sustainable biofuels
• Carbon capture, utilization, storage, and natural sequestration systems
• Next-generation nuclear technologies
• Integrated and intelligent energy networks
