Overview

The presentation will focus on the main cause of global warming – the extensive use of fossil fuels used for energy generation, will examine the fossil CO₂ emission for various countries and present the hydrocarbon usage in Malaysia.

The two main sources of greenhouse gases in Malaysia are identified as electricity generation and manufacturing. Malaysia needs to shift its electricity generation away from fossil-based hydrocarbons by expanding and utilising available clean technologies and increasing energy efficiency in the demand side. The manufacturing sector uses about 40% of the electricity consumed in Malaysia and contributes to 22.3% of total GHG emission in Malaysia. The presentation will detail the implementation of a cost-effective strategy to reduce the energy consumption - Energy Management (hence reducing electricity utilisation).

Speaker

Ir. Professor Emeritus Dr. K S Kannan

Ir. Dr. Kannan, served as Professor at UTM Mechanical Engineering Faculty, and is currently attached to ISI Ventures UTM. He is a professional engineer registered with the Board of Engineers, Malaysia and a Chartered Engineer registered with the Engineering Council, U.K. He is a Fellow of IEM Malaysia, IMechE UK and ASHRAE USA. He was awarded Professor Emeritus by UTM in 2018.

He is currently a local energy consultant and has more than 30 years of experience in energy research and consultancy including collaboration with international energy organisations. His expertise is in energy efficiency practices and technologies. He has served as the National Project Manager for the UNIDO-GEF project on ‘Industrial Energy Efficiency for Malaysian Manufacturing sector’ from December 2011 to April 2017.

In July 2006, he was a recipient of the ASEAN Energy Award for Excellence in Energy Management. In January 2007 he was awarded the Fellow Member of ASHRAE. In December 2018 he was the recipient of the Energy, Environment and Sustainability Group Prize awarded by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, UK.

He is currently the Technical Advisor for UNIDO in Malaysia.

The material presented has not been peer-reviewed. Any opinions are the presenters' own and do not necessarily represent those of IChemE or the Malaysia Member Group. The information is given in good faith but without any liability on the part of IChemE.