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INNOVATIONS in PALM OIL INDUSTRY

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COVER NOTE Innovations in Palm Oil Industry

COVER STORY Innovations in Palm Oil Industry 6 - 11

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Harnessing Innovation in the Palm Oil Mills ..........12 From Waste to Wealth ............................................16

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MINNOVATIONS IN PALM OIL INDUSTRY

by Ir. Yong Hong Liang Chairman, Agricultural & Food Engineering Technical Division

alaysia accounts for about 40% of global palm oil production. With over 100 years in the industry, it is not surprising that we have a wealth of knowledge in palm oil operations.

But innovation is important to ensure the industry is sustainable, efficient and productive. Many experts today offer the latest innovations in palm breeding, agronomy, pest and disease management, mechanisation, palm oil milling and downstream activities.

These include remote sensing, unmanned aerial monitoring, tissue culture, farm operation software, flood mitigation, palm oil mill waste treatment, etc.

Innovation needs strong engineering support, from conception and development to application. Huge capital investments and expertise are required to ensure these are well received by the industry but, without such innovations, we will need to open up more land for cultivation to meet the growing demands for palm oil and more manpower to run the plantations.

The large quantity of palm oil waste produced by the mills can also be harmful to the environment and cause anxiety among local communities. But with new technology, yield will be improved and the production process made easier.

Innovations in Palm Oil Industry

In the past few decades, modern innovations have revolutionised the palm oil industry. Increasing oil recovery in the mill, especially from palm oil wastes, has always been an important goal for industry players.

According to Mr. Wong Wee Voo, executive director of Renergy Industries, any innovation should always result in better performance, be more cost-effective, more userfriendlyandrequirelessmaintenance as well as be more durable.

Dato’ Yeong King Hui

Mr. Wong Wee Voo

Mr. Wong, who has more than three decades' experience in boiler manufacturing and marketing, said: "Innovations must aim to address business challenges, environmental sustainability and consumer demands."

To this end, Dato' Yeong King Hui and IHI Centrifuge Japan have jointly developed a very efficient palm oil recovery decanter. The centrifuge decanter is said to be the best palm oil recovery system for the industry since 1994.

A good centrifuge decanter can save hundreds of millions of ringgit for the industry and raise its efficiency level so that it is able to face continuous challenges from neighbouring countries.

POSITIVE IMPROVEMENTS

Dato' Yeong is technical director for both CustomCraft (M) Sdn. Bhd. and Renergy Industries Sdn. Bhd. He said that revolutionary changes made on the effluent side have contributed to positive environmental impact. He added thatthesewerelargelytheresultofeffortsoflocalengineers.

"The set up for biogas digestion to trap the biogas and then put it to good use, such as for power generation or as boiler fuel, is a good example" he said.

"The result is less pollution which means the industry is more environmentally-friendly."

Palmoilmillcompoundsandspacearealsobeingbetter utilized. For example, making the digestors vertical instead of horizontal, has helped to increase plant capacity.

In the 1950s and 1960s, boilers were small and used fire tubes, which meant limitations in pressure and capacity.

Over the years, local engineers have acquired the expertise towards greater automation as well as reduction in air and noise pollution.

Turbines that are lower in pressure and with higher steam consumption can take more rough water. In the past, spent fuel was considered garbage and proved costly to dispose of.

Many companies have since improved their boiler efficiency in the mills with reduced remaining fibre, shell and burning off empty fruit bunches for converting to fertiliser ash which is then used for mulching in the field and as an inorganic fertiliser substitute.

Fuel is an essential resource for downstream activities, which have more by-products and processing requirements that need more power.

There are still palm oil millers who continue to use the conventional systems but they can also utilise those with a higher-efficiency design; this way, they get an additional 10-30% power even without having to replace their boilers and turbines or changing any other equipment.

Seven years ago, when engineers conducted research and development, they started to modify and improve turbine shortfalls and managed to achieve 10-30%.

COMMON CHALLENGES

Dato' Yeong said the biggest challenge the industry faced was the price factor and this often led to constraints, especially if the cost of a project was under-quoted.

"Customers should understand that if the quotation for a project is too low, they may end up with equipment installed that does not have the proper compliance," he said.

"Besides the obvious delays, there will also be requirements not met and which the customer will have to resolve later."

Mr. Wong said that in engineering, specifications must always be followed closely; there should never be any cutting of corners.

He said that undersized or poorly set-up installations will display operational side effects which then result in breakdowns.

"You need a professional who will be responsible for the turbine generator set in biomass operation," he said.

"Just knowing how it works is not enough to set up the project operation. For precision parts, tolerance is very important and the engineer must be in a position to cater to the client’s needs."

THE FRONT END

For technology catering to the front end of the mill, it is more a question of how the fresh fruit bunch can be better handled or manoeuvred rather than innovation.

When the sterilisation is done in vertical containers (for space-saving purposes), the crop at the bottom will be crushed and, if the stacking is too high, oil will be trapped in the centre.

Air removal and condensate drainage from the fruit bunch stack will also become restricted and this impedes heat penetration.

In such cases, to increase the oil yield, the empty fruit bunches will have to be shredded and pressed to recover the oil trapped in the stalks and fibres.

The process of continuous sterilising was introduced as an alternative to pressure vessels and batch process of sterilisation; this offers an advantage in terms of the use of unpressurised heating cabin and steady steam demand for the sterilisation process.

While avoiding fluctuations in the steam flow to the sterilisation process provides a considerable advantage in maintaining overall process steam pressure and temperature in the mill, the high energy consumption would be a significant disadvantage.

The extracted oil may also contain harmful substances such as potassium, chlorine and phosphatides from the empty fruit bunch contamination and this is detrimental to the oil production if not removed fully.

THREE-PHASE DECANTERS

According to Dato' Yeong, one of the best new technologies introduced into the mill oil room is the threephase decanter.

"Three-phase decanters separate the palm oil sludge into oil, water and solids during the de-watering process," he explained.

Three phase decanters separate the palm oil sludge into oil, water and solid during the dewatering process

"The compact and modular design is space-saving. It is especially designed for the highly-efficient, simultaneous sedimentation of solids and separation of two liquid phases. This is vital because what happens at the front end can and will affect the downstream."

EVAPORATION TECHNOLOGY

The highly-polluting waste water, combined with waste from the steriliser condensate and cooling water from palm oil processing, is known as Palm Oil Mill Effluent (POME). This is often discharged into disposal ponds, resulting in the leaching of contaminants which will pollute groundwater andsoilaswellasreleasemethanegasintotheatmosphere.

For every ton of fresh fruit bunches processed, a standard palm oil mill generates, on average, about one tonne of liquid waste which will pose environmental issues.

However, since no chemicals are added during the oil extraction process, POME is non-toxic and is a good source of nutrients for microorganisms.

Biogas is also produced during the treatment process for POME, although this gas is flared off.

Dato' Yeong said that effluents from palm oil mills can be anaerobically converted into biogas which, in turn, can be used to generate power through gas turbines or gasfired engines.

"When effluent water is evaporated, the two elements left are oil loss plus solids. This makes the biogas system redundant," he said.

"However, most palm oil mills have no time to clear effluent ponds because of the need to concentrate on production."

Mr. Wong said the evaporation system is clearly revolutionary for the next generation.

"If we can produce an oil-recovery machine that can reduce wastage to 0.5% or even 0.2%, then the evaporation process may not even be required. At the end of the day, the business focus and direction for millers is to convert waste into revenue."

INNOVATIVE UTILISATION OF BIOMASS

The palm oil industry generates the biggest amount of biomass in the country but the biomass generated is renewable organic matter.

The industry has been looking at producing sustainable biomass in order to minimise the risks of being charged with greenwash. This means that it has to ensure implementation of more environmentally-sound practices.

Besides being used as compost, the burning of empty fruit bunches in fuel boilers has long been a practice in local palm oil mills and the residue is converted into energy for optimum efficiency.

Success has also been achieved in using waste byproducts to power steam turbines, such as the processing of FFB to palm oil that includes the capture of methane.

However, there is much feedstock that is still underutilised. There is also the question of pollution to the

environment and the food miles generated in reaching consumers which involve the burning of fossil fuels.

Locating refineries closer to the mills will contribute towards reducing energy usage.

Dato' Yeong said designers of boilers and furnaces had produced models that enabled complete combustion with no pollution.

This involved changing the configuration in order to use biomass efficiently, producing steam from burning and converting the biomass into power and energy.

Said Dato' Yeong: "Many big plantations have adopted plans for biomass power plants. Besides biofuels, biomass can also be turned into furniture, plywood, pulp and paper."

OPERATIONAL PROBLEMS FROM NEW POWER DEMANDS

New demands for electrical power in the mills have come especially from downstream activities. There is a higher demand for operational needs such as heating as well as solvent oil extraction recovery, empty fruit bunches press, long fibre drying, kernel crushing and composting into fertiliser base.

Therefore, mills should select power-generation equipment that is efficient.

Mr. Wong pointed out that in the 1980s, 800kW of power was required to process 60 tonnes of fresh fruit bunches per hour for an 80% output. By the 2010s, up to 2,500kW of power was required to process a similar amount of FFB for 90-95% output.

"Turbines should be customised and tailored to activate the best efficiency," said Dato' Yeong.

"This will be translated into savings on investment, savings on space as no additional equipment is needed within a tight space environment, savings on fuel for a similar power output which also means additional revenue.

"The majority of the market is currently using the singlestage steam turbine which is more affordable."

R&D CONTRIBUTION

Through constant research and development, Malaysia has maintained its leading position in the palm oil industry.

Recently, a genome initiative to develop oil palm trees with higher yields will reduce the need for more land.

R&D activities are also being focused on downstream businesses, including specialty products and nutritional palm oil-based food items.

Another innovative breakthrough is the use of palm kernel expeller for chicken feed instead of using imported maize or corn.

In the palm oil factories, an oil recovery enhancer is being incorporated into conventional mills to overcome the mechanical limitations in oil recovery as treated oil will be more easily recovered at lower operating costs.

There is interest centred on reducing Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions which requires inventories associated with

the carbon footprint of the products, services and events in the industry to be examined.

More R&D activity is needed to focus on new practices aimed at reducing GHG emissions while keeping yields and nutritional quality high.

Meanwhile, by combining the emissions over the supply chain (which include the various production, processes, refinery, manufacturing and transport processes), new research areas can be identified where carbon footprint of GHG emissions is ready for quantification.

LOOKING AHEAD

The palm oil industry will continue to be scrutinised for its contribution to carbon footprint, based on standards established by ISO.

Sustainability can be further improved if the planting andreplantinginvolvelesslogged-overandsecondary forest, and peat and fields are replanted from oil palm areas in terms of the land-use change.

As for palm oil mills, Dato' Yeong said those in Malaysia still have some way to go when compared to others in the region.

"Improvements are still needed, especially as factories are continuing to discharge waste into the environment around the refineries," he said.

"We also lag behind our Thai counterparts in the cleanliness factor."

He said mills should be at least 75 per cent automated to allow the system to be more efficiently monitored.

Mr. Wong added that biomass boiler systems with proper filter systems will reduce the ash in the air with better emissions standards.

Lower Speciic Steam Consumption (SSC) single stage back pressure steam turbine innovated by Renergy Industries Sdn. Bhd.

Harnessing Innovation in the Palm Oil Mills

The Malaysian palm oil industry needs to innovate to remain competitive in the global market. The outlook for engineering innovation in Malaysia is rather bleak but the government and stakeholders have implemented various initiatives to stimulate creativity and innovation in the palm oil industry.

Financial incentives and technical support from related agencies are also provided to encourage capital investment in innovation in mills. Most new technologies introduced in palm oil mills are imported to solve local mill problems. Some entrepreneurs are merely marketing people who are unable to provide in-depth technical guidance and engineering support services to the millers for operating and maintaining the machinery system eficiently.

Without adequate technical support services, the technology cannot develop roots and become a permanent feature in the palm oil mills and any potential innovation would be pre-maturely dismissed as technology not suitable for use in palm oil mills.

A concerted effort is needed by all those involved in the palm oil industry, namely the entrepreneurs (who import and supply the new technologies), the millers and the relevant implementation and regulatory agencies, to work towards creating conditions that are conducive for new innovations in the palm mills.

COMPETITIVE INNOVATION

Thelocalpalmoilindustrymustinnovatetoremaincompetitive in the global market. Innovation is the driver of sustained growth in any industry (OECD, 2010). The new technologies, products and services adopted will create new jobs, foster start-ups and rejuvenate the industry. Innovation involves the whole process, from opportunity identiication and ideation or invention to development, prototyping and production as well asmarketing,salesandusage.

The 3 essential ingredients of innovation are:

1. Skilled people.

2. Creative ideas.

3. Hardware and software to sell/use the technology eficiently.

Innovation is the creative exploitation of what has worked by creating a higher value for existing products, doing things differently, uncovering new opportunities and developing more options. Harnessing innovation in the palm oil mill will require the right people to be involved at every stage of the process.

INITIATIVES TO SUPPORT INNOVATION

The Malaysian government and stakeholders have implemented various initiatives to facilitate the innovation process in the palm oil industry (Ooi and Kumar,

2017), including the setting up of Agensi Inovasi Malaysia (AIM, 2016), Sustainable Energy Development Authority (SEDA) and the Malaysian Biotechnology Corporation.

The technology and innovation introduced into the palm oil industry were mostly developed by the industry and, in some cases, were jointly developed by the industry and Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB).

New milling technology and new waste treatment technology developed by MPOB (2014) included the use of the decanter-drier system to reduce the volume of clariication sludge by up to 75%. The solids from Palm Oil Mill Efluent (POME) were harnessed using a rotary drier which obtained its heat from boiler exhaust gas. The new milling technologies were expected to increase the oil extraction rates to 23-25% compared to 19-20% in conventional mills. However, the commercialisation and transfer of technology from MPOB to the mills is very slow.

“Innovation is created only when the entrepreneur succeeds in the commercialisation of the new technology or invention.” (McGraw, 2007).

Innovation is successful if it provides value and beneit to both the entrepreneur and the users of the technology. With innovation in the palm oil mill, there is change and sustained growth in the industry.

INNOVATIONS IN PALM OIL MILLS

Technologies that have made inroads into the industry include machinery systems involved in palm oil recovery from the steriliser condensate, from POME in Sludge Pit, from pressed mesocarp ibres (using hexane extraction) and from pressed Empty Fruit Bunch (EFB) liquor. Project proposals involving oil recovery systems have short payback periods of less than 2 years and so, are more readily accepted by millers.

Many of the oil recovery technologies were originally developed for use in other industries. They were brought in by entrepreneurs and transplanted in palm oil mills. According to Hargadon (2003), the three prerequisite conditions for successfully transplanting an imported technology are:

• Practical ideas about how the imported technology can be used eficiently in the new industry.

• Skilled workers who know how to use the technology competently (technology supplier to train the user).

• Knowledge about the physical hardware and software of the technology.

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Schuchardt et al., (2007) reported that the amount of POME and sludge produced by palm oil mills can be reduced from 65% Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) to 25% FFB by incorporating the new technologies such as in the sterilisation and oil recovery system (Table 1).

facilities to lock and unlock the steriliser door, to lift and lower the cantilever drawbridge and to operate the Indexer System.

After sterilisation, the FFB cages are moved to the automated Cage Tipper Station where the Sterilised Fruit Bunches (SFB) are unloaded onto the SFB conveyor. The cage tipper is operated on a preset tipping sequence and is linked with the SFB conveyor to control the feed rate of SFB to the conveyor. The conventional horizontal steriliser with Indexer System, as described above, was developed further into steriliser systems which offered savings in space and labour requirements (CMC system and II system).

The other two categories of new steriliser systems are equipped with conveyor systems which transfer the FFBs from the loading Ramp all the way to the inlet of the Sterilisation Vessels without the use of cages. After sterilisation, the SFBs are discharged onto the SFB conveyor and transferred to the thresher (Eaton, 2012).

Proper sequencing of the opening and closing of the steriliser doors with the running of the conveyor systems, is provided by the automated system control panel. Steam is supplied to cook the fruit in the steriliser vessels and proper sequencing of valve movements for de-aeration, steam inputs, steam blow-offs and condensate removal in the sterilisation process in more than one steriliser vessel, are provided for using automation technology.

Sterilisation of oil palm FFBs is the irst step in the sequence of processes to extract the oil (Kandah et al., 2002). Many mills use the conventional sterilisation system, which consists of two or more horizontal steriliser vessels.

At the Loading Ramp, FFBs delivered to the mill are transferred into cages which are moved along rails to the sterilisation vessels using steel cables, winch and bollard. Steam is introduced into the horizontal pressure vessels to cook the FFBs in the cages.

The new sterilisation technologies being introduced into new mills can be classiied into 3 categories:

1. Horizontal Steriliser with Indexer system (including Compact Modular Continuous or CMC system and Integrated Indexer or II system).

2. Vertical Sterilisers (including the Tilting, Oblique and Spherical variations).

3. Continuous Steriliser.

Many mills have upgraded the conventional horizontal steriliser system to the Indexer System to replace the winch and bollard system in handling the FFB cages. With the Indexer System, the conveyor system is used to transfer the FFBs from the Loading Ramp to the Cage Filling Station.

The Indexer System moves the cages from the Cage Filling Station into the Steriliser Vessel. The Cage Transfer Carriage is used to move the FFB cages to the next rail. With the Indexer System, the number of workers in the marshaling yard is now reduced from 12 male workers to 4 (including female workers).

In some mills, CCTV (close circuit television) and solenoids are installed to enable the loading ramp sliding door system to be operated remotely from the mill control room. The Automated Steriliser Door, Drawbridge and Indexer System use dual hydraulic cylinder actuation

Automation can be used throughout the palm oil mill to monitor and regulate the operations of the processing machinery. The sensors are installed in the systems to check, measure and regulate the processing operations continuously to maintain the required processing conditions and product quality. The Supervisor Control & Data Acquisition (SCADA) system provides the operation graphical interface, informatics reporting system, realtime process monitoring and alarm monitoring. SCADA is equipped with an interlocking system to detect and prevent unsafe operation (Ooi, 2015).

Technologies being forced upon palm oil millers by DOE (Department of Environment) include the tertiary treatment (or polishing) of POME and the air pollution reduction systems.

The Clean Air Regulation 2014 requires all mills to install the boiler emission monitoring and control system by 2019. All mills are expected to install a biogas capture or reduction facility by 2020.

The DOE regulatory requirements have pushed mill owners and technology suppliers to experiment with new technologies. They include the generation of renewable energy and the use of environmental sciences to create new innovations in the mills and trigger growth in the industry.

DISCUSSION

Malaysia needs about 500,000 scientists, engineers and technologists (3% of a total 15 million workforce) to achieve a developed nation status by 2020. Another 500,000 skilled workers are needed in support services (ASM, 2015). However, it was reported that, in 2014, only 21% of Malaysian students in upper secondary schools chose to study science subjects. The Research and Development (R&D) expenditure

Source: Schuchardt et al., (2007)

Table 1: POME and Sludge from Conventional and New Palm Oil Mills POM CONVENTIONAL

per Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by the Malaysian business sector in 2012 was very low at 0.7%, compared to that of South Korea at 3.1%.

The outlook for engineering innovation in Malaysia is rather bleak. Most palm oil millers are not interested in new technology unless it can bring in more proits without disrupting the existing mill processes and their steady source of income. Machinery systems and technologies which are readily accepted by millers, include oil recovery from steriliser condensate, oil recovery from EFB, oil recovery from pressed mesocarp ibre, oil recovery from efluent in sludge pit and oil recovery from efluent cooling pond.

The adoption rate of automated machinery system is slow because millers fear equipment breakdowns and poor after-sales service from technology suppliers. The millers are still hesitant to switch from manual systems to automated systems. They usually insist on having manual override control incorporated into the automated machinery systems.

Technology suppliers must make it their responsibility to supply the appropriate technicians on contract basis and to train mill workers so that they will be competent enough to take over. Without such elaborate technical support services, technology cannot develop roots in the industry and the potential innovation in the palm oil industry is pre-maturely dismissed as unsuitable for use by the palm oil mills (Ooi and Kumar, 2017).

The government can play a key role in creating conditions that are conducive for innovations to take place in the palm oil mills by coordinating the policies and strategies on innovation, education and entrepreneurship for the betterment of the industry (OECD, 2010). More technicians will be needed to operate and maintain the new innovations eficiently.

CONCLUSION

We need the concerted efforts of those in the palm oil industry, namely the entrepreneurs who import and supply the new technologies, the millers and the relevant implementation and regulatory agencies, to work together to create conditions which are conducive for harnessing new innovations in the mills.

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Author's Biodata

Ir. Ooi Ho Seng, is a director of SGT Konsult Sdn. Bhd. (an engineering consultancy irm) and of O3 Solutions Sdn. Bhd. (a Bio-Nexus waste management company). He was Deputy Chairman, Chairman, Advisor of AFETD from 2000 to 2009). He has been a Committee member of AFETD since 2010.

From Waste to Wealth

Malaysia has abundant waste and biomass resources generated from agriculture-based industries, particularly Crude Palm Oil (CPO). The decomposition of agro-industry waste releases biogas via microbiology processes through the methanogensis stage after the hydrolysis and acidification stage. The biogas, mainly methane, is considered Green House Gas (GHG).

Due to environmental concerns over the GHG emission effect, the proactive action, besides the compliances concerned from the industry players, is to treasure biogas as an abundant source of renewable energy that is untapped but commercially valuable as it’s easily available.

This proactive move is supported by nations as a way to minimise our dependence on the use of fossil fuel. We still depend largely on conventional energy sources (fossil fuels such as oil, natural gas and coal) but in the next few decades, it is hoped that we will gradually become less dependent on them.

The technology for harnessing green energy is not new. It has been continuously developed over the last few decades and has grown in intensity in Malaysia and all over the world.

To enhance the tapping of green energy from biomass and biogas in industries, team work and collaboration between the various parties concerned – governing bodies, industry players and technology providers – are crucial.

What are the matured engineering approaches that can be adopted in this context? What would be the expected challenges, technically and commercially?

BIOGAS GENERATION

Any industry that produces large amounts of organic waste, is a candidate for biogas production. A standard biogas production system begins with large anaerobic digesting tanks/ponds where the organic waste is converted into biogas.

There is the presence of naturally occurring bacteria, mainly Thermophylic and Mesophyllic types. Given the right temperature and feeding environments, the bacteria will thrive and propagate.

The palm oil based liquid waste, mainly organic loading containing oil and shredded waste, will increase the surface area available to microbes in the digesters and so increase the speed of digestion.

The anaerobic digestion process takes place in an airtight containment (O2 depleted) which will be the digester. The irst stage of chemical reaction Anaerobic Digester (AD) is hydrolysis, where complex organic molecules are broken down into simple sugars, amino acids and fatty acids with the addition of hydroxyl groups.

There are many conigurations of Anaerobic Digesters and these can run at different target temperatures; the most common are Mesophillic (35°C) or Thermophilic (50°C). There are different populations of anaerobic microbes that thrive in these temperature zones. Digesters can combine all the main process chemistry steps (hydrolysis, acidification, acetogenisis, methanogenis) either in a single process reactor tank or in two separate reactor tanks. The separation of digestion phases allows for additional process control but it does incur additional capital costs.

This is followed by three biological processes:

1. Acidogenesis – further breaking down by acidogenic bacteria by into simpler molecules, volatile fatty acids (VFAs) occurs, producing ammonia, CO2 and hydrogen sulide as byproducts.

2. Acetogenesis – the simple molecules from acidogenesis are further digested by bacteria called acetogens to produce CO2, hydrogen and mainly acetic acid.

3. Methanogenesis – methane, CO2 and water are produced by bacteria called methanogens. The pH levels are kept between 5.5 and 8.0 and the temperature between 30°C and 60°C, in order to maximise digestion process.

A large amount of the climate impact of the emission of methane can be mitigated by capturing the gas and using it to fuel the power plant; biogas technology has been used successfully for decades and can produce renewable electricity at a cost that’s competitive with traditional fuels.

THE BIOGAS PROCESS

Under anaerobic conditions, organic material is decomposed by microorganisms in a number of steps to get the inal products, methane and carbon dioxide.

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SUSTAINABLE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (SEDA) MALAYSIA

The enforcement of the Renewable Energy Act 2011 (Act 725) on 1 December, 2011, enabled the implementation of Feed-in-Tariff (FIT), paving the way for a sustainable Renewable Energy (RE) growth trajectory in Malaysia. Renewable Energy includes solar photovoltaic, small hydro, biomass and biogas.

All RE resources show promising development as can be seen from the number of projects which have beneited from FIT.

As the agency responsible for the facilitation of RE growth, SEDA Malaysia is playing its role to ensure that installations, especially those under the FIT mechanism, meet and comply with international standards in terms of quality, reliability and safety as this will indirectly impact the performance of the biogas power plants.

COMPARISON OF BIOGAS ENERGY (EQUIVALENT) WITH OTHER AVAILABLE FUEL

At 1 m3 biogas of CH4 at 60% concentration……..

Low heating value (LHV) = 21474 KJ/NM3

Replace biomass (PKS and Fibre) with biogas

• 1 m3 of biogas can replace 1.4 kg of palm kernel shell (PKS).

Replace diesel usage with biogas

• 1 m3 of biogas can replace 0.60 litres of diesel.

Generate electricity with biogas

• 1 m3 of biogas can generate 1.5-2.0 KWH of electricity.

Replace gasoline usage with biogas

• 1 m3 of biogas can replace 0.67 litres of gasoline.

Replace wood usage with biogas

• 1 m3 of biogas can replace 1.5kg of wood.

Replace LPG gas usage with biogas

• 1 m3 of biogas can replace 0.46kg of LPG (Liquid Petroleum Gas). Complex organic material (proteins, carbohydrates, fats etc.) Soluble organic compounds (amino acids, sugars, etc.)

FROM BIOGAS TO BIOMETHANE

Biomethane is produced from biogas through an Upgrading Process with water wash technology involving apuriicationprocessthatessentiallyremoves all Hydrogen Sulphides (H2S), Carbon Dioxide (CO2) and Siloxanes. Biogas has actually gained increasing positive response and popularity in developed countries as the leading green fuel alternative. Being renewable based and without conventional fossil fuel pollutants, biomethane is being utilised increasingly by international institutions of alternative fuel, now and in the future. Malaysia is in the correct time zone currently to develop and enlarge the utilisation rate nationwide and so acquire a greener image in the global market.

Biogas (Typically)

CH4: ~60%

CO2: ~39%

N2+O2: <1%

H2S: 50-5000ppm

H20: Saturated

Biogas (Achievable)

CH4: >96%

CO2: ~1%

O2: <0.4%

H2S: <1ppm

H20: <1ppm

Siloxanes: TraceSiloxanes: <1ppm

Chemically, biomethane is no different from natural gas, thus making it the ideal replacement for use in Natural Gas Vehicles (NGV). Obviously its commercial value is remarkable besides it being environment-friendly.

BIOGAS CAPTURING TECHNIQUES

There are generally 2 types of Anaeroboic Digesters (AD): Tank System and Lagoon System.

1. Tank System (Tank Farm)

a) Concrete is commonly used to make the digester tanks as it can store and retain heat uniformly. The tanks can be cylindrical or oblong in shape. It can be constructed on an in-situ basis or prefabricated in a workshop, shipped to the project site and assembled there. Sometimes, a coating is applied to the inner wall of the tank, especially in the corrosive gas/water interface zone, to ensure long-term durability.

b) Steel is another material that’s also commonly used to make digester tanks. Steel tanks can be erected in bolted basis together with panels or as welded steel panels. The steel can be either stainless steel or steel coated with epoxy paint, a common industrial practice. The material selection is the key part to ensure durability and resistance to corrosion.

2. Lagoon System (Soil Lagoon or Engineered Lagoon)

This anaerobic system is built in a rectangular shape and covered with High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) plastic sheet or PVC and used as a container for the biogas generated. The sheets may cover the whole lagoon or only the parts generating methane. The system also increases contact area of bacteria sludge with waste water and develops a system to pull sludge with pipes. In other words, the lagoon houses the methanogenesis process and the lagoon top section is the gas storage buffer zone.

Palm Oil Mill Efluent (POME) biogas capturing plant

Raw Biogas Composition

COMPOSITIONSTYPICAL(UAC)

Methane50-60%60-72% Co2 25-40%25-35%

H2S 3000ppm8000ppm

FACTORS AND PARAMETERS AFFECTING BIOGAS GENERATION

√ The amount of waste efluent (m3/day)

√ The amount of Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD).

√ The COD removal rate of the design system.

√ Methane-COD equivalent (kg-CH4/kg-COD).

√ Methane gas density (kg/Nm3).

√ Methane gas concentration.

√ Ambient Biogas temperature.

OPTIMISATION OF BIOGAS SYSTEM

It is crucial to have the process low running in optimum condition as optimisation will eventually lead to sustainability. Most importantly, all operating factors highlighted in this paper must be in optimal mode, regardless of time, day or place. By having zero/minimum luctuations on the key operating factors and parameters as highlighted above, the quality and quantity of the biogas generated can be secured and sustained.

TECHNICAL & COMMERCIAL CHALLENGES

The expected challenges in biogas projects can be basically summarised, but not limited to, as below:

Commercial Challenge No. 1

High capital investment, especially the luctuation of global market currency

√ Overall trading currency is in USD.

√ Capital investment in millions of ringgit.

√ Duration of completion at least 12-18 calendar months.

Commercial Challenge No. 2

Strategic location of the plant: Ensure FIT is available

√ Strategic location, meaning FIT is necessary.

√ Authorities involved: Energy Commission (ST), SEDA, Tenaga National Berhad (TNB) and others.

√ Need to carry out Power System Study (PSS) before a project can be claimed to be overall feasible.

√ Need to purchase quota earlier from the authority (SEDA, in this context).

√ Ensure to purchase quota with the best rate (basic rate + others bonus rates).

√ Bonus rates offered by SEDA are inclusive but not limited to G1 (Agricultural Waste), G2 (Electrical Eficiency) and G3 (Local Assembly Status).

Commercial Challenge No. 3

Practical business strategy: Ensure that power generated can be utilised internally, besides the FIT purpose.

√ Ensure the company is able to consume the power generated (Palm Oil Mill, downstream plants and staff quarters).

√ The power generated can be used for the entire factory and complex.

√ No wastage concerns.

√ Overall, the key consideration is on the demand and supply of electrical power.

Commercial Challenge No. 4

To get the support and approval of Malaysia Industrial Development Authority (MIDA) on tax deduction/ exemption on green energy development

√ Biogas energy is classiied as Green and Renewable Energy.

√ MIDA giving tax incentives to green technology providers and end users.

√ Need for comprehensive documentation before submitting to apply.

Technical Challenge No. 1

Good feed stocks on the raw materials: Consistency & Regularity

√ Raw materials, in this context, is Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) and Palm Oil Mill Efluent (POME).

√ Supply must be consistent and suficient (daily, monthly and annually).

√ Able to purchase FFB and produce POME consistently.

√ Have a buffer zone on POME storage.

√ Good milling and processing eficiency.

√ Good marketing strategy to obtain raw materials.

Technical Challenge No. 2

Management of bio-solids formed during the biogas capturing process

√ Solid handling (do not underestimate).

√ Solid generated should be handled and well managed. Prevent the occurence of any potential environmental issue.

√ Good practice = disposal (manageable). Poor practice = dumping (uncontrollable).

√ Accumulation of solids can affect biogas plant performance by reducing the hydraulic retention time.

√ Convert to value added products (N,P,K).

Technical Challenge No. 3

Footprint and location for the biogas project

√ Space and land area concern.

√ Control the footprint.

√ Inthevicinityofpalmoilmill=minimumcostonhandlingandtransportation.

√ Power supply and water supply.

√ Road and transport = accessibility.

Technical Challenge No. 4

Technically competent personnel must be in the operating team

√ Well-trained personnel.

√ Competency in POME treatment handling.

√ Mentally, technically and physically prepared.

√ Not only can generate but also able to manage (control).

√ Safety concern.

√ Power management.

Technical Challenge No. 5

There are numerous tests and inspections (initial and regular) involved

√ SEDA ATPA test.

√ TNB safety test-Islanded Test and loss of main.

√ TNB PQ Test.

√ TNB availability test.

√ In-house test-all aspects.

√ Instrument calibration and testing.

√ JKKP plant annual inspection.

CONCLUSION

If we want to make the world a greener place and to enhance the degree of tapping on green energy (biogas in this context) from agro-industry waste, it is crucial to have team work and collaborative efforts of the various parties (governing bodies, industry players and technology providers) involved.

To be able to transform and diversify to reach sustainability stage, industry players must realign their direction, both technically and commercially, and move forward. The initiatives and proactive behaviours of industry players are crucial to turn positive transformation into reality. Remember, the planet is owned by all living beings.

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Use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) in Oil Palm Plantations

We are the second largest producer of palm oil in the world after Indonesia. There are 4.49 million hectares of land in Malaysia under oil palm cultivation. Malaysia produces 17.73 million tonnes of palm oil and 2.13 tonnes of palm kernel oil. The palm oil industry also provides employment for over half a million people.

Precision Farming (PF) is about managing variations in the ield accurately to produce an optimum yield. It involves data collection, data processing, and data analysis to produce ield variability maps, a support system for decisions and proper management practice. Short revisit times are also necessary to allow a prompt response to ield conditions. But it is time consuming to acquire larger datasets to assess ield variability, especially in larger farms such as in an oil palm estate.

Satellite images and aerial photos are widely used for crop monitoring and yield prediction. However, the use of satellite images is limited as images are not always available when needed and sometimes, the resolution of available images is too low to be of use. In addition, a manned airborne platform has disadvantages on operational complexity, high costs and lengthy product delivery.

Recently, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are being used as an alternative platform for this purpose. UAVs carry many types of sensors, such as multispectral, hyperspectral, Near Infrared (NIR), thermal, microwave and laser scanners. It is an ideal platform for PF operation since it can provide high spatial resolution for up to centimetres, as well as having low operational costs and real-time data acquisition.

There are two broad platforms for UAVs, namely rotary wing and ixed wing. Rotary wing UAVs have the advantage of being able to take off and land vertically. However, they have a short light range due to mechanical complexity and shortened battery power. Fixed wing UAVs have the advantage of being able to ly at high speeds for long durations with simpler aerodynamic features. Some do not require a runway or launcher for take-off and landing; they have a light duration of 1-2 hours, which allows an area of 50-300 hectares to be photographed per light.

Currently, besides the availability of sensors for data acquisition, data analysis methods and algorithm development are improving rapidly. The most common indices used are the Green - Red Ratio Vegetation Index (GRVI), Normalised Green - Red Difference Index (NGRDI), Leaf Area Index (LAI), Normalised Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), and Visible Vegetation Index (VVI). However,

the capability of these indices, which are developed using multispectral images, is limited when compared to hyperspectral images since, normally, it only has ive bands.

Hyperspectral images contain many continuous spectral bands to record spectral responses of materials

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and so allow more information to be extracted, which provide for various applications, such as vegetation cover condition, plant cell structure condition and plant structural water content as well as some other valuable information. Generally, healthy vegetation covers signify high reflectance in near infrared and low reflectance in the visible region of the electromagnetic spectrum.

The most common applications of UAV in oil palm plantation can be categorised into four major activities: Surveillance, mapping, monitoring and spraying.

Before the opening of new areas for oil palm plantations, operators can irst make a survey and map ields from the air, showing terrain and drainage. This is to facilitate decisions on the provision and inancing of projects to be implemented. The same process is also applied during replanting programmes. Furthermore, monitoring land work progress during planting is more practical using UAVs instead of conventional methods which are more laborious.

Digital maps derived from UAV images can be used to create an inventory of assets in a plantation, such as roads, number of trees, culvert, ramp, ofice, etc. They are useful tools for planning, as well as for cost projections such as for fertiliser and pesticide budgeting, proits projection, road maintenance, plantation management, environmental management and many other applications.

Furthermore, variable rate application maps can be generated using spectral data to understand the nutrient uptake in a ield. Therefore, by applying the appropriate amount of fertiliser, it reduces costs and increases yields.

UAVs can also be used to monitor the health status of oil palms and keep tabs on disease, water stress and

nutrient deiciency. This inspection work can be done by utilising various sensors and vegetative indices. Recently, many investigations were carried out to demonstrate the hyperspectral capability in early detection of plant diseases as well as ganoderma disease detection in oil palm plantation. This approach makes crop inspection much easier and saves time. In the areas of labour shortages and improper infrastructure systems, especially steep slopes, UAVs can be employed to spray fertiliser and pesticide. Urea foliar spraying can raise the percentage of nitrogen in leaves and even the quantity used is smaller than that used by sows. The spraying of pesticides can overcome the problem of insects, especially if the spread of insects cannot be controlled manually.

While the ability of data analysis methods and algorithm development keep growing, the use of UAV in oil palm plantations is still not without challenges. Most UAVs face restrictions in terms of weather vagaries, such as wind and rain. Furthermore, the capability of the UAV sensors is limited in that it cannot ly into canopies, so information below canopies, such as soil properties cannot be retrieved directly.

The application of UAVs should be expanded to many other activities in the future, for example, replacing the normal pollination process when there is a reduction in number of insects (due to disease outbreaks) which help to pollinate oil palms.

Hopefully, UAVs can also help overcome labour shortage by being used for major daily tasks done by plantation workers, such as front pruning, counting the number of Fresh Fruit Bunches (FFBs), identifying mature

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Why We Do What We Do

by Ir. Shum Keng Yan

Let us look at the ABC again through a scenario:

It was almost the end of the shift but there was an urgent job that needed to be carried out. A group of technicians was called in to do the repairs. As you walked past, you observed that some of the technicians were not wearing the proper Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and were not using the right tools. They also seemed to be in a hurry.

Why do you think?

A: Let us look at the immediate environment “before” the behaviour or Activators. Here are some possibilities:

1. It was time to go home.

2. The PPE and tools had been locked up and it would slow down the job to get them out.

3. Wearing PPE was uncomfortable.

4. Wearing PPE would slow down the job.

5. “My colleagues are doing the same”.

B: This leads to the observed Behaviours of:

1. Not wearing PPE.

2. Using the wrong tools.

3. Rushing.

C: What were the possible Consequences (the immediate environment “after” the behaviour)?

1. No one got hurt.

2. The production team was pleased with the repair work.

3. The repair job was done in a more comfortable environment.

4. It was done much faster.

5. The technician team was happy.

So, will they repeat the behaviours again?

Highly likely. Here is how it looks like in the ABC model:

Consequences

1. Time to go home.

2. Slow to take out PPE and tools.

3. PPE is uncomfortable.

4. PPE slows the job.

5. Colleagues do the same.

1. Not wearing PPE.

2. Using the wrong tools.

3. Rushing.

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1. No one got hurt.

2. Production team is happy.

3. It was more comfortable.

4. It was much faster.

5. Technician team is happy.

Try and run through the above scenario with your team. What do they think?

Share the other possible ABCs with me at: pub@iem.org.my

Working safely may get old, but so do those who practise it.

Ir. Shum Keng Yan is a chemical engineer and a certiied accident prevention and safety practitioner.

Visit to Essential Oil Processing Plant and Stingless Bee Honey Production Site

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On 5 April, 2017, the Agricultural & Food Engineering Technical Division (AFETD) organised a technical visit to the Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (MARDI) in Serdang, Selangor, for 21 IEM members and non-members.

The participants were welcomed by Ir. Mohd. Fazly Mail, a senior scientist from MARDI who was also an AFETD committee member. First, the participants attended a briefing on the programme which included technical talks and visits to the essential oil processing plant and the stingless bee honey production site.

There was also a briefing on an incubator programme. The first speaker was Encik Zulkifli Abdul Rahman from MARDI Kuala Linggi, Melaka, who talked about the production of essential oil.

Two distillation methods are adopted: Steam and hydro. Essential oils are extracted from various plants such as tea tree (Melaleuca alternifolia), kesum (Polygonum minus), patchouli (Pogostemon cablin), citronella (Cymbopogon nardus L), lemongrass (Cymbopogon citratus), sweet cinnamon (Cinnamomon zeylanicum), kaffir lime (Citrus hystrix) and lime (Citrus microcarpa).

In the second session, Encik Mohd. Fahimee Jaapar spoke on the production of stingless bee honey, focusing on farming and beekeeping. Stingless bee honey is said to have therapeutic properties and there is an increasing demand for this type of honey. The local name for stingless bee is kelulut and the common type found in Malaysia is Trigona itama. The participants were given an introduction to the stingless bee as understanding the behaviour of the bee would help increase the quality of honey production.

A colony of stingless bee can produce up to 500g honey each month and the bees will search for flowers within a 300m radius. The physiology of the flowers too will influence the quality, aroma and taste of the honey.

The last session of the technical talk, given by Cik Siti Shurazizah Sukhur, was on Inkubator, an incubation programme by MARDI Kuala Linggi. The programme is also to help new entrepreneurs in the production of their products, particularly essential oil. The incubator centre

for the essential oil processing plant is certified by Australian Certified Organic (ACO) and acts as a technology transfer medium for those interested to start their own businesses. Some oftheprogrammesofferedincludetechnicalservices,facilities/ infrastructure services and business/marketing services.

After the briefing sessions, the participants boarded a tram to go to the essential oil pilot plant and the stingless bee farm. At the essential oil pilot plant, they learnt that the pilot plant was used for showcasing MARDI products during Malaysian Agriculture,Horticulture&Agrotourism(MAHA)andforproduct testing.

A larger-scale pilot plant was located at MARDI Kuala Linggi, Melaka and the participants were told that the pilot plant operated and manufactured essential oil on a daily basis.

After this, the participants visited the bee farm and had a taste of the stingless bee honey directly from the hives box.

At the end of the technical visit, AFETD chairman Ir. Yong Hong Liang, on behalf of IEM, presented Encik Zulkifli with a token of appreciation.

Assoc. Prof. Dr Yus Aniza Yusof

Group photo session

Delegates at the bee farm

Introduction to Basement Design

CIVIL & STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING TECHNICAL DIVISION

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The Civil & Structural Engineering Technical Division (CSETD) organised an evening talk on Basement Design, on 20 April, 2017, at Auditorium Tan Sri Prof. Chin Fung Kee in Wisma IEM.

The speaker was Mr. Tony Chin, a chartered professional engineer in Australia with 15 years’ experience in the building structures industry. Mr. Chin spoke on a few topics, including Project Requirement, Client Expectations, Geotechnical Aspects & Constraints, Structural Design Basis and Examples of Projects completed in the Middle East, Singapore & Australia. The talk, attended by 77 participants, was chaired by Ir. Siow Yun Tong of CSETD.

Mr. Chin listed some Codes which an engineer should use when communicating with the client as well as showed a few examples and images on basement standard. Gravity wall and embedded wall are two common basement walls. These are designed to resist earth and water pressure. He said surcharge loads of between 5 and 10 kN/m2 must be considered in the design. Examples of surcharge load are vehicles, road inishes and construction plant.

There are three types of construction sequences for basements. The irst is Open-Cut where construction is done in open excavation. The basement is excavated to formation level, leaving battered slopes to support the surrounding ground.

The second method is Top-Down, where perimeter secant wall piles are installed, followed by bearing piles with the plunge columns. Then the ground loor slab, irst

loor slab, second loor slab and middle basement slab will be cast accordingly.

The third type of basement construction sequence is Bottom-Up, which has a few advantages as it is move safe, faster and requires minimum propping.

Mr. Chin also shared his experiences in the design of the retaining wall. He had adopted two types of wall systems: Gravity wall and embedded wall. He showed participants images of both systems and explained their advantages and disadvantages. He emphasised the importance of structural design considerations and advised engineers to consider future rises in ground water, unplanned excavations and surcharge loading. He ended his presentation with a few case studies of his completed projects.

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Title: 2-Day Course on “Integrating Operational Perspective for Cohesive Design of Plant and Building Facilities”

25-26 October 2017

Organised by: Oil, Gas and Mining Engineering Technical Division

Time : 9.00 a.m. - 5.00 p.m.

CPD/PDP :12

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Ir. Siow Yun Tong

Figure 1: Open-Cut Basement Construction

Figure 2: Forces on Basement Structure

Ground water level

Ground water level

Soil and pore pressure

Structure

Heave and pore pressure

Sustainable Palm Oil: Challenges to the Industry & Engineers

AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD ENGINEERING TECHNICAL DIVISION

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The Agricultural & Food Engineering Technical Division (AFETD) of IEM organised a technical talk titled Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil: Challenges to the Industry & Engineers, on 8 May, 2017, at Wisma IEM.

The talk, attended by 27 participants, was delivered by Mr. Jan Van Driel, Head of Certification at Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO).

The worldwide demand for vegetable oil is growing fast over the years. In 2016, global oil production was 65 million tons (MT) of palm oil, 50 MT of soya oil, 28 MT of rapeseed oil and 15 MT of sunflower oil.

Palm oil is popular because it is relatively cheap, versatile, gives a high yield per unit area of plantation and is the most widely produced. It is stable for cooking at high temperatures and is a healthy oil.

But despite the increasing demand, supply is limited as the oil palm can only be grown in countries near the Equator. Some concerns have also been raised over the sustainability of oil palm plantations; the clearing of forests to grown oil palm also means a decrease in environment for the orang utan, an endangered species.

RSPO was established in 2004 to promote the growth and use of sustainable oil palm products through credible global standards and engagement of stakeholders. The seat of the association is in Zurich, Switzerland, while the secretariatiscurrentlybasedinKualaLumpur,withasatellite office in Jakarta.

RSPO is an association under Swiss Law composed of various organisations from different sectors of the palm oil industry (producers, processors, traders, consumer goods manufacturers, retailers, banks & investors, environmental or nature conservation NGOs and social or developmental NGOs) for the purpose of developing and implementing global standards for sustainable palm oil.

RSPO has developed a set of environmental and social criteria which companies must comply with in order to produce Certified Sustainable Palm Oil (CSPO). When properly applied, these criteria can help to minimise the negative impact of oil palm cultivation on the environment and communities in palm oil-producing regions. The RSPO has more than 3,000 members worldwide who represent all the links along the palm oil supply chain. They are

committed to produce, source and/or use sustainable palm oil certified by the RSPO. In return, the CSPO carries a premium price in the global commodity trade, especially the European market.

So far, 11.77 MT of palm oil are certified sustainable; this is about 20% of global palm oil production. Of these, 51% of RSPO Certified oil comes from Indonesia, 42% from Malaysia and the rest from Papua New Guinea (5%), Brazil (1%) and Colombia (1%).

The RSPO Certification Scheme covers a large sector of the palm oil industry, i.e. oil palm growers, palm oil processors and traders as well as consumer products manufacturers.

The Principles & Criteria, which forms the basis of the RSPO certification scheme, comprise eight basic principles: Commitment to Transparency, Compliance with Applicable Laws and Regulations, Commitment to Longterm Economic & Financial Viability, Use of Appropriate Best Practices by Growers and Millers, Environmental Responsibility & Conservation of Natural Resources and Biodiversity, Responsible Consideration of Employees and of Individuals & Communities Affected by Growers & Millers; Responsible Development of New Plantings and Commitment to Continuous Improvement in Key Areas of Activity.

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Mr. Jan Van Driel giving the technical talk at IEM

In order to claim compliance with the P&C and to achieve RSPO certification, growers must be assessed by a third-party RSPO-accredited certification body every five years, with an annual audit for continued compliance. Members of the RSPO must submit Annual Communications of Progress(ACOP)reportsinordertoassesstheirprogresstowardsproducingand procuring RSPO-certified sustainable palm oil, to any of the four supply chain models for RSPO Certified Sustainable Palm Oil (CSPO): Identity preserved, segregated, mass balance and book and claim. A crucial component of the ACOPs is Timebound Plans (TBPs), in which members must state clear timelines for producing or sourcing 100% RSPO CSPO.

RSPO Next, launched in 2015, is a voluntary commitment in addition to the existing P&Cs and incorporates more stringent assessment standards, with guidelines regarding deforestation, fire, peat, human rights and landscape approaches, among other issues.

One of the important criteria highlighted here is the RSPO New Plantings Procedure (NPP). Key steps for NPP include conducting impact assessment (through licenced assessors), preparing implementation plan, verification by certification body and public notification on the RSPO website for at least 30 days.

RSPO has biodiversity protection measures that depend heavily on a High Conservation Value (HCV) approach and requires implementation of Best Management Practices (BMPs) for peatland management.

It has a cut-off date of November, 2007, after which new plantings should not replace primary forest or areas required to maintain HCV areas. Areas cleared after this date will not be certified unless an RSPO-approved compensation plan is developed (in line with its newly released guidance for compensation).

On social themes, RSPO has comprehensive requirements for Social Impact Assessment (SIA), detailed standards for “free, prior and informed consent” (FPIC) and guidance on workers’ rights and health and safety. It prohibits the use of forced labour and has a policy aimed at protecting women in the workplace.

A third party accredited auditor is required to carry out the certification process. In order to be certified, full compliance with all criteria is required, or an approved timebound plan for addressing minor non-compliances. RSPO provides on-line status updates and a relatively high level of transparency throughout the complaint resolution process.

As time was limited, the presentation only covered the tip of the iceberg. Engineers interested in this field may refer to RSPO website for further details and the IEM website for courses organised by AFETD, particularly on RSPO. The talk ended with AFETD chairman Ir. Yong Hong Liang presenting a memento to Mr. Jan Van Driel.

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Title: 2-Day Course on “STRATEGIES in sustaining BOILER RELIABILITY –design, erection & maintenance” 26 - 27 October 2017

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CEO Series of Talk 2 Re-engineer Global Monetary Policy

IEM BUSINESS CLUB

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Ir. Mah Siew KienIr. Yam Teong Sian

On 5 August, 2017, the former Governor of Bank Negara Malaysia, Tan Sri Dr Zeti Akhtar Aziz, gave a talk at Wisma IEM which attracted over 100 engineers of various disciplines. Talk 2 of the CEO Series was jointly organised by IEM Business Club and Women Engineers Section.

Ir. Dr Leong Wai Yee, Chairman of IEM Business Club and Women Engineers Section, welcomed Dr Zeti and thanked her for accepting the talk invitation.

AttheheightoftheAsianfinancialcrisisin1998,Malaysia choked off ringgit speculation by fixing the exchange rate at RM3.80 to US$1, cutting interest rates and imposing capital controls within the country.

Dr Zeti, who was with Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) for 35 years, including 16 years as its governor, was widely criticised for implementing extreme and unconventional monetary policies at that time. Today however, it is evident that her leadership has helped to steer the country through some of its most difficult times. She also guided the reform of the central bank following the financial crisis. Her accolades include being named one of the world's best monetary policy chiefs, central banker of 2005 by finance magazine Euromoney and world’s best central bankers for the year 2014 by international business magazine Global Finance.

Twenty years after the crisis, ringgit is back at around RM4.00 to US$1. BNM has just released figures that indicates GDP expanded 5.6%, year-on-year. Still, it has not been easy for the man on the street grappling with the higher cost of living and higher economic uncertainty on local and global markets.

Across the world, countries put a lot of weight on monetary policy to sustain a healthy economy. “The world is currently in uncharted territory,” said Dr Zeti as she began her talk. The role of monetary policy to provide sustainable growth had not been successful. The fiscal and monetary policy responses to the 2007/2008 global financial crisis, which started from the fallout of the sub-prime lending bubble burst in the US, were on an unprecedented scale, leading to debt hangover of unprecedented proportions after the financial crisis.

To boost business spending and stop inflation, central banks use Quantitative Easing (QE) to inject money into

the financial system. However, when policy interest rates hover around zero in developed countries and balance sheets of centralbanksgrowmassively,measuressuchasassetpurchase programme and fiscal stimulus only benefit those with assets and not the vast majority of the populations, especially wage earners.

In short, it has not resulted in growing investment activities as expected. Today, the US seems to be starting to “normalise” interest rates while negative interest rates persist in Europe and Japan. In Malaysia, BNM is also taking steps to “normalise” monetary conditions to ward off financial risks and economic imbalances. The term “normalise” is used frequently today to refer to raising interest rates to normal levels.

One of the few women to run a central bank in the world, Dr Zeti said unconventional monetary policy had adverted a total crash and immobilisation of our financial market. It prevented Malaysia, an export-driven economy, from slipping into recession at that time. However, it did not produce the desired economic recovery and failed to lift the economy to growth after 10 years.

Some experts argued that it was a solvency crisis misdiagnosed as liquidity crisis, therefore leading to wrong “medication” and incorrect treatment. As a consequence, the financial market soared without reflecting the underlying principles and this posed a risk of correction. It also resulted in misallocation of resources across sectors.

Inflation targeting policies in countries like New Zealand, Canada and Australia also failed to anchor inflation expectations. Instead, these created a more uneven distribution of income and many countries exhausted their interest rates ammunition.

As monetary policies alone cannot lead to strong, sustainable and balanced growth, Dr Zeti believes that structural reform, labour market reform and fiscal reform are the key factors to increasing productivity and achieving sustainable growth. According to her, today’s policymakers must be able to coordinate a range of policies in a dynamic and globalised world which is more interconnected than ever.

Cybersecurity is a major challenge in the fast-changing digital landscape. Media and social media are also changing financial services around the world. FinTech companies have emerged as an industry, as are bitcoins and cryptocurrencies.

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Malaysia has built up its resistance since the financial crisis by diversifying its economy structure and moving from beinganexport-driventodomestic-driveneconomy.Since then, the banking sector has been strengthened, the bond market developed and the capital account sequentially liberalised. With a flexible currency regime, ample liquidity in domestic banks and alternative sources of growth, the nation is able to absorb external shocks.

Dr Zeti reiterated that the world is very much prepared and that it’s important to re-engineer the monetary policy. Looking at the current development in US and the need to improve fundamentals to prepare for the risk of major corrections in the market, monetary policy normalisation should be adopted before it is too late.

The Malaysian financial system too has undergone significant transformation over the years such as implementation of BNM’s stress test of banks, extensive financial surveillance system, technology leveraging and higher standards of governance.

On whether China’s emerging presence is an opportunity or a threat, Dr Zeti said China is proactively raising its international profile and taking an international leadership position, so it is very important for a country like ours to be part of the world’s second largest economy’s foreign investment abroad, especially in higher value added sectors of the economy.

Malaysia is also the first country in the world to use Chineseyuanorrenminbi(RMB)fortrading.Oneparticipant

raised the question of a single currency for ASEAN. Dr Zeti said ASEAN is too diverse and lacks the preconditions to have a single currency.

“If we try to achieve it, it will come at a very high cost. Thus, ASEAN should not try to adopt a single currency,” she added.

SHOULD MALAYSIA PEG THE RINGGIT AGAIN?

“The value of the weak ringgit currently does not reflect the underlying solid fundamentals of the current market in the country. The ringgit will continue to stay range-bound until very positive developments are seen in the Malaysian market.ThedecisiontopegtheringgitduringAsianFinancial Crisis was to intermediate volatility and our nation should look forward instead of looking back. Such a policy comes with a price and should only be used under very extreme conditions.”

In short, monetary policy is the macroeconomic policy laid down by the central bank. Macroeconomists formulate theories with mathematical precision, collect huge data sets on individual and aggregate behaviour, and use sophisticated statistical techniques to reach empirical judgments. Sounds very much like what engineers do, don’t you agree?

To thrive in today’s fast changing world, we must continuously upgrade ourselves and seek new knowledge.

After the Q&A session, IEM Vice President Ir. Elias Saidin gave a closing speech and IEM Deputy President Ir. David Lai presented Dr Zeti with a token of appreciation.

YOUNG STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING PROFESSIONAL AWARD

The IStructE Malaysia Regional Group Young Structural Engineering Professional Award 2017 is now open for entries to Engineers residing in Malaysia.

We want to promote the accomplishments of YOU, the young structural engineers – showcasing the diverse and skilled individuals who are drivingtheprofessionforward.Winningtheawardisauniqueopportunity to be marked out as “one to watch” among the Institution’s global membership, and an internationally recognised mark of achievement in structural engineering.

Structural engineering is an exciting career and that is why winners of this award have the opportunity to act as an ambassador for the Institution and the profession – showcasing the crucial role engineers play in shaping the built environment and providing identiiable role models for young people interested in engineering.

The scheme is open to Engineers Registered with the Board of Engineers aged 30 years or under. To enter the competition, complete your submission and send to: The Honorary Secretary, IStructE Malaysia Regional Group at “istructe.md@gmail.com” by midnight Thursday, 30 November 2017

THE SUBMISSION MUST INCLUDE:

• 250 word opinion piece on what structural engineering means to you.

• Posterpresentation. You may submit up to four posters in pdf format (A1 size) about three projects (with consent of the employer) that you have been involved in. The posters should show the technical aspects of the design, and also shout about your own input into the project. It is up to you to decide how you split up the posters – focus more heavily on one project or equally across the three.

• Video recorded presentation (max. 5 minutes). At the end of your presentation, please answer the question “what does structural engineering mean to you?” (This is based on your opinion piece and should last no more than 20 seconds).

• Curriculum Vitae.

Entries will be reviewed by the judging panel against the following criteria:

I. Creativity and originality

I. Personal involvement on one speciic project

II. Knowledge of structural engineering and the profession

III. Quality of written and verbal communication

IV. Clarity of presentation

The winner shall be awarded with a prize value worth of at least RM 2,000

Technical Visit to Malaysian Global Innovation & Creativity Centre (MaGIC)

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On the 22 August, 2017, 12 members of ICTSIG visited the Malaysian Global Innovation & Creativity Centre (MaGIC) in Cyberjaya, Selangor where its Community Director, Mr. Andi Suswandi, briefed the delegates.

MaGIC is an innovation and creativity centre located in Persiaran APEC, Cyberjaya, Selangor. It was launched on April 27, 2014, by President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Dato’ Sri Najib Tun Abdul Razak, with 7,000 aspiring

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entrepreneurs in attendance. In conjunction with the launch, MaGIC signed a Memorandum of Understanding withStanfordUniversityandUPGlobaltofosteranddevelop a vibrant startup ecosystem in the country.

So far, MaGIC has helped a large number of Malaysian and regional entrepreneurs through its initiatives and various programmes. It comes under the auspices of the Ministry of Finance, which allocates funds for its operations and activities.

• MaGIC is a Government-linked agency under the Ministry of Finance.

• Its vision is to become the leading innovation and creativity centre for entrepreneurs worldwide, particularly Asia

• Its aim is to promote technology and startups. Among its key functions are growing talent and building creativity/ innovation capabilities in participants.

• MaGIC’s programmes and platforms help entrepreneurs build up on their skills, provide them with tools to expand their businesses, innovate existing businesses and grow ideas into successful businesses.

• Its initiatives are fostering the spirit of entrepreneurship and helping to equip participants with the necessary skills, capabilities and network to create value and succeed.

• Its objective is to facilitate the growth of creativity and innovation which will then position Malaysia as a global innovation hub.

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One-Day Seminar on Pile Foundation

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IEM’S Geotechnical Engineering Technical Division (GETD) and the Malaysian Geotechnical Society (MGS) jointly organised a one-day seminar on Pile Foundation on 22 May, 2017, at Four Points Hotel in Puchong.

There were 7 speakers from different backgrounds, including a consultant, contractor and academician. A total of 96 participants attended the seminar. Below are summaries of the lectures.

Lecture 1, by Ir. Neoh Cheng Aik: Design and Construction of Driven RC Pile Foundations – Past and Present Experiences.

For most geotechnical works, including driven RC piles installation, design and construction are inseparable. In fact, the performance (capacity, settlement, structural integrity & durability) of driven RC pile is very sensitive to the way it is installed and to subsoil conditions. Ir. Neoh talked about the principles, design and construction requirements of Code of Practice in the past and present. He also presented case histories where construction of driven RC piles was defective and the necessary remediation steps. These were based on his recent experiences in several projects.

Lecture 2, by Ir. S. Chandrasegaran Sundararaju: Foundation Design and Construction of Barrette Piles.

First, Ir. Chandrasegaran gave an introduction to barrette piles and touched on several past projects, where barrette piles had been used successfully. He also talked about barrette design, installation process, new equipment developed to suit different geology & site conditions and techniques adopted to increase the carrying capacity of the barrette member.

Lecture3,byIr.E.G.Balakrishnan: PerformanceofBored Piles Based on Instrumented Load Test Results.

Bored piles are widely used currently in all large infrastructure projects such as high-rise buildings in Klang Valley. The speaker talked about the basic design principles in practice, instrumentation details adopted in the ield, instrumentation results and discussions on the indings covering the load distribution, shaft resistance, base resistance, correlation with SPT N values, rock quality designation (RQD), etc during the seminar.

Lecture 4, by Ir. Assoc. Prof. Dr Dominic Ong Ek Leong: Detrimental Effects of Lateral Soil Movements on Pile Behaviour.

Prof. Ong said deep excavation, tunnelling and river/ tidal luctuations are some activities which can induce lateral soil movements that can detrimentally impact nearby existing infrastructure. One major design concern, he said, is that the behaviour and mechanisms of complex soilstructure interactions that occur in such situations, are often still not well understood.

He presented on the latest developments in and the understanding of soil-structure interaction involving pile foundations subjected to lateral soil movements, with reference to successfully implemented projects or research outcomes based on inite element modelling, centrifuge experiments as well as ield observations and interpretations.

Lecture 5, by Ir. Wong Chen Jack: Local Construction Practices and Geotechnical Performance of Rock Socketed Bored Pile in Sedimentary Crocker Formation in Sabah.

Ir. Wong said that, unlike drive-in or jack-in piles, the evaluation of pile performance in both capacity and deformation of bored pile, can be very subjective when it comes to deciding the required pile length or rock socket length during construction.

Dispute on technical requirements and, more often, on contractual issues arises during construction against the ideally designed cases. He shared his experiences in the bored pile construction in the local founding formation, namely Crocker Formation, along the west coast of Sabah.

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Ir. Yee Thien Seng presents token appreciation to Ir. Neoh Cheng Aik

Lecture 6, by Ir. Chow Chee Meng: Jack-in Piles in Granite vs Limestone Formation.

Ir. Chow talked about recent experiences in design and construction of high capacity jack-in pile systems based on results of maintained load tests and settlement monitoring carried out on completed structures. He also shared the comparison between the performance of the piles in granite formation and limestone formation.

Lecture 7, by Ir. Liew Shaw Shong: Planning and Interpretation of Instrumented Lateral Pile Design Performance & Testing with a Semi-Restrained Pile Head Condition.

Ir. Liew described the planning of the instrumentation in a hollow circular spun pile, with an intended structural frame setup to attain a fixed head connection for a lateral load test. The purpose of this lateral pile validation test is to establish the lateral stiffness response of the high free standing pile group with gigantic pilecaps to support the bridge deck with high demand of operational accuracy of support deformation.

Later, he presented the procedures of devising the methodology of the testing scheme and interpretation for indirection validation with testing constraints at site. He also discussed pile head connection fixity problem and the quantiied theoretically in compliance with the assumption made.

After the talks, the seven speakers ielded a number of questions from the audience and GETD and MGS presented souvenirs to the speakers as a token of appreciation.

IEM DIARY OF EVENTS

Title: 1-Day Course on “The Design and Construction of Palm Oil Mill with latest Compliances. The Implementation and the Practical Approaches” 25 October 2017

Organisedby:AgriculturalandFoodEngineering TechnicalDivision

Time :9.00a.m.-5.30p.m.

CPD/PDP :7

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Ir. Yee Thien Seng presents token appreciation to Ir. S. Chandrasegaran Sundararaju

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Pyrmont Bridge in Darling Harbour Sydney

SIr. Tham Kum Weng

Ir. Tham Kum Weng worked in JKR for 18 years and has been practising as a C&S consulting engineers for the past 25 years. He specializes in engineering inspection, assessment and evaluation of structures and bridges. He shares relevant travel experiences of engineering interest from his occasional travel.

ydney, Australia, is among the most frequently visited cities in the world. It is known for world famous structures and cultural attractions such as Sydney Opera House (1973) and Sydney Harbour Bridge (1932).

On one of my trips to Sydney, I cameacrosstheuniqueandinteresting Pyrmont Bridge in Darling Harbour.

The century-old bridge opened in June 28, 1902, also functions as a swing bridge across Cockle Bay in Port Jackson. Designed by Percy Allan, Pyrmont Bridge is, in fact, the first electricity-operated swing bridge in the world. It was specifically designed and constructed to replace a 50-yearold bridge and had to facilitate the movements of big ships as the vertical clearance was only 6.5m. Today, however, the swing mechanism is not frequently used. The bridge was designed solely for use by pedestrians (14,000 daily now) and cyclists.

Construction of the bridge began in December, 1899, at a total cost of £112,569 then. Measuring 396m in length, the bridge is made up of 14 spans. One unique feature is that the side spans are built of steel and timber while the central spans are entirely steel.

The amalgamation of timber and steel for the construction of Pyrmont Bridge was not originally intended. Due to the scarcity of local steel produced at that time, it would require a much longer time and higher costs to construct a steel bridge. The local parliamentary committee then decided to use timber for most of the parts.

The Allan truss bridge was inspired by the American Howe truss design which used mostly timber except for the vertical members of the truss which mobilised steel rods. All the timber members were assembled from

relatively shorter sizes with splice joints at regular intervals for the top and bottom chords. They were generally jointed, with external iron clamps.

A distinctive feature of Allan truss is that all the structural members are laid parallel in pairs and held with timber spacer blocks in between, forming a complete truss system with two parallel half truss. This allows any structural member to be replaced or repaired without the need for temporary stagings from below or having to take the bridge out of service.

Indeed, Pyrmont Bridge is a design of significant engineering effort. I marvelled at the ingenuity of past engineering greats who had designed and built such structures which have stood the test of time. Besides catering to the basic need to connect human activities across Cockle Bay, the engineers had also created a piece of historical heritage.

TEMUDUGA PROFESIONAL

Kepada Semua Ahli,

Tarikh: 13 September 2017

SENARAI CALON-CALON YANG LAYAK MENDUDUKI TEMUDUGA PROFESIONAL TAHUN 2017

Berikut adalah senarai calon yang layak untuk menduduki Temuduga Profesional bagi tahun 2017.

Mengikut Undang-Undang Kecil IEM, Seksyen 3.8, nama-nama seperi tersenarai berikut diterbitkan sebagai calon-calon yang layak untuk menjadi Ahli Insitusi, dengan syarat bahawa mereka lulus Temuduga Profesional tahun 2017.

Sekiranya terdapat Ahli Korporat yang mempunyai bantahan terhadap mana-mana calon yang didapai idak sesuai untuk menduduki Temuduga Profesional, surat bantahan boleh dikemukakan kepada Seiausaha Kehormat, IEM. Surat bantahan hendaklah dikemukakan sebulan dari tarikh penerbitan dikeluarkan.

Ir. Yap Soon Hoe

Seiausaha Kehormat, IEM,

PERMOHONAN BARU NamaKelayakan

KEJURUTERAAN AWAM

AIDAAMALINA BINTI ABDULLAH BE HONS (UTM) (CIVIL, 2005)

AZAITULNORA BINTI SHAMSUDINBE HONS (USM) (CIVIL, 1999)

BADARIAH BINTI MOHD SAUFIBE HONS (UTM) (CIVIL, 1999)

CHEAH CHEE BANBE HONS (USM) (CIVIL, 2009)

HANASHA BINTI ISMAILBE HONS (UTM) (CIVIL, 2006)

JAYANTHI RATHNA PACKIAMBE HONS (UPM) (CIVIL, 1989)

KANITA FOO CHAIBE HONS (UTM) (CIVIL, 2010)

MAHAWIR BIN MAT LAWIBE HONS (UTM) (CIVIL, 1996)

MARENAWATI BINTI ABD MALEKBE HONS (UTM) (CIVIL, 1999)

MASFARUDDEEN BIN MOHD ALIBE HONS (UTHM) (CIVIL, 2009)

MD KHAIRI BIN YAACOBBE HONS (LIVERPOOL) (CIVIL, 1990)

MOHAMAD ISWANDI BIN JINNEBE HONS (UKM) (CIVIL & STRUCTURAL, 2000)

MOHD SAID BIN SIDIKBE HONS (UTM) (CIVIL, 1984)

MOHD SUFYAN BIN SAUPIBE HONS (UiTM) (CIVIL, 2010)

MOHD ZAHIR BIN ZAKARIABE HONS (USM) (CIVIL, 2006)

MOHD ZAMRI BIN MOHAMUDBE HONS (UTM) (CIVIL, 2005)

MUHAMMAD FAIRUZ BIN MOHD

ARIFFIN BE HONS (UiTM) (CIVIL, 2006)

NOR ROZAINI BINTI ABDULLAHBE HONS (UTM) (CIVIL, 1999)

NORHAYATI BINTI KHAIRUDINBE HONS (UTM) (CIVIL, 2001)

NORLIANA BINTI MANAPBE HONS (UTHM) (CIVIL, 2006)

RAHMAT BIN HAJI ABD RAHMANBSc (CALIFORNIA STATE) (CIVIL, 1985)

SASITHARAN MANIKAMBE HONS (UMS) (CIVIL, 2007)

SHARUL IRMAN BIN MUHAMAD

TAHIR BE HONS (UiTM) (CIVIL, 2003)

SITI RADIAH BINTI YUNUSBE HONS (UTM) (CIVIL, 2006)

TENGKU MOHD SHAHRU HASLAN

B. TUAN YUSOFF BE HONS (UTP) (CIVIL, 2009)

TENGKU RIDHWAN BIN TENGKU AZMAN BE HONS (UTM) (CIVIL, 2006)

VARATHA RAJOO NAIDU A/L NARAYANAMOORTHY BE HONS (UTM) (CIVIL-CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT, 2002)

WAN AHMAD TAQIUYUDDIN BIN

W.NGAH BE HONS (UiTM) (CIVIL, 2005)

YUHASLIN BINTI YUSOF BE HONS (UPM) (CIVIL, 1999)

ZAMRIE BIN MANSORBE HONS (UTM) (CIVIL, 2000)

ZOLFADLI BIN OMARBE HONS (UTM) (CIVIL, 2007)

ZURAINI BINTI ZAINALBE HONS (UKM) (CIVIL & STRUCTURE, 2000)

LIM CHIN THYE BE HONS (UTAR) (CIVIL, 2011)

KEJURUTERAAN KIMIA

HOOI MUN KEATBE HONS (MALAYA) (CHEMICAL, 2005)

KEJURUTERAAN KOMUNIKASI

MOHD RASHIDI BIN CHE BESONBE HONS (UNIMAP) (COMMUNICATION, 2007)

KEJURUTERAAN ELEKTRONIK

BAIDHILAIMIE BIN MUSTAPHABE HONS (UiTM) (ELECTRICAL, 2004)

KEJURUTERAAN KAWALAN & INSTRUMENTASI

MUHAMMAD NUR IMAN BIN ZAHARIBE HONS (UTP) (ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONICS, 2011)

KEJURUTERAAN PEMBUATAN

ALLINA BINTI ABDULLAH BE HONS (UNIMAP) (MANUFACTURING, 2008) ME (MALAYA) ((2011)

KEJURUTERAAN ELEKTRIKAL

MOHD FADHILI BIN YUSOFBE (RMIT) (ELECTRICAL, 1987)

MOHD HAZEEQ BIN HANAFIBE (McGILL) (ELECTRICAL, 2013)

MUHAMAD FAIZAL BIN OSMANBE HONS (UNITEN) (ELECTRICAL POWER, 2007)

NOR HISSHAM BIN NORDINBE HONS (UiTM) (ELECTRICAL, 2009)

ZULKARNAIN BIN JALAUDDINBE HONS (MALAYA) (ELECTRICAL, 2010)

MOHD NOR BIN HJ. APIN BE HONS (UTM) (ELECTRICAL-MECHATRONICS, 2006) CONVERSION (UNITEN) (ELECTRICAL, 2010)

KEJURUTERAAN MEKANIKAL

MOHD AZWAN BIN AZIZ DIPL.-ING. (FH) (KARLSRUHE) (MECHANICAL, 2009)

MOHD NAZRI BIN DOLLAHBE HONS (UM) (MECHANICAL, 2003)

MOHD SYUKRI BIN MOHD KHALIDBE HONS (UTM) (MECHANICAL-INDUSTRIAL, 2008)

TANG KAM SIEWBE HONS (QUT) (MECHANICAL, 1997)

YAP CHIN WEIBE HONS (UNITEN) (MECHANICAL, 2007)

PERPINDAHAN AHLI No. Ahli NamaKelayakan

KEJURUTERAAN AWAM

12565ADENA BIN MAMATBE HONS (UTM) (CIVIL, 1992)

9803AHMAD MISBAH BIN MD JANBSc (CNAA-MIDDLESEX POLYTECHNIC) (CIVIL, 1983) MBA (MULTIMEDIA) (2002)

35905ALLAN CHWEE YEW LUNBE HONS (UTM) (CIVIL, 2011)

71135MOHD KHAIRUUL KHAIR SHAH B ABDULLAH SANI BE HONS (UNISEL) (CIVIL, 2006)

28909 CHAN KOK YUEN BE HONS (UPM) (CIVIL, 2007)

34599CHEE FONG WAHBE HONS (UPM) (CIVIL, 2012)

59928EZLIANA BINTI GHAZALIBE HONS (UiTM) (CIVIL, 2009)

26603GOH HOOI BEIN BE HONS (UTM) (CIVIL, 2006) ME (UTM) (COASTAL & MARITIME, 2010)

61924HENG INN CHENBE HONS (UNITEN) (CIVIL, 2004)

59938KEVIN SOO ZINE SHENME HONS (NOTTINGHAM) (CIVIL, 2011)

29882KHOR JIANG CHAIBE HONS (USM) (CIVIL, 2008)

49228LEE CHEONG HENGME (SURREY) (CIVIL, 2010)

49914 LEE YAP CHONG BE HONS (MALAYA) (CIVIL, 2010)

25519LIEW SAN CHUIN BE HONS (USM) (CIVIL, 2004) PhD (NUS) (2013)

28029MUHAMAD HAMBALI BIN AB GHANI BE HONS (UTM) (CIVIL, 2002) MSc (UiTM) (CIVIL, 2014)

24543MUHAMMAD KHAIRUDIN BIN KHALIL BE HONS (USM) (CIVIL, 2000) MSc (UPM) (WATER, 2005)

57530NORAZURA BINTI MUHAMAD BUNNORI BE HONS (UKM) (CIVIL & STRUCTURAL, 1999)

51700SHAARI BIN MOHDBE HONS (UTM) (CIVIL, 1999)

24735STEVEN POH TZE WEI BE HONS (USM) (CIVIL, 2003) ME (UPM) (HIGHWAY & TRANSPORTATION, 2007)

47826YAP WOOI HONGBE HONS (USM) (CIVIL, 2012)

44616YII HOCK WONGBE HONS (SWINBURNE) (CIVIL, 2001)

KEJURUTERAAN ELEKTRIKAL

37990AJMAL BIN SURIABE HONS (MALAYA) (ELECTRICAL, 2004)

51274AU YONG JUN HOEME HONS (NOTTINGHAM) (ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC, 2011) CONVERSION (UNITEN) (ELECTRICAL, 2013)

89453FULBERT BIN FREDERICKBE HONS (UNIMAP) (ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS, 2010)

36959 IKRAM BIN AZMI BE HONS (UiTM) (ELECTRICAL, 2007)

28015JORIN BIN MATAWAS BE HONS (UMS) (ELECTRICAL, 2001)

50170 MOHD ARIF BIN ABDULLAH BE (UTM) (ELECTRICAL, 2006)

51688MOHD HAIZULL BIN CHE DAUDBE HONS (UiTM) (ELECTRICAL, 2008)

51687MOHD MAHAZAN BIN SOHBE HONS (UiTM) (ELECTRICAL, 2009)

34050MOHD SHAFIK AFFANDY BIN SHAZALI BE HONS (UiTM) (ELECTRICAL, 2009)

49919 NORAZLIANA BINTI AZIZ BE HONS (UKM) (ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC, 2007)

21689NEW HUANG CHINBE HONS (UTM) (ELECTRICALTELECOMMUNICATION, 2005)

39724ANAS BIN ABDUL LATIFF BE HONS (UTHM) (ELECTRICAL, 2009) ME (MALAYA) (2012)

KEJURUTERAAN ELEKTRONIK

79165DARMAWATY BT MOHD ALIBE HONS (UKM) (ELECTRICAL, ELECTRONIC & SYSTEMS, 1999) ME (UTM) (ELECTRICAL, 2001) PhD (MALAYA) (2012)

64609IBTISAM BINTI ISMAILBE (TOKYO DENKI) (ELECTRICAL, 2001)

75256KISMET ANAK HONG PING BE HONS (UNIMAS) (ELECTRONIC & TELECOMMUNICATIONS, 1999) MSc (LOUGHBOROUGH) (DIGITAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, 2000) PhD (NAGASAKI) (2009)

66468LESLIE KOKBE (NOTTINGHAM) (ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC, 2006)

54349MALARVILI BALA KRISHNANBE HONS (UTM) (ELECTRICAL-ELECTRONICS, 2002)

93577MOHAMAD HAFIZ BIN MAMATBE HONS (NAGOYA) (ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC-INFORMATION, 2005) ME (UTM) (2010) PhD (UiTM)

79369YUSNANI BINTI MOHD YUSSOFFBE HONS (USM) (ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC, 1998)

KEJURUTERAAN MEKANIKAL

88769 AFIF AKMAL BIN ABD RAHMAN BE HONS (UKM) (MECHANICAL, 2007)

64583AHMADAWALLY BIN RAHIMANBE HONS (MALAYA) (MECHANICAL, 2009)

55891CHIN CHEE CHOONGBE HONS (UNITEN) (MECHANICAL, 2005)

43115 HAMBALI BIN AREP @ ARIFF BE HONS (UiTM) (MECHANICAL, 1997) MSc (LOUGHBOROUGH) (DESIGN, 2003) PhD (UPM (2010)

88779MOHD HAFIZI BIN ZOHARI BE HONS (UKM) (MECHANICAL, 2005) ME (UKM) (MECHANICAL, 2008)

66743PRAGASH KRISHNASAMYBE HONS (NOTTINGHAM TRENT) (MECHANICAL, 2004)

KEJURUTERAAN TELEKOMUNIKASI

53760MOHD RIDHUAN BIN MASKORBE HONS (UKM) (ELECTRICAL, ELECTRONIC & SYSTEM, 2003)

48869MUHAMMAD BENJAMIN BIN HASNI SUHAIMI BE HONS (MULTIMEDIA) (ELECTRICAL, 2008)

KEJURUTERAAN KAWALAN & INSTRUMENTASI

93586MOHD SUFIAN BIN MD HASSANBE HONS (UTHM) (ELECTRICAL, 2012)

TEMUDUGA PROFESIONAL

KEJURUTERAAN PEMBUATAN

60061 MOHD AMRAN BIN MD ALI BE HONS (UTM) (MECHANICAL, 2003) ME (UPM) (MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS, 2006) PhD (JAIST) (2011)

KEJURUTERAAN KIMIA

58044FRANCIS WONG MIN FEIBE HONS (CURTIN) (CHEMICAL, 2008)

PERMOHONAN BARU/PEMINDAHAN MENJADI AHLI KORPORAT No. Ahli NamaKelayakan

KEJURUTERAAN AWAM

47048TAN SIN NYAPBE HONS (PLYMOUTH) (CIVIL & COASTAL, 2002)

KEJURUTERAAN ELEKTRIKAL

25524 KAMARULARIFFIN BIN NOORDIN BE HONS (MALAYA) (ELECTRICAL, 1998)

KEJURUTERAAN ELEKTRONIK

16421 WONG YOKE MENG THE ENGINEERING COUNCIL (PART II) (1992)

KEJURUTERAAN KIMIA

AZRIL BIN ABDULLAH AZIZI BE (UMIST) (CHEMICAL, 1996)

IEM COUNCIL ELECTIONS 2018 / 2019

NOTICE ON NOMINATION PAPERS FOR COUNCIL ELECTION SESSION

2018/2019

A notice inviting nominations for the Election of Council Members for Session 2018/2019 would be posted on the IEM Notice Board and IEM website from 6 November 2017 for the information of all Corporate Members of IEM. Thereafter, following the close of nominations on 27 December 2017, the election exercise will proceed. All Corporate Members residing overseas are requested to take note of the requirements of the Bylaw, Section 5.12, as shown below.

The voting paper shall, not less than twenty eight (28) clear days before the date of the Annual General Meeting, be sent by post to all Corporate Members residing in Malaysia and to any other Corporate Members who may, in writing, request to have the paper forwarded to him. The voting paper shall be returned to the Honorary Secretary in a sealed envelope so as to reach him by a speciied date not less than seven (7) days before the Annual General Meeting.

Voting papers will be posted out by 22 February 2018

Any Corporate Members residing outside Malaysia, who wish to receive voting papers, are advised to write to the Honorary Secretary on or before 10 January 2018.

Thank you.

Election Oficer, IEM

PERMOHONAN BARU / PEMINDAHAN AHLI

PersidanganMajlisIEMyangke-408 pada 24 July 2017 telahmeluluskansebanyak 1810 ahliuntukpermohonanbarudanpermindahan ahli. Berikut adalah senarai ahli mengikut disiplin kejuruteraan:

Senarai nama ahli dan kelayakan adalah seperi di bawah. Insitusi mengucapkan tahniah kepada ahli yang telah berjaya. Ir. Yap Soon Hoe

Seiausaha Kehormat, Insitusi Jurutera Malaysia, Sesi 2017/2018

PEMINDAHAN AHLI KEPADA AHLI FELLOW No. Ahli NamaKelayakan

KEJURUTERAAN AWAM

3375LIEW MUN HONBE HONS (MELBOURNE) (CIVIL, 1998) ME (RMIT) (ENGINEERING MGMT, 2000) PHD (AMERICAN UNI OF HAWAII) (2003)

20681ONG EK LEONG, DOMINIC BE HONS (WESTERN AUST) (CIVIL, 1999) PHD (NUS) (2005)

KEJURUTERAAN ELEKTRIKAL

19462SHAHRUDDIN MUSLIMIN ADVDIP (UITM) (ELECTRICAL, 1979) MSC (STIRLING) (TECHNOLOGY ECONOMICS, 1986) PHD (SALFORD) (1998)

PEMINDAHAN MENJADI AHLI ‘SENIOR’ No. Ahli NamaKelayakan

KEJURUTERAAN AWAM

17532FADLI BIN AB RAZAKBE HONS (USM) (CIVIL, 1996)

PEMINDAHAN AHLI KEPADA AHLI KORPORAT No. Ahli NamaKelayakan

KEJURUTERAAN AEROANGKASA

61935 NORILMI AMILIA BT ISMAIL BE HONS (USM) (AEROANGKASA, 2004)

KEJURUTERAAN AWAM

38571ATIQAH BINTI ZAINAL BE HONS (UTM) (CIVIL, 2011)

86588BEH CHAI TERNG *BE HONS (NTU) (CIVIL, 2007)

47953CHEONG WEI HAOBE HONS (UTAR) (CIVIL, 2011)

42490FONG KIM SUNBE HONS (UTM) (CIVIL, 2000)

57074GOO KENG JINBE HONS (UKM) (CIVIL & ENVIRONMENTAL, 2005)

58631HOW WIL MINBE HONS (MONASH) (CIVIL, 2007)

17232HUSSAIN BIN OMARBE HONS (UTM) (CIVIL, 1990)

44609KIEW KEOK KHINGBE HONS (UKM) (CIVIL & ENVIRONMENTAL, 2006)

84927LEONG WEN KAMBE HONS (UNITEN) (CIVIL, 2006) MSC (NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL) (CIVIL, 2008)

25436LIM CHIN SHINBE HONS (MALAYA) (CIVIL, 2004)

48868LIM GEE ZHIONGBE HONS (UNIMAS) (CIVIL, 2009)

24297 LOUIS HO YENG GEE BE HONS (UKM) (CIVIL & STRUCTURAL, 2005) ME (UPM) (STRUCTURAL & CONSTRUCTIONS, 2013)

52526MOHD FAIZ BIN MOHAMMAD ZAKI BE HONS (UTM) (CIVIL, 2010) ME (UTM) (CIVILGEOTECHNICS, 2012)

52479MOHD MUHIDIN BIN FAHARUDDIN BSC (CALIFORNIA) (CIVIL, 1989)

49222NG WEI CHONGBE HONS (MALAYA) (CIVIL, 2008)

89629 NORDIANAAYU BINTI ABU ZARIN * BE HONS (USM) (CIVIL, 2002)

49983ROSANNAH BOLHASSAN ME HONS (IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON) (CIVIL, 2010)

16134SAZALI BIN HARUNBSC (WISCONSINMILWAUKEE) (CIVIL, 1988)

42643 SHARILAMRAN BIN AMIR MOHAMED BE HONS (UTM) (CIVIL, 2010)

18712 STALE ANAK BURI BSC HONS (WALES SWANSEA) (CIVIL, 1980)

81312TAN CHYI FUHME BE (LEEDS) (CIVIL & STRUCTURAL, 2012)

32076TAN KAI HONGBE HONS (USM) (CIVIL, 2011)

28284TEH CHEU MENG *BE HONS (USM) (CIVIL, 2009)

43181TING EE CHUENBE HONS (UNITEN) (CIVIL, 2006)

44508ZAKIAH BINTI RAZAKBE HONS (UITM) (CIVIL, 2011)

KEJURUTERAAN BAHAN

61150 CHOO JERN YUE, EDWIN BE (IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON) (MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING, 2004)

40703 FAROUQ BIN AHMAT BE HONS (IIUM) (MATERIAL, 2012)

KEJURUTERAAN ELEKTRIKAL

88292AZMIR BIN MOHD YUSOFF BE HONS (UTEM) (CONTROL, INSTRUMENTATION & AUTOMATION, 2007)

48855AZREENA BINTI SAADIN BE HONS (UITM) (ELECTRICAL, 2002)

38602BALBIR SHAH @ MOHD FADDULLAH BE HONS (UITM) (ELECTRICAL, 2008) CONVERSION (UNITEN) (2013)

50696 CARLOS JUNG YAN BE HONS (MULTIMEDIA) (ELECTRONICS, 2008)

51309 CHAN JIUNN YEEP BE HONS (MALAYA) (ELECTRICAL, 2009) ME (MALAYA) (POWER SYSTEM, 2013)

61147CHENG WENG SIONG BE HONS (MONASH) (ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER SYSTEMS, 2008)

42514DEVENDRA KUMAR KALIAPPAN BE HONS (UNITEN) (ELECTRICAL POWER, 2008)

80727 KONG SHYANG YAU BE HONS (UNITEN) (ELECTRICAL POWER, 2006)

58655 LEONG TZIN SIANG BE HONS (MONASH) (ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER SYSTEMS, 2010)

34101MD AZWAN BIN MD YASIN BE HONS (UITM) (ELECTRICAL, 2010)

38329MD HAJUPERI BIN MD ALI BE HONS (USM) (ELECTRICAL, 2006)

78422 MOHD ALFITRI BIN ZAILAN BE HONS (UNIMAP) (ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS, 2010)

70265MOHD FAIRUS KHAFIZ BIN KHALID BE HONS (UKM) (ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC, 2006)

41113 MOHD FIRDAUS BIN JALALUDDIN BE HONS (UNITEN) (ELECTRICAL POWER, 2009)

51249MOHD LUQMANUL HAKIM BIN YAHYA BE HONS (UTM) (ELECTRICAL, 2009)

79028MUHAMMAD SAUFI BIN KAMARUDIN BE HONS (UTM) (ELECTRICAL, 2003) ME (UTM) (ELECTRICALPOWER, 2005)

32735NASYRAH BINTI YAACOB BE HONS (UTM) (ELECTRICALELECTRONICS, 2009)

81489OTHMAN BIN MOHINDO BE HONS (UPM) (ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONICS, 2003)

40197PARVEEN KAUR MALHI A/P HARJEET SINGH BE HONS (UTM) (ELECTRICAL, 2012)

29822RAHIMI BIN BAHAROM BE HONS (UITM) (ELECTRICAL, 2003) MSC (UITM) (ELECTRICAL, 2009)

51699SUDALLI BIN

SABTUAHIM BE HONS (UMS) (ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC, 2009)

19391TAN HANG KIAKBSC (MISSISSIPPI STATE) (ELECTRICAL, 1997)

72639TAN YU QUAN *BE HON (RMIT) (ELECTRICAL, 2011)

26428TUNKU MUHAMMAD NIZAR BIN TUNKU MANSUR BE HONS (UTP) (ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONICS, 2003) MESC (CURTIN) (2009)

36195 VOON YANN PENG BE HONS (UTM) (ELECTRICAL, 2012)

KEJURUTERAAN ELEKTRONIK

45796ABD. KADIR BIN MAHAMAD BSC (UTM) (ELECTRICAL, 2002)

54210 GO YUN II BE HONS (UTM) (ELECTRICALTELECOMMUNICATIONS, 2002) MSC (UPM)(COMMUNICATIONS & NETWORK, 2005) PHD (MALAYA) (2014)

75279HABIBAH BINTI HASHIM BSC (NOTTINGHAM) (ELECTRICAL, 1983) MSC (CNAA-TEESSIDE) (COMPUTER-AIDED, 1986) PHD (UNITEN) (INFORMATION & COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY, 2007)

61989HAZRUL BIN MOHAMED BASRI

DIPL-D'ING (BELFORTMONTBELIARD) (2008) ME (BELFORTMONTBELIARD) (2010)

51728HUZEIN FAHMI BIN HAWARI BE HONS (USM) (ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC, 1999) ME (UTM) (ELECTRICALELECTRONICS & TELECOMMUNICATIONS, 2008) PHD (UNIMAP) (2015)

70424IRRAIVAN ELAMVAZUTHI* BE HONS (UTM) (ELECTRONIC, 1989) PHD (SHEFFIELD) (ELECTRONIC, 2002)

64784MAYA BINTI ABDULLAH MAAMUOM ME HONS (SOUTHAMPTON) (ELECTRONIC, 2009) MSC (UTM) (BIOMEDICAL, 2016)

90108MOHD NASIR BIN TAIB BE (TASMANIA) (ELECTRICAL, 1988) MSC (SHEFFIELD) (1993) PHD (UMIST) (1997)

20377MOHD RIZAL BIN ARSHAD BE HONS (LIVERPOOL) (MEDICAL ELECTRONICS & INSTRUMENTATION, 1994) MSC (SALFORD) (ELECTRONIC CONTROL, 1996) PHD (LIVERPOOL) (1999)

79370NINA KORLINA BINTI MADZHI BE HONS (UITM) (ELECTRICAL, 1999) PHD (UITM) (2012)

64607NUR JULIA NAZIM BINTI BULYA NAZIM BE HONS (UTM) (ELECTRICALTELECOMMUNICATIONS, 2003)

KEJURUTERAAN KIMIA

24207FITROTULHAYAT BINTI RODZI

BE HONS (UKM) (CHEMICAL & PROCESS, 2000) MBA (IIUM) (CONSTRUCTION BUSINESS, 2007)

24787NGU LOCK HEIBE HONS (CHEMICAL, 2001)

KEJURUTERAAN MEKANIKAL

38068 AHMAD AZAHARI BIN MOHMMAD BE HONS (UTM) (MECHANICAL, MARINE TECHNOLOGY, 2007)

49969 AZRULASWAD BIN MD ADNAN BSC (HANYANG) (MECHANICAL, 2007)

54336BEH JOO LEONGBE HONS (MULTIMEDIA) (MECHANICAL, 2011)

45800 LOW CHENG YEE BE HONS (UTM) (MECHANICAL, 2012) MSC (LONDON) (MECHATRONICS, 2004) PHD (PADERBORN) (2009)

25702MOHD

KHAIRULFATIN BIN ZULHAIMI

BE HONS (UTM) (MECHANICALMATERIALS, 2008)

81273MOHD NASIR BIN MOHD ISA BE HONS (SUNDERLAND) (MECHANICAL, 2012) ME (UPM) (MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS, 2013)

53770MUHAMMAD FARIZI BIN SAULIUS BE HONS (UNITEN) (MECHANICAL, 2011)

25463 RAMZANULAZHIM BIN BORHAN * BE HONS (MINNESOTA) (MECHANICAL, 2003)

29649SAMSULHADI BIN MOHAMMAD SHABANI BE HONS (USM) (MECHANICAL, 1999)

58687 SIVAPRAKASH A/L MUNIANDI BE HONS (UNITEN) (MECHANICAL, 2004)

28006YEOH SU HONGBE HONS (JAMES COOK) (MECHANICAL, 2005)

KEJURUTERAAN PEMBINAAN

64777YEW BOON KENTBE HONS (PORTSMOUTH) (CIVIL, 2010)

KEJURUTERAAN PEMBUATAN

26041ASNUL HADI BIN AHMAD BE HONS (UTEM) (MANUFACTURING, 2006) ME (UPM) (MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS, 2009)

43839MOHD FATHULLAH BIN GHAZLI @ GHAZALI BE HONS (UIA) (MECHANICAL, 2006) MSC (COVENTRY) (2007) PHD (BRUNEL) (2016)

KEJURUTERAAN PERTANIAN

36650MOHAMAD HAIRIE BIN MASROON BE HONS (UPM) (BIOLOGICAL & AGRICULTURAL, 2007)

KEJURUTERAAN PETROLEUM

80520LEE MING HWABE (NEW SOUTH WALES) (PETROLEUM, 2009)

KEJURUTERAAN SUMBER AIR

80784SITI FATIN BINTI MOHD. RAZALI BE HONS (UTM) (CIVIL, 2006) PHD (WESTERN AUSTRALIA) (2011)

KEJURUTERAAN SUMBER MINERAL

49585MOHD HAFIZU BIN MOHD MUSTAPHA BE HONS (USM) (MINERAL RESOURCES, 2006)

PERMOHONAN MENJADI AHLI KORPORAT

NamaKelayakan

KEJURUTERAAN AWAM

ANDING ANAK UNCHI BE HONS (UITM) (CIVIL, 1996) MSC (CURTIN) (PROJECT MANAGEMENT, 2013)

ERNEST LAI HENG WEIBE HONS (SURREY) (CIVIL, 2003) MSC (SURREY) (2004)

LAI LI LINGBE HONS (UTM) (CIVIL, 2007)

MAZMAN BIN MOHAMAD BE HONS (USM) (CIVIL, 2006) MSC (USM) (ENVIRONMENTAL, 2007)

MEOR ABDULAZIZ BIN OSMAN BSC (STRATHCLYDE) (CIVIL, 1982)

MOHAMED IZHAM BIN HAMZAH BSC (ALBERTA) (CIVIL, 1991)

MOHD SUHAIRI BIN RAMLIBE HONS (UITM) (CIVIL, 2006)

NORAZZLINA BINTI M. SA'DON BE HONS (UNIMAS) (CIVIL, 2000) MSC (CARDIFF) (CIVIL, 2003) PHD (AUCKLAND) (2010)

TONG LING SIEWBE HONS (LIVERPOOL) (CIVIL, 2002) PHD (LIVERPOOL) (2007)

VICTOR LIEW MAJADILBE (CITY-LONDON) (CIVIL, 2000)

KEJURUTERAAN ELEKTRIKAL

CHE KAMARIAH BINTI CHE ISA BE HONS (UTM) (ELECTRICAL, 2002)

CHIA KA LUKBE HONS (UPM) (ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONICS, 2002)

HASNOOR KHUZAIRAH BINTI HASIM BE HONS (UITM) (ELECTRICAL, 2010)

HIDZAR RADZI BIN MOHD HUSIN BE HONS (UITM) (ELECTRICAL, 2008)

IZHAM BIN ZAINALABIDIN*BE HONS (SOUTHAMPTON) (ELECTRICAL, 1997) PHD (STRATHCLYDE) (2002)

KAMARUS ZAMAN BIN AHMAD BE HONS (UTM) (ELECTRICAL, 2007)

MOHD FARIZ BIN BACHOKBE HONS (UITM) (ELECTRICAL, 2005)

MOHD FIRDAUS B. MOHD FAUZI BE HONS (UITM) (ELECTRICAL, 2009)

MOHD MUZHAR BIN AHMAD TAJUDDIN BE HONS (UITM) (ELECTRICAL, 2002)

MOHD RIZA ZALMEE BIN

MOHD GHAZALI BE HONS (UNITEN) (ELECTRICAL POWER, 2007)

MOHD YUSMANIZAM BIN

MOHD YUSOF BE HONS (UKM) (ELECTRICAL, ELECTRONIC & SYSTEMS, 1999) MSC (MANCHESTER) (ELECTRICAL POWER SYSTEMS, 2009)

NIK MOHD HAZMAN BIN CHE HASAN BE HONS (UKM) (ELECTRICAL, ELECTRONIC & SYSTEMS, 2004)

NOOR AMALIA BINTI IBRAHIM BE HONS (UNITEN) (ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC, 2009)

NOOR ASIKIN BINTI ARIFIN BE HONS (MALAYA) (ELECTRICAL, 2010)

NURMADINA BINTI YUSOH BE HONS (UKM) (ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC, 2005)

SHAMSULAZIZI BIN SHAHUDIN BE HONS (UTM) (ELECTRICAL, 2005)

TAN WENG SENGBE HONS (USM) (ELECTRICAL, 2008)

KEJURUTERAAN ELEKTRONIK

NIK MOHD ZAITULAKMAL BIN MUSTAPHA BE HONS (UTM) (MICROELECTRONIC, 1998)

SULAIMAN WADI BIN HARUN BE (NAGAOKA) (ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS, 1996) MSC (MALAYA) (2001) PHD (MALAYA) (2004)

KEJURUTERAAN KAWALAN & INSTRUMENTASI

LOW TEONG BENG BSC (KENTUCKY) (ELECTRICAL, 1995)

KEJURUTERAAN KIMIA

LIM LEE FONGBE HONS (UTP) (CHEMICAL, 2003) MSC (BIRMINGHAM) (BIOCHEMICAL, 2004)

NG HAN TECK BE HONS (UTM) (CHEMICAL, 2000)

KEJURUTERAAN MEKANIKAL

HASANUDDIN BIN MOHD

IBRAHIM DIPL-ING(FH-OFFENBURG, GERMANY) (MECHANICAL & TECHNOLOGY, 2009)

JUSTIN CHAN TUCK

LEONG BE HONS (UNITEN) (MECHANICAL, 2010) MSC (UTM) (ENGINEERING BUSINESS MANAGEMENT, 2016)

MD FUAD SHAH BIN

KOSLAN BE HONS (UTM) (MECHANICALAERONAUTICS, 2001) ME (UTM) (MECHANICAL, 2006)

MOHD NUH BIN MISKANBE HONS (UITM) (MECHANICAL, 2005)

NIK NAZRI BIN NIK

GHAZALI BE HONS (BRADFORD) (MECHANICAL, 1996)

NORHAYATI BINTI MAT

WAJID BE HONS (PORTSMOUTH) (MECHANICAL, 1997) ME (ROYAL MELBOURNE, INST OF TECH) (SUSTAINABLE ENGERGY, 2009)

TOK CHYE HOCKBE HONS (UTM) (MECHANICALAUTOMOTIVE) (2006)

ZURADZMAN BIN

MOHAMAD RAZLAN BE (YAMAGATA) (MECHANICAL, 1993)

KEJURUTERAAN STRUKTUR

TAN LEE PENGBE HONS (UNITEN) (CIVIL, 2008)

KEJURUTERAAN TELEKOMUNIKASI

MOHD ZAIDFIQRI BIN

HARUN BE HONS (MALAYA) (TELECOMMUNICATION, 2010)

RAJA ZAIMAS ROSDIN

BINTI RAJA ROSDIN BE HONS (MALAYA) (TELECOMMUNICATION, 2011) MSC (MALAYA) (2015)

WONG SHEN YUONG BE HONS (UNITEN) (ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONICS, 2010) ME (UNITEN) (ELECTRICAL, 2011) PHD (UNITEN) (2015)

PEMINDAHAN KEPADA ‘COMPANION’ No. Ahli NamaKelayakan

KEJURUTERAAN AWAM

14889CHOO KWONG HENG B.E.(UPM)(CIVIL, 1989)

KEJURUTERAAN ELEKTRONIK

23268PU CHUAN HSIANB.E.HONS.(THE NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNI.)(ELECTRONIC & COMPUTING, 2001) M.E.(MMU) (TELECOMMUNICATIONS, 2005)

PERMOHONAN MENJADI AHLI ‘COMPANION’ No. Ahli NamaKelayakan

KEJURUTERAAN ALAM SEKITAR

93772CHOO KWONG HENG B.E.(UPM)(CIVIL, 1989)

KEJURUTERAAN AWAM

93769AHMAD MUZRI ABDULLAH SATAR B.E.HONS.(UTM)(CIVIL, 2002)

93771AZAM SYARIFF BIN ZAHAR B.E.(NAGOYA INST. OF TECH.)(ARCHITECTURE & CIVIL, 2002)

93537DR. UBAGARAM JOHNSON ALENGARAM B.E.(UNI. OF MADRAS) (CIVIL, 1985) M.E.(BHARATHIAR UNI.) (CIVIL-STRUCTURAL, 1993) PART II (E.C)(1999) PHD.(MALAYA)(2009)

93534 MASYMULAZAM BIN ISHAK B.E.HONS.(UTM)(CIVIL, 2002)

93778MOHD NOREZMI BIN MD ZIN B.E.HONS.(UTM)(CIVIL, 2004)

93770RAFIDAH BINTI ITHNIN B.E.HONS.(UITM)(CIVIL, 2007)

KEJURUTERAAN ELEKTRONIK

93774AZNILINDA BINTI

ZAINODIN@ ZAINUDDIN

93887DR NORFISHAH BINTI AB WAHAB

93535 MURALI A/L KUPPAN

KEJURUTERAAN KIMIA

93885BALAJI RAGHUNATHAN

93886MARDHIYAH BINTI MOHD BAKIR

ADV. DIPL.(ITM) (ELECTRICAL, 1992) M.SC.(UITM) (TELECOMMUNICATION & INFORMATION, 2008)

PHD.(UITM)(ELECTRICAL, 2015)

B.E.HONS.(UTM) (ELECTRICALELECTRONICS, 2001)

B.E.HONS.(UTP) (CHEMICAL, 2003)

B.E.HONS.(USM) (CHEMICAL, 1999)

KEJURUTERAAN MEKANIKAL

93775 CHEAH YEOU SENG

93538 FARIZAH ABDUL MANAP

93773MOHAMAD FIRDAUS BIN ZAINAL

93536MOHD HAZLEE BIN HAMID

93777 NOR AZMAN BIN SAAID

93776NURSUHANA BINTI ALAUDDIN

B.E.HONS.(UNITEN) (MECHANICAL, 2006)

B.E.HONS.(UNITEN) (MECHANICAL, 2009)

M.E.M.(UNITEN) (ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT, 2011)

B.E.HONS.(MMU) (MECHANICAL, 2008)

M.SC.(UKM)(INDUSTRIAL & TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT, 2014)

B.E.HONS.(UTP) (MECHANICAL, 2002)

B.SC.(UNI. OF ABERDEEN) (ENGINEERING, 1996)

B.E.(NAGOYA INST. OF TECH.)(MECHANICAL, 2004)

PEMINDAHAN KEPADA

AHLI SISWAZAH No. Ahli NamaKelayakan

KEJURUTERAAN AWAM

61462 AMIR ASYRAF B. AZAULMAY

29899 CHAI TZE CHIN, CYRIL

80207CHAN CHENG LEONG

42665 CHAN YAW YEE

41740CHEE KHONG SIONG

B.E.HONS.(UTHM)(CIVIL, 2014)

B.E.HONS.(USM)(CIVIL, 2010)

B.E.HONS.(UTM SPACE) (CIVIL, 2016)

B.E.HONS.(UTHM)(CIVIL, 2011)

B.E.HONS.(UKM)(CIVIL & STRUCTURAL, 2011)

M.E.(UTM)(CIVILGEOTECHNIC, 2015)

31188CHEN FUN CHONGB.E.HONS.(MALAYA)(CIVIL, 2009)

80377CHEN JUN KIATB.E.HONS.(UTAR SG LONG) (CIVIL, 2017)

80366CHENG KAI JIANB.E.HONS.(UTAR SG LONG) (CIVIL, 2017)

66175 CHONG YEE LING

47903DR. CHAI KOH SIONG

72913 EWE KEE YIN

41567FADHLAN BIN MUSTAPHA

54758 FARAH AQILAH BINTI ABDULLAH

38580FARIDZUL BIN MOHAMMAD FADZIL

B.E.HONS.(IUKL)(CIVIL, 2015)

M.E.HONS.(UNI OF NOTTINGHAM)(CIVIL, 2011) PHD.(UNI OF NOTTINGHAM) (2016)

B.E.HONS.(UKM)(CIVIL & ENVIRONMENTAL, 2016)

B.E.HONS.(UTHM)(CIVIL, 2011)

B.E.HONS.(UTHM)(CIVIL, 2015)

B.E.HONS.(UTM)(CIVIL, 2010)

80357GAN KANG CHANB.E.HONS.(UTAR SG LONG) (CIVIL, 2017)

61507HEM WEN PINGB.E.HONS.(UTHM)(CIVIL, 2014)

38584HERMANIZAH BINTI SA'ADON

44243IZZUL BADRI BIN MUHAMAD

80335 LEE JOO YEE

71602 LEE KOK YONG

B.E.HONS.(UTM)(CIVIL, 2010)

B.E.HONS.(UITM)(CIVIL, 2011)

B.E.HONS.(UTAR SG LONG) (CIVIL, 2017)

B.E.HONS.(IUKL)(CIVIL, 2015)

81384LEE SOON WEIB.E.HONS.(IUKL)(CIVIL, 2016)

54790 LEE YONG KIANG

80317LOW WEI JIANB.E.HONS.(UTAR SG LONG) (CIVIL, 2017)

41682MASLINDA BINTI DAUD

33270MOHAMAD HAFIZZUDIN BIN NORDIN

56668 MOHAMED AZAM ISAM BIN ISA

33207MOHD FAWWAZ NAJMI BIN MOHD FUZI

69068MUHAMMAD RIDZWAN B. AZMAN

71597MUHAMMAD RUZAINI BIN MD.RUSLAN

69099NAZIRUL HAFIZ B. NAZRI

44433NORAFIZAH BINTI ABD RAHMAN

40515NUR HAZIRAH BINTI NAWI

B.E.(UMP)(CIVIL, 2012)

B.E.HONS.(UITM)(CIVIL, 2009)

B.E.HONS.(UITM)(CIVILINSFRASTRUCTURE, 2014)

B.E.HONS.(UITM) (CIVIL, 2010)

M.E.(MALAYA)(SAFETY, HEALTH & ENVIRONMENT, 2014)

B.E.HONS.(UITM)(CIVIL, 2017)

B.E.HONS.(IUKL)(CIVIL, 2016)

B.E.HONS.(UITM)(CIVIL, 2015)

B.E.HONS.(UITM) (CIVIL, 2011)

M.SC.(UITM)(CIVILGEOTECHNIQUE, 2012)

B.E.HONS.(UTM)(CIVIL, 2011)

Note: Remaining list of the Transfer Graduate, Graduate, Incorporated, Afiliate and Associate would be published in the November 2017. For the list of approved “ADMISSION TO THE GRADE OF STUDENT”, please refer to IEM web portal at http:// www.myiem.org.my.

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NO. NO. AHLI NAMA

112076 ABD YUZID BIN MAT YASSIN

220562ABD. RAHMAN BAKAR @ OMAR

322916CHAN CHEE KIT

438597 GOPINATHAN A/L MUTHAIYAH

502289 LEE CHING TONG

677470 MOHD TARMIZI BIN CHE YAAKUB

787496NOR AFZAN LINA BINTI MD AMIN

807586 SHAHBUDIN BIN AHMAD

964757SHASHI KUMAR A/L S A KARAGARATNAN

1028958TAN CHEE WEI

11 35622 TOH YIK FUNG

B.E.HONS.(UTHM)(CIVIL, 2016)

72323LIM BENG SERNGB.E.HONS.(UTAR SG LONG) (CIVIL, 2017)

80321 LIM DAO YONG

B.E.HONS.(UITM) (ELECTRICAL, 2004) M.E.(UITM)(ELECTRICAL, 2014)

B.E.HONS.(UTAR SG LONG) (CIVIL, 2017)

77985LIM KEK WENGB.E.HONS.(UTAR SG LONG) (CIVIL, 2017)

66337 LOH LEONG TATT

B.E.HONS.(UTAR SG LONG) (CIVIL, 2017)

1210146VIMALANATHAN S/O PERUMAL

1370244 WAN ANWAR FAIZ BIN WAN NASARUDDIN

1485961 WAN AZRIL MOZZAFAR BIN WAN ZAWAWIE

1515123ZAINOLARIFEN BIN SAID

1649441ZULZAMRI BIN KOSNAN

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