Plenary Lecture
Renewable Energy in Malaysia: Review on Energy Policies and Economic Growth
Professor Azami Zaharim
Head of Project Group of Renewable Energy Resources Analysis, Policy & Energy Management, Renewable Energy Niche, and
Head Centre for Engineering Education Research, Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
MALAYSIA
Email: azami.zaharim@gmail.com
Abstract: Malaysia as a Southeast Asian country is a set which includes the Western peninsular and Eastern part Sabah and Sarawak. Having a population of almost 28 million people, its economy is about 447 billion dollars. The trends of industrialization and increasing consumption in Malaysia have caused that supplying energy become one of the first priorities. Tropical climate means high percentage of rain and sunshine which are reason of dense jungles and different rivers and it means a high potential for clean and green energies. The present study is a statistical-economic overview of the possibility of renewable energies production in Malaysia and its economic capacity. Through clarifying the effective relation between energy capacities and economic indexes in Malaysia, this article has tried to deal with the results.
Brief Biography of the Speaker: Azami Zaharim worked first 13 years as a lecturer in the Universiti Teknologi MARA (University of MARA Technology - UiTM) before joining the Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (National University of Malaysia - UKM) in the year 2003. He obtained his BSc(Statistics and Computing) with Honours from North London University, UK in 1988 and PhD (Statistics) in 1996 from University of Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK. He specialize in statistics, public opinion, engineering education and renewable energy resources. In the year 2007, he headed the Engineering Mathematics Research Group. At the same time, he is currently active involve in outcome based education (OBE) approach at the national level and the chairman of the Engineering Education Research Group since 2005. He is also involved actively in the research for the future of engineering education in Malaysia 2006 under the Ministry of Higher Education of Malaysia. He is currently Head of Project Group of Renewable Energy Resources Analysis, Policy & Energy Management, Renewable Energy Nicheand also Head of Centre for Engineering Education Research.He has until now published over 80 research papers in Journals and conferences, conducted more than 15 public opinion consultancies and delivered 4 keynotes/invited speeches at national and international meetings.