In light of the growing global challenges of climate change and energy security, the need for sustainable fossil fuel alternatives is more critical than ever.
We are here to create the game-changers of the future, and as a forward-thinking institution, it is vital to join forces with organizations that share our vision for a greener tomorrow.
In our latest initiative, we inked a significant tripartite Memorandum of Collaboration (MoC) with the Malaysian Green Technology and Climate Change Corporation (MGTC) and Hi-Arc Technologies Sdn Bhd (HAT). This collaboration promises to advance our shared goals in the realm of sustainable development.
The collaboration will focus primarily on the production of bamboo tissue-cultured plants which will be used as a source of biofuel, centring around our custom-built plant tissue culture facility.
Under the agreement, QIU will provide end-to-end consultancy and expertise throughout the bamboo production process till field planting, including training of human resources and advice on the set-up of a commercial plant tissue culture laboratory for the production of these plants.
This means we’ll be able to provide a sustainable and continuous long-term supply of bamboo for large-scale energy plantations for a greener future.
In his speech, Mr Nicholas said the project would give our students invaluable opportunities to learn from the experience of working in groundbreaking green technology.
Meanwhile, Ir. Ts. Shamsul Bahar congratulated QIU for answering the call, saying this would be a landmark agreement needed to fulfil the needs of the energy sector and create a green economy.
The delegation was also taken on a tour of our campus facilities, including the plant tissue culture lab that will drive much of the innovation.
This lab, also known as “The Plant”, offers the complete spectrum of plant tissue culture services—focusing on farming as well as plant conservation. It boasts a full set of equipment and facilities needed to propagate a large number of plants and a diverse range of species.
In addition to the biofuel initiative, plans are also in the pipeline to use the tissue-cultured bamboo plants for landscaping purposes, as part of the country’s efforts to reduce carbon emissions in urban areas. We are also looking at large-scale bamboo planting as a sustainable way to rehabilitate timber land.
Growing Bamboo as a plantation crop will ensure a continuous supply of biomass to power the energy plants. It can supply high-quality biomass for 1Mega Watt of power from just 200 acres of land cultivation.
It is also a superior and sustainable option for clean energy generation compared to the use of wood chips as it can be continuously regenerated within short cultivation periods.
All of us at QIU look forward to this exciting new collaboration. To our new partners, welcome to the QIU family!
