Keynote Speaker AR

ABD RAHIM BIN ABU TALIB

Professor

PROF. Ir. Ts. Dr., Department of Aerospace Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia

Presentation Title: (TBA)

Hydrogen as Alternative Energy for Sustainable Aviation

Abstract:

This paper traces the historical growth and future of the aviation and aerospace industry. It examines how
hydrogen can be used in the air and on the ground to lower the aviation industry’s impact on the
environment. In addition, while aircraft are an essential part of the aviation industry, other support
services add to the overall impact on the environment. Hydrogen can be used to fuel the energy needs of
these services. However, for hydrogen technology to be accepted and implemented, other issues such as
government policy, education, and employability must be addressed. Improvement in the performance
and emissions of hydrogen as an alternative energy and fuel has grown in the last decade. However, other
issues such as the storage and cost and the entire value chain require significant work for hydrogen to be
implemented. The international community’s alternative renewable energy and hydrogen roadmaps can
provide a long-term blueprint for developing the alternative energy industry. This will inform the private
and public sectors so that the industry can adjust its plan accordingly

Biography:

Professor at the Department of Aerospace Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia.
He obtained Doctor of Philosophy in Engineering Science from Rolls-Royce UTC at the University of Oxford
UK, 2003 and B.Eng (hons) in Aeronautical Engineering at the University of Salford UK, 1998. Registered
as Professional Engineer with Practicing Certificate with the Board of Engineers Malaysia (BEM) and
registered Professional Technologist with the Malaysian Board of Technology (MBOT). He is currently the
Vice-President and Fellow Member of the Malaysian Society for Engineering and Technology (MySET). He
is also the current Secretary General of SouthEast Asia Network on Aerospace Engineering (SANAE). His
field of expertise includes Aerodynamics, Heat Transfer, Propulsion, Sustainable Aviation & Materials. He
was the recipient of the International Sustainable Aviation & Energy Research Society (SARES) Young
Scientist Award at the International Symposium of Sustainable Aviation in Budapest 2019 and Science
Award in Kuala Lumpur 2020 respectively

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