KUALA LUMPUR, June 27 — The Science, Technology and Innovation Ministry (Mosti) is accelerating the establishment of the Malaysian Hydrogen Industrial Alliance to enable Malaysia to be among the world’s leading hydrogen economies by 2050.
Mosti said the consortium of local organisations aims to shift the hydrogen economy from consumers to producers of technology, with a “build some, buy some” concept.
“Malaysia is blessed with a topography that makes it possible to construct hydropower dams capable of supplying electricity for the production of green hydrogen.
“Hydropower capacity in Sarawak is currently at 3.5GW and is expected to rise by another 1.3GW next year. This has attracted companies from abroad to invest in green hydrogen production,” Mosti said in response to questions about Malaysia’s aim to be among the world’s leading hydrogen economies by 2025 via the Hydrogen Economy and Technology Roadmap (HETR) in the Dewan Rakyat today.
According to Mosti, Malaysia produces more than 90 million tonnes of biomass from palm waste that can potentially be processed via pyrolysis to produce “turquoise hydrogen”, with solid carbon as a by-product.
Mosti said the carbon can then be processed into advanced materials such as graphene and carbon nanotubes (CNT), which are gaining attention globally.
“Mosti, through NanoMalaysia Bhd, is conducting research into the production of turquoise hydrogen using advanced microwave plasma technology,” it said.
In addition to the export market, Mosti said Malaysia will develop domestic demand for hydrogen in the mobility sector using fuel-cell electric vehicles and hydrogen co-combustion in gas power plants, targeted to offer 30.5TWh and 68.2 TWh of annual requirements between 2041-2050.
The government launched the HETR to support the transition to a hydrogen-based economy and to achieve the country’s decarbonisation target by 2050.
The HETR prioritises technology development along the value and ecosystem involving hydrogen generation, storage, and mobility.
— Bernama
