Malaysia Awards 2026
Finalists
Digitalisation, AI and Automation Award
- Chemical Reaction Engineering Group (CREG); University Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Malaysia - PalmEye: Non-Destructive AI-Driven Digital Grader for Oil Palm Fruit Ripenes
- PETRONAS, Malaysia - AI4PV: Industrial AI for Reducing OPEX Solar Asset with Actionable Maintenance Priorities
- PETRONAS Carigali, Malaysia - ReliFlow AI: Machine Learning (ML)-Driven Digitalization of Control Valve Integrity Decision-Making
- UCSI University, Malaysia - Decoding Cellular Green Pixels: AI-Driven Microalgae Intelligence for Identification & Sustainable Bioproduction
Energy Award
- Center of Excellence for NaNo Energy & Catalysis; Technology (CONNECT); School of Energy and Engineering, Xiamen University, Malaysia - Integrated Photocatalytic Solar-to-Hydrogen Panels for Renewable Hydrogen Production, Storage, and Clean Electrification
- PETRONAS Chemicals Ethylene; PETRONAS Chemicals Polyethylene, Malaysia - A Collaborative Avant-garde Fabrication of Pump Impeller Using Additive Manufacturing Technique
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Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS and PETRONAS Research, Malaysia – Advanced Cryogenic Technologies for Hydrogen Liquefaction, Storage, and Isotope Separation
- Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Malaysia - Spiral Wound Membrane Prediction Program (SWMPP)
Health, Wellbeing and Food Award
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PETRONAS Research, Malaysia - Catalysing Clean Beauty: Process Intensification of the Emfinity™ Esters
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Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Malaysia - Nano Herbicide Micelle as an Advanced Cure for Oil Palm Disease
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Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Malaysia - OrthaG: A Bio-Based Hydrogel Contact Lens Platform for Sustainable Vision Care
Innovation Award
- PETRONAS, Malaysia - Pangea Analytica: Lowering LCOE through Environmental Intelligence for Renewable Energy Decisions
- PETRONAS Chemicals Polyethylene, Malaysia - Enhancing Hydrocarbon Recovery Through Targeted Membrane Upgrading
- PETRONAS Research, Malaysia - Functionalised Graphene Oxide (ProShield+ Neutra) as Rust Converter Additive for Protective Paint
- University of Nottingham Malaysia - Transforming Chemical Engineering Education through Immersive Digital Technologies
Process Safety Award
- PETRONAS Chemicals Ammonia; PETRONAS Chemicals LDPE (known as PC LA), Malaysia - Hidden in Plain Sight: Uncovering Process Safety Risks Behind Green Performance Indicators
- PETRONAS Chemicals Ethylene; PETRONAS Chemicals Polyethylene, Malaysia - Leveraging Digital Solution for Enhanced Pre-Activity Safety Review during Turnaround
- PETRONAS Chemicals Ethylene; PETRONAS Chemicals Polyethylene, Malaysia - PS4C: Process Safety For Contractors – From Confusion to Foresight
- PETRONAS PENAPISAN (TERENGGANU), Malaysia - Smart LOPC Digital Tracker
Sustainable Systems Award
- Chemical Reaction Engineering Group, Universiti Teknologi, Malaysia - O3AT: Sustainable Long-Fiber Agricultural Biomass Pretreatment for Bio-based Textiles Application
- Innovative Ecographe, Malaysia - From Agricultural Waste to Advanced Functional Materials: Sustainable Carbon Innovation for a Sustainable Future
- Universiti Kebangsaan, Malaysia - Transforming sago wastewater into biofertilizer through AI-driven vetiver-based bio-coagulant
- Universiti Teknologi, Malaysia - Engineering a Sustainable Chemoenzymatic Catalyst for Biodiesel Production