INSTITUTE OF ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE
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The Institute of Energy Infrastructure (IEI) serves as the centre of information, research and consultancy activities and testing related to forensic engineering, geo-spatial intelligence, energy water security, sustainable built environment, disaster risk reduction and dam safety. The institute aims to disseminate knowledge in above niche areas to the general public and eventually to promote and develop research in this niche area from a multidisciplinary approach. IEI vision is to be recognised as a globally known research centre in development and advancement of sustainable infrastructure in energy sector and its chief mission is to discover, develop, and deliver innovative green technology in order to provide a better sustainable infrastructure in energy sector. THE NEW DAM AND HYDROPOWER WILL BE CONSIDERED AS THE 1ST DESIGN-CENTRIC SUBJECT IN THE WHOLE OF MALAYSIA AND SOUTH ASIA…
Recently IEI managed to obtain consultancy and research projects related to the implementation of Machine Learning techniques for the operation and management water resources infrastructure. One of these projects is focusing on proposing Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning techniques to map the general Input/output relationships in actual operating rules of TNB reservoir to minimize the losses of the spillage by predicting the future spillage. In addition to that, climate change is expected to affect the water supply-demand balance in the Malaysia and challenge existing water management strategies, hence the project is investigating the implications of climate change on the future operation of the reservoirs. Another area for implantation of artificial intelligence and machine learning is sediment in the reservoir, which is important during the operation and maintenance of dams and hydropower. Sedimentation affects the safety of dams and reduces energy production, storage, discharge capacity and flood attenuation capabilities. It increases loads on the dam and gates, damages mechanical equipment and creates a wide range of environmental impacts. Power generation can be affected by the interrupted water flow and or the loss of water in the reservoir. The problem is not only affecting the power station generation capacity, but also creating a very dangerous situation where the water level can rise quickly and cause massive flooding that would endanger the settlements in the downstream areas. IEI is carrying a sediment modelling using new techniques (i.e. Artificial Intelligence) that have proven their ability for modelling physical phenomena inwater engineering. AI captures the embedded spatial and unsteady behaviour in the investigated problem using its architecture and non-linearity nature compared with classical modelling techniques.
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Malaysian Technology Strategic Outlook 2019/2020 Intergration of High Technology
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