keynote title: Grid-Integrated Energy Storage System for Decarbonisation of Electricity Supply
Professor Ir. Dr. Lim Yun Seng has successfully developed the first utility scale, self-intelligent energy storage system (ESS) of 400kVA and 677kWh on the power grid in Malaysia using patented controllers to reduce maximum power demands for customers and utilities. The novel system enables utilities like TNB avoid adding new power plants and/or upgrading power networks, resulting in greenhouse emissions reduction and brings down the price of electricity which is essential to a developing country. The system also reduces commercial end-user electricity bills by reducing maximum demand charges. He has also developed another novel ESS that promotes renewable energy sources to mitigate climate change issues. His main contribution is the development of new controllers for ESS as all-round solutions for energy trilemma. Prof Lim is the founder and director of a spin-off company, IoT Energy S/B that designs ESS projects and setup energy system for utilities such as TNB R&D. Prof Lim set up ESS in Daikin factory in Sungai Buloh. Prof Lim has published 62 journal papers (5 journals are ranked in the top 5% in Clarivate Analysis) with 2222 citations at h-index of 22 in Google Scholar. He obtained RM7.9 million in research funding, consultancy projects worth RM67,900 and holds 3 granted patents (Malaysia and China) and 5 pending patents (3 in Malaysia and 2 in Indonesia). Prof Lim has successfully graduated 7 PhD and 15 Master students out of 28 postgraduate students. He was the lead author for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Sixth Assessment Report under Working Group 3. Prof Lim has been the recipient of 26 international and nation awards including National Outstanding Innovator Award 2017, Top Research Scientist Malaysia 2018, and 2020 MTSF Science & Technology Award.