More than 130 researchers, industry leaders and policymakers from across Southeast Asia and beyond converged in Kuching recently as Curtin University Malaysia (Curtin Malaysia) co-hosted the International Conference on Biomass, Biofuels, and Green Transition (BioGreen 2026) – a high-impact platform accelerating the region’s shift toward a low-carbon, climate-resilient future.
According to the University’s press statement, held under the theme ‘Advancing Biomass and Biofuels for a Climate-Resilient Future’, the conference was organised in collaboration with Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP), Mapúa University, Mindanao State University – Iligan Institute of Technology, and Universitas Pembangunan Nasional ‘Veteran’ Jawa Timur, reinforcing a growing regional alliance committed to transforming waste into wealth through innovation.
BioGreen 2026 directly supports Sarawak’s Post COVID-19 Development Strategy 2030, spotlighting biomass valorisation, circular bioeconomy solutions, sustainable processing technologies and carbon capture innovations as strategic drivers of economic growth.
Two high-profile keynote speakers delivered forward-looking insights into Malaysia’s green transformation. Kester Chin Yun Kong, Deputy President of Malaysia Biomass Industries Confederation, presented Malaysia’s blueprint for biomass-enabled Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage (BECCS), outlining a pathway to carbon-negative emissions, and Dato’ Lim Thiam Huat, Managing Director of Nextgreen Global Berhad, highlighted Malaysia’s expanding leadership in the circular bioeconomy and sustainable industrial transformation.
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