Berakas: His Royal Highness Prince Doctor Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah ibni His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah, the Crown Prince, Senior Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office, and Pro-Chancellor of Universiti Teknologi Brunei (UTB), graced the Crown Prince Creative, Innovative Product and Technological Advancement (CIPTA) Award 2025 ceremony held at the International Convention Centre. Upon arrival, His Royal Highness, Patron of the Crown Prince CIPTA Award, was greeted by Yang Berhormat Dato Seri Setia Awang Haji Muhammad Juanda bin Haji Abdul Rashid, Minister of Development, and Datin Paduka Professor Doctor Dayang Hajah Zohrah binti Haji Sulaiman, UTB Vice Chancellor.
According to Radio Television Brunei, the ceremony began with the recitation of Surah Al-Fatihah and Doa Selamat, led by Yang Berhormat Pehin Orang Kaya Paduka Seri Utama Dato Paduka Seri Setia Haji Awang Salim bin Haji Besar. In her welcoming speech, the UTB Vice-Chancellor highlighted the Special Award for Sustainable Energy, which aims to recognize and promote innovation in energy production.
The CIPTA 2025 theme, Green Innovation, underscored the importance of leveraging creativity and technological advancements from various fields to tackle environmental challenges. During the event, His Royal Highness presented the prizes to the winners. In the Creating New Products, Processes, or Technology category, no first and second place winners were announced, but the third place was awarded to the ‘Halal Green Military Ration Innovation for Brunei’ Project. The ‘Innovation in the Development of Electric Boats in Sustaining the Quality of Kampong Ayer’s Ecosystem as a Tourism Attraction’ Project received a ‘Special Mention’ Award and the ‘Special Award for Sustainable Energy’, Local Category One.
The Modifying Existing Product, Process or Technology category was won by the ‘Novel Filter-Less Single-Source Extendable Switched-Capacitor Boost Multilevel Inverter Suitable for Renewable and Industrial Applications’ project, which also won the ‘Special Award for Sustainable Energy’, Local Category 2. Second place went to ‘Sky-V AI, Next Generation Anomalies Detection Corrosion Detection’, while the third place was awarded to the ‘Development of Organic Foliar Spray Formulation for Enhanced Crop Growth and Yield’ project.
In the Young Inventors category, the ‘Earth Battery: Sustainable Harvest’ Project won and received the Special Award for Sustainable Energy, Local Category 3. The second place was taken by the ‘Smart Multi-Sensor for Efficient Plant Monitoring’ project, while the ‘Al-Soefe, the source of Electricity From Electrolysis’ project secured third place.
For the ‘Smart Junior’ Competition Category, the ‘Wind Project’, an alternative power source for moving vehicles, won first place and received the ‘Special Award for Sustainable Energy’. The project ‘A Vertical Hydroponic System with A United and Cooperative Ecosystem’ came second, and the ‘BinGenius’ project stood third.
In the ASEAN Category, the New Invention and Innovation Category was topped by the ‘Development of Sustainable Marine Clay One-Part Geopolymer with Thermodynamic Modelling Optimization’ Project. Second place went to ‘Eco-brick from Geopolymer-based Materials’, also a recipient of the ‘Special Award for Sustainable Energy’. The third place was taken by ‘GreenPulse: Intelligent Algae Monitoring and Control for CO Two Sequestration’ project.
There was no first place winner in the ASEAN Category for Young Inventors. The ‘Chicken Fat Ointment’ Project secured second place, while the ‘Formulating Paracetamol-Infused Jelly Using Fish Scale Gelatin for Pediatric Use’ Project came third.
The Crown Princess Special Award was conferred to the “Novel Filter-Less Single-Source Extendable Switched-Capacitor Boost Multilevel Inverter Suitable for Renewable and Industrial Applications” project. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince also toured the exhibition and interacted with the winners.