OTHER TECHNOLOGIES

Additional R&D concepts under early-stage development

KBMB is exploring three secondary technology concepts alongside its current Green Ammonia and Mobile Drying priorities. The concepts on this page remain at prototype or pre-prototype stage and require further integration, testing and independent validation.

Portfolio role
Secondary R&D directions
Concepts
SL Oven · SL Tower · Steam Generation Platform
Development level
Prototype and pre-prototype
Commercial status
Not commercially validated
ROLE IN THE PORTFOLIO

Secondary concepts, clearly separated from current priorities

KBMB maintains several technology directions at different stages.

Prototype stage

SL Oven

A cooking concept that uses electricity and treated water to generate hydrogen during operation and convert it into controlled cooking heat.

Prototype stage

SL Tower

A rural-infrastructure concept combining solar-supported electricity, satellite connectivity and atmospheric-water production.

Concept engineering

Steam Generation Platform

A thermal R&D platform exploring process heat and hot water, with steam generation as a potential application of on-demand hydrogen–oxygen combustion.

CONCEPT 01 · PROTOTYPE STAGE

SL Oven — on-demand hydrogen cooking concept

The SL Oven concept explores a cooking system in which electricity and treated water are used to produce hydrogen during operation. The proposed configuration supplies the generated gas directly to a controlled burner rather than relying on bulk hydrogen storage.

The concept is at prototype stage. Its performance, safety, energy consumption and certification pathway require independent validation.

SL Oven hydrogen cooking system concept visualisation
Concept visualisation
1. Electrical supply Electricity powers the proposed control and electrolysis systems.
2. Treated water Treated water is supplied to the electrolyser.
3. Hydrogen on demand Hydrogen is produced while the appliance is operating.
4. Controlled cooking heat The proposed burner converts the generated gas into cooking heat.
SL Tower rural-infrastructure concept visualisation
Concept visualisation
CONCEPT 02 · PROTOTYPE STAGE

SL Tower — autonomous rural-infrastructure concept

SL Tower explores a combined platform for solar-supported electricity, satellite connectivity and atmospheric-water production in remote communities.

SL Tower is a separate rural-infrastructure concept. It is not presented as an application of the PEM-electrolysis and hydrogen-combustion pathway used in other KBMB programmes.

The concept remains subject to validation of site-specific energy, water, structural, connectivity, maintenance and operating-cost requirements.

Connectivity

The proposed platform combines satellite backhaul with local wireless distribution.

Water

An atmospheric-water system is proposed to extract water from the air, treat it and store it, subject to local climate and water-quality testing.

Energy

A solar and battery system is proposed to support connectivity, water production and essential site services.

CONCEPT 03 · CONCEPT ENGINEERING

Steam Generation Platform — hydrogen–oxygen process-heat concept

KBMB is exploring a thermal platform for producing process heat and hot water, with steam generation as a potential application of on-demand hydrogen–oxygen combustion.

KBMB has conducted internal experimental work on individual thermal components. The integrated steam-generation system remains at concept-engineering stage.

Conceptual hydrogen–oxygen steam-generation system
Conceptual system diagram
CURRENT PRIORITY

Evidence before expansion

KBMB’s immediate public focus remains the Green Ammonia feasibility pathway and the integration and testing of the Mobile Drying Complex. SL Oven, SL Tower and the Steam Generation Platform remain secondary R&D concepts until further evidence is available.

Green Ammonia proposal

Review the proposed feasibility pathway for local ammonia production in Sabah.

Mobile Drying R&D

Review the component-prototyping, integration and planned product-trial pathway.