Meeting on Optimizing the Integrated Utilization of EBT in Palm Oil Plantation Business Entities in East Kalimantan in the East Kalimantan Renewable Energy Independent Action (AMET - KALTIM)
Samarinda, 10 June 2021, 10.00 WITA. Bappeda of East Kalimantan Province, represented by the Economic Sector, attended the Optimization Meeting for the Integrated Use of New Renewable Energy (EBT) in Palm Oil Plantation Business Entities in East Kalimantan in the East Kalimantan Renewable Energy Independent Action (AMET-KALTIM) which was held by the Department of Energy and Mineral Resources (DESDM East Kalimantan Province) online (virtual meeting). This meeting was attended by 14 (fourteen) participants.
It was conveyed at this meeting that there are many sectors in East Kalimantan that have NRE potential such as Forestry (Biomass), Plantations (Biomass, Biogas, Solar Power), Industry (thermal and organic waste, Solar Power), Waste Management (Biomass and Biogas, Solar Power), Property (Solar Power), Mining (Solar Power and Methane), Agriculture (Biomass), and so on.
Action Mandiri Renewable Energy (AMET) is an action that is needed to campaign and encourage companies that have EBT potential to make maximum use of it for their internal needs and export the excess, thereby reducing the use of fossil energy gradually while reducing Green House Gas (GHG) emissions both from the combustion of fossil energy and the release of methane from organic decay into air.
BioCNG is another form of utilization of biogas. The biogas produced comes from palm oil mill waste which is processed using a biogas digester where the methane gas concentration is then increased so that the resulting product is BioCNG which has the same characteristics as CNG. The use of BioCNG can be in the form of converting a diesel engine to a dual fuel BioCNG-diesel engine, either in a generator or in a truck or bus. BioCNG can also be used in industry in areas around BioCNG producers, for example as a cutting plant, or direct combustion for drying in the plywood industry. Apart from that, BioCNG can also be distributed via CNG pipes which supply the gas needs of the community, especially for households, hotels and restaurants, as well as industry.
There are several goals to be achieved from the implementation of this activity, including the short-term goal of reaching an understanding between plantation business entities and palm oil mills operating in East Kalimantan with the OPD of the East Kalimantan Province Energy and Mineral Resources Service, the East Kalimantan Province Plantation Service, and the East Kalimantan Province Environmental Service, to implement the use of new renewable energy internally and integrated independently. Meanwhile, the medium term goal is to achieve full use of new, renewable energy in palm oil plantations and mills so that they no longer require fossil energy supplies from other parties to meet their operational energy needs. And the long-term goal is to achieve community energy independence in an area around where palm oil plantations and mills operate.
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