Biomass, Alternative Energy from Waste Food Industry

The high dependence on fuel oil (BBM) made the price of non-renewable energy continues to increase. Surge in fuel prices make many distraught state. Although it has long conducted a study to look for renewable energy sources, there has been no real solutions that actually can match the fuel. The latest and already commercialized is the utilization of palm oil and jatropha plants to produce biofuels. Attempts to seek renewable energy sources does not stop there. Now, scientists are trying menafaatkan food industry waste to produce energy. Biomass name. Biomass is energy generated from food industry waste, such as waste palm oil (CPO), waste rice and sugar factory waste.Besides biomass can also be developed by utilizing waste development of bioethanol (sugar cane and cassava), waste and biooil biodiesel (palm and teak). Biomass development using agricultural waste, forestry and plantation industry, not food, is an alternative in the development of energy from renewable sources will replace gasoline. Because, in the 21st century is one of the global problems facing many countries is the competition between food security, energy security and environmental protection. Given the importance of the biomass development, Japan has invited several countries, including Indonesia to jointly research and develop energy.Cooperation of the Agency for the Assessment and Application of Technology (BPPT) and the National Institute for Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) of Japan signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on the development of biomass in Indonesia. Through this partnership, both parties will research, develop, and manipulate the biomass technology for electricity generation. According to Deputy Head of Agro-Industry Technology and Biotechnology BPPT Wahono Sumaryono, estimated the amount of waste from industrial processing of agricultural and forestry reached 12 million tons per year. With the availability of the waste, according to him, the actual value of the biomass potential that can be developed in Indonesia reached 49.81 giga watts (GW). Meanwhile, who has now developed a new value reached 0.3 GW."Biomass, today is more developed in Indonesia because in developed countries like the United States, Germany and Japan, the technology is still in the research stage. And the possibility of a new biomass energy can be commercialized started 8-10 years, "Wahono said after signing the MoU with AIST in Jakarta. According to him, in 2005, the amount of industrial waste agricultural, forestry has been developed for biomass in Indonesia only around 5.2 million tonnes. Biomass development cooperation between Indonesia through BPPT with AIST is an implementation of the Biomass Initiative Asia. This initiative involves countries in the region which is rich in biomass resources.Potential In this partnership, AIST will be supported by the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO). According to Director of the Biomass Technology Research Center AIST Kinya Sakanissi, Indonesia is one country that has the potential to develop biomass in Asia. Because, Indonesia has a vast agricultural area. In addition, biomass development in Indonesia is also very necessary to maintain national food security. Due to the use of sugar cane and cassava for bioethanol is also related to people's needs for food.Thus, the development by utilizing a variety of waste biomass, such as agricultural waste, forestry and plantation industry will be more profitable. "In addition, biomass energy is energy that is also environmentally friendly because it does not generate exhaust emissions," said Sakanissi. In order to develop alternative energy sources fuel substitutes, the Indonesian government has issued Presidential Decree (Decree) N0.5 of 2006 on National Energy Policy (KEN) with reference to the use of biofuels and biomass. In that regard, the government has developed a biofuel (BBN) as a national program that involves all stakeholders, including local government (local government).

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