Building With Recycled Plastics As a Way of Empowering Local Communities: A Case Study of Bali, Indonesia

Overpollution with plastic waste is becoming a leading concern globally, but even more so at island destinations popular among tourists. Tourists generate 3 times more waste than local residents, overuse local resources, and often lead to a change of the identity of the location (the so-called “disneyfication”). This project combines the topics...

Retrofitting Coal Plants for Biomass Energy: Technical and Economic Potential in Indonesia

The global energy sector is a substantial contributor to greenhouse gas emissions, responsible for approximately 75% of such emissions worldwide. Indonesia, ranking twelfth in energy consumption and ninth in global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from fuel combustion, is faced with the challenge of addressing its significant carbon footprint....

Exploring the feasibility of inter-island transmission interconnection in Indonesia

Indonesia started its journey towards a net-zero energy system. Research and developments towards these targets are currently well underway. However, present-day prediction models show that the rising demand of the island will not be met with the renewable energy technology potential. One solution for this problem is the development of power...

Single Reservoir Pumped Hydro Storage with Seawater: A Big Battery for Big Problems

Indonesia faces the challenge of attaining renewable energy goals and reducing carbon emissions by 29% by 2030. Despite a renewable energy goal of 23% of the national energy mix by 2025, only 14% of electricity production is projected to be generated from renewable sources by 2023. Accelerated deployment of renewable energy solutions is required...

Exploring Stakeholder Priorities Regarding DEWATS in the Brantas River Basin Using Q-Methodology

WASH interventions are essential to support human health, prosperity, and dignity, as they provide the base for an adequate standard of living. In many low- and middle- income countries, especially in rural and low-income areas, decentralized wastewater treatment systems (DEWATS) can offer a solution to convey, treat, and dispose of or reuse...