Development of Waste-to-Energy Technology in Indonesia and the Impacts
(Room Garuda 7A, 1st Floor)
18 Sep 18
4:00 PM
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5:30 PM
Tracks:
TRACK G - Renewable Energy Strategy & Technology
Indonesia, the second-largest contributor of plastic waste to the world’s waters after China, has pledged US$1 billion per year to attempt to reduce the junk in its waters by 70 percent by 2025, according to Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, Indonesia’s Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs. Every day in Jakarta, according to a 2016 Reuters study, 10 million residents generate enough trash to fill several football fields. Until recently, the Government of Indonesia is still struggling to overcome this matter. According to widely published papers and articles, there is a potential for converting waste into eco-friendly energy and even largely CO2 neutral energy source. In this paper we will explore the available two forms of technology for converting waste into energy. For a small scale, we will discuss the conversion of plastic waste into fuel oil and the bigger scale is planning for developing waste power plant for a big city. We will also enlist the negative impacts of the technology application and their accompanying environmental and social compliance requirements.