Using palm oil mill effluent (POME) to produce biogas is an alternative and sustainable way to control POME GHG emissions while also providing economic benefits. The increasing area of oil palm plantations encourages an increase in palm oil production and the generation of POME in Indonesia. This could increase potential GHG emissions and global warming. In contrast, biogas power plants from POME are less attractive for economic investment in Indonesia. However, as the world’s largest palm oil producer, Indonesia still lacks techno-economic and environmental studies of biogas power generation from POME. This study aimed to evaluate the technical, economic, and environmental aspects of the biogas power generation from POME at the study site (Bangka Island, Indonesia). The result shows that the biogas plant at the study site can reduce COD levels of POME by up to 91% and produce biogas at 325,292 m3/month, with a 55% methane content. Biogas can be converted into electrical energy at 696,163 kWh/month. The operation of this biogas plant can reduce GHG emissions by 1131 tons CO2-eq/month, with low profitability (NPV of IDR—1,281,136,274, IRR 6.75%, and a payback period of 10.8 years). This evaluation proves that the main problem in the factory is the POME used, which is insufficient, and which could be overcome by purchasing POME from other palm oil mills. Furthermore, using the mesophilic anaerobic degradation process at the study site is feasible. However, a technological shift from closed lagoons to more efficient bioreactors is urgently needed, to increase the process efficiency and economic benefits.
Pertumbuhan ekonomi yang tinggi di Jakarta diiringi dengan pertambahan jumlah penduduk dan pembangunan infrastruktur yang semakin padat. Tingginya tingkat pembangunan infrastruktur di Jakarta menyebabkan semakin berkurangnya tutupan vegetasi dan terganggunya fungsi alami ekosistem yang semula ada di Jakarta, seperti fungsi sistem hidrologi. Pembangunan fisik dan infrastruktur di daerah perkotaan seharusnya diimbangi dengan pengelolaan lingkungan yang seimbang sehingga dampak negatif yang timbul dapat diminimalkan. Salah satu bentuk pengelolaan lingkungan dapat dilakukan dengan pengaturan dan pemanfaatan ruang yang optimal sehingga fungsi ekosistem tetap terjaga. Studi ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis bagaimana hubungan perubahan tutupan lahan terhadap sistem hidrologi yang dilihat dari persediaan air dan fenomena banjir di Jakarta, serta menyiapkan rekomendasi untuk perencanaan ruang berbasis sistem hidrologi. Analisis dilakukan secara kuantitatif dengan bantuan Sistem Informasi Geografis, berdasarkan data sekunder dan studi literatur. Berdasarkan pengolahan citra Landsat tahun 1999-2019, tutupan lahan bervegetasi di Jakarta mengalami penurunan dari 35,5% menjadi 6,4%, sementara luas lahan terbangun terus mengalami peningkatan dari 65,5% menjadi 93,6%. Kepadatan bangunan di Jakarta menyebabkan peningkatan luas permukaan tanah yang bersifat impervious sehingga terjadi peningkatan laju aliran air permukaan dan penurunan laju aliran dasar di bawah tanah yang memicu terjadinya banjir.
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