Wood pellets are environmentally friendly fuel with zero carbon emissions that have been recognized by the United Nations. This study aims to provide data and information to the development of wood pellets as a renewable energy. The study was carried out in Ciamis Regencies in 2017. These locations have a lot of potential for sawn timber and plywood industries, and wood pellet trading activities. The study employed descriptive analysis coupled with economic and financial analyses. The study shows that the wood pellet industry development needs to focus on the improvement and management of the value and supply chains. There are 5 stages in development wood pellet industries, comprising: 1) observation and identification, 2) regional planning and developing supporting infrastructure, 3) technology planning, building production and training facilities, 4) pelletizing, and 5) designing institution for production and marketing. A potential source of raw material for the processing of wood pellets are feasible to be developed in Ciamis.in terms of social, economic, environmental and policy aspects. The potential market for wood pellets in West Java are tempe and tofu industries, textile industries, farm and food industries. All of these illustrate the good prospect for developing wood pellets for the renewable energy business.

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This article investigates the lack of certainty regarding the success of smart city development in the Government of Indonesia’s regions. The authors suspect that developing smart cities in each region ran independently and nationally, without a unifying strand of knowledge and information system leadership models. Based on these statuses and circumstances, this research examines these phenomena with two critical perspectives: The cognitive model of double-loop learning of smart city development and a dexterous strategy in terms of political economy. Consequently, this study finds that the regions developing a smart city act according to the statuses: Working with only fiscal budget readiness, cognitive models in the decisions to create future works, excessive caution about accruing potential future benefits, and null regulatory leadership in terms of guidelines. Thus, this study concludes that regions develop smart cities in their self-imagination without profound directional boundaries.