A New Bright Side of Solar Photovoltaics
Solar energy has a brighter future as perovskite is found (Steve Parsons/PA). Several countries’ electricity system recorded its “greenest” ever after running without coal-fired electricity during the Covid-19 pandemic. In the USA, renewable energy sources have overcome coal as the energy source (produced 17.5% more electricity) for the first time in over 130 years, with […]
The Potential of Mining Sector Added Value Activities
Added value activities for the mining sector will bring many benefits for Indonesia (Pixabay, Pexels). Overview The improvement in the downstream mining sector is essential so that we could get more benefits as in state revenue, employment, and many more. We must make strategic planning to get as many economic benefits as possible from our […]
Global Energy Transition in the Midst of Pandemic
Solar PV in the rural area (Nur Wahyu Tomo, IEC 2019). COVID-19 has been a black swan event in 2020 and has disrupted the energy sector too. Energy demand dropped by 8% compared to the first quarter of 2019, as reported by IEA (IEA, 2020). The oil and gas sector is predicted to be the […]
Lessons for Renewable Energy Development in Indonesia
Ilustration of geothermal power plant in Iceland (Piqsels). Introduction Renewable energy (RE) development and utilization might be an option in few decades back. Most countries utilized fossil energy to fuel their economy, progressing from developing to a more developed country. However, these days, RE development and utilization is not an option anymore, it is a […]
PYC Webinar Series “Post COVID-19 Pandemic Education Reform”
Figure 1. The final webinar of the PYC 4th Anniversary Webinar Series: “Post COVID-19 Pandemic Education Reform” Purnomo Yusgiantoro Center (PYC) has held a series of online seminar events (webinars) this month to commemorate its 4th anniversary. This webinar was the third and final series that was live-streamed through PYC’s official YouTube channel on June […]
How can Plants be Used for Electricity Generation in Indonesia?
Introduction Over recent years, there have been many efforts put to drive the renewables development and implementation. We hear many news about geothermal, solar power, wind and biomass plant development. Many policies have been enacted to smooth the transition towards more using of renewables. Multilateral development banks (MDBs) also offer their knowledge and expertise to […]
