Open AccessAssessing implementation of low-carbon technologies in Thekelan Hamlet, Indonesia using participatory rural appraisal method
Author(s) -
Arya Rezagama,
Mochamad Arief Budihardjo,
Badrus Zaman,
Erica Yohana
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
iop conference series. earth and environmental science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1755-1307
pISSN - 1755-1315
DOI - 10.1088/1755-1315/894/1/012012
Subject(s) - hamlet (protein complex) , stove , renewable energy , environmental economics , revenue , carbon neutrality , fossil fuel , business , natural resource economics , waste management , engineering , economics , electrical engineering , finance , genetics , biology
Thekelan hamlet is located at the foot of Mount Merbabu makes the electricity that reaches this village experience a reasonably high loss percentage. By utilizing the sunlight, the community can make a power plant with solar cell technology. In addition, the majority of residents in Thekelan Hamlet still use wood-fired stoves for cooking. This condition is, of course, not environmentally friendly because the combustion releases high carbon into the atmosphere. Therefore, the prospect of renewable energy has not yet been fully exploited. This situation is due to the low level of knowledge, education, and capital owned by residents. The Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) approach were used to develop low-carbon society in Thekelan Hamlet. This approach comprises three stage including workshop, action, and reflection stage. Result shows that the community in Thekelan District were able to implement low-carbon society. However, the capital price of low-carbon technology such as solar cells and dew catcher is still high with respect to the output that they can generate. Therefore, the community is agree to contribute and join to the development of this program in the future since they realize that low-carbon society can induce economic development of the hamlet.