Open AccessThe potential and prospect of biomass as primary energy in Indonesia
Author(s) -
Ayudya Izzati Dyah Lantasi,
Syafrudin Syafrudin,
Budiyono Budiyono
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 - 10.1088/1755-1315/896/1/012055
Subject(s) - primary energy , biomass (ecology) , fossil fuel , renewable energy , environmental science , energy source , environmental pollution , consumption (sociology) , energy consumption , biomass fuels , primary (astronomy) , natural resource economics , environmental protection , waste management , biofuel , engineering , economics , ecology , social science , physics , astronomy , sociology , electrical engineering , biology
Energy is one of the needs to support daily human activities. Without energy, various activities such as industry, health, and household will be disrupted. Total energy consumption in Indonesia in 2018 reached 875 million barrels of oil equivalent (BOE), which was dominated by fuel oil. It illustrates that national energy consumption is still dominated by primary energy sources originating from fossil fuels. Various previous studies have suggested the environmental and health impacts of air pollution from burning fossil fuels. This article will briefly discuss biomass as a primary energy source based on the results of literature studies. The discussion section will discuss the environmental impacts of biomass utilization based on several scientific studies and the form of biomass utilization in Indonesia that has been carried out. As a follow-up to several scientific facts, it is necessary to mix other primary energy from new and renewable energy sources.