> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, March 30, 2001 10:38 AM > To: Neny Babo > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Greeting from Sulawesi > > > Hi Neny, > > Thanks for your prompt reply. I really appreciate it. Per your request I > have highlighted the type of work our organisation would like to undertake > with local Indonesian partners. (Tony, please feel free to circulate this > to others as you wish and find appropriate. Thank you very much.) > > At present, the Climate Change and Energy Programme at the New Zealand > Forest Research Institute is considering how to initiate a project on the > poverty alleviation benefits of renewable energy technologies and improved > bioenergy systems in Indonesia. The scope of work would entail identifying > appropriate applications of renewable energy systems (solar PV, wind, > micro-hydro, biogas, and biomass) for increasing income generation on > farms > or off-farms in rural and remote areas in Indonesia. It would also have a > strong emphasis on improving the efficient production and use of wood > fuels > (firewood and charcoal) in bioenergy dependent industries (some of which I > have listed below for your reference). > > The proposed project has two tentative aims: (1) to support rural > development by providing villages and communities with access to > sustainable energy that meets their needs and preferences; and (2) to > improve the efficiency of traditional rural bioenergy dependent industries > in order to conserve forest resources/biodiversity and secure a > sustainable livelihoods for project stakeholders. > > As you are well aware, energy from woodfuels and biomass is a key driver > of > village and cottage industries in Indonesia. For many poor people, > subsistence survival can be acheived by supplying firewood, charcoal, and > other residues to households, commercial enterprises, and institutions. In > fact, the poorest of the poor can enter into wood fuel production and > supply in order to earn their daily bread with little capital expenditure. > There are also tens of thousands of people employed in village enterprises > and cottage industries that use firewood and charcaol to produce for > example bricks, smoked fish, tobacco, beer, textiles, particle board, > dried > timber, paper, bread, food and beverages, rubber, curd, to name a few). > Many, if not all of the local technologies used, have significant energy > inefficiencies. > > In some areas, where end users must pay for wood fuels as part of their > costs of production, there is an opportunity to reduce the wood fuel > consumption through energy efficiency interventions. Such interventions > not > only diminish wood fuel consuption per unit of production, they can also > improve product quality, add value, and raise profit margins of producers. > > It is imperative, however, that there is a commercially viable business > opportunity to benefit from the new technologies and practices and that > there is a strong demand for the products which will be produced from the > new systems. > > Some of the village enterprises and cottage industries that are dependent > on bioenergy for production which we may decide to improve (upon > stakeholder request and demand) include the following: > > 1. Agro-Processing Industries - Cocoa, Copra, Coconut Oil, Coffee, Palm > Oil and other Oil Seed > Processing, Rice Milling and Parboiling, Rubber Sheet Smoking, Spice > Processing (cardamon, ginger, > pepper), Sugar Cane, Palm Sugar, Tea, Tobacco. > 2. Food Processing Industries - Bakeries, Curd, Clarified Butter or > Ghee, > Distilleries, Fish Smoking, > Sweetmeat Products, Jaggary, Treacle, Public Food and Beverage > Enterprises > 3. Metal Working Industries - Blacksmithing, Foundries, Brass and Bronze > Casting. > 4. Mineral Based Industries - Bricks, Tiles, Ceramics, Lime Burning. > 5. Forest Product Industries - Small Scale Paper Making, Paper Board, > Particle Board, Plywood > Production, Sawmilling, Kiln Drying of Timber Products > 6. Other - Road Tarring, Soap Manufacture, Tyre Retreading, Restaurant > and Catering Industry, Schools and Hospitals. > > Outside of this domain, we would want to consider what forms of renewable > energy technologies could be successfully adopted, operated, and used for > income generating purposes by women's groups, artisans, and other CBOs. > And > lastly, there could be opportunity to improve the efficiency of firewood > and charcoal production to reduce environmental impacts and raise profit > margins. > > Your idea about biogas could easily be integrated into the framework of > the > project, if we can find a market niche and demand for the services and a > persistent supply for the gas. (I dont want to speculate further since I > would prefer to read much more about your ideas and experiences on this > topic.) > > I have not yet developed the full concept for this work, since I intend to > have substantial input from counterparts in Indonesia who have a > demonstrated understanding of the energy and poverty alleviation needs, > interests, and priorites of key stakeholders (from local communities, > NGOs, > CBOs, local authorities, and the national government) in Indonesia. > > One of the pre-requisites of securing funding from the New Zealand > Government's Asia Development Facility Fund is that the project must be > fully supported and compatible with the development priorities of local > communities, counterparts, and local authorities. > > For this reason, I am canvassing various organisations to identify > partners > who have a committed interest in and expertise to carry out work on rural > and renewable energy development in Indonesia. A key criteria will be > strong linkages to local communities and success interfacing with > communities to alleviate poverty and empower vulnerable groups through > appropriate technology transfer. > > I would be most interested to know if you or someone you might know, would > be interested in discussing and progressing these ideas further. > > Thank you very much for your time and consideration. > > Andrew > > > > > > Andrew Cohen > Senior Scientist for Climate Change Mitigation > Climate Change and Energy Programme > New Zealand Forest Research Institute > Sala Street, Private Bag 3020 > Rotorua, New Zealand > home phone - 64+07-350-1011 > work phone - 64+07-343-5647 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > "Neny Babo" > > <nrbabo@indos To: > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > at.net.id> cc: > > Subject: Greeting from > Sulawesi > 29/03/2001 > > 06:06 PM > > Please > > respond to > > "Neny Babo" > > > > > > > > > > Dear Mr. Cohen, > I would like to know more about your program with bioenergy. > Last year I was in China learned about the biogas for the orange farmer. > And I am thingking to implement in Sulawesi. > Thank you in advance for your information. > Sincerely yours, > Nenny R. 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