Submitted by RCEyogyakarta on Thu, 2012-08-16 00:00
8. Project coordination (e.g. teams):
This project was initiated and implemented by Indonesian team, consisting of Gadjah Mada University, Local Government of Sleman Regency, Private sector of Fruit Market, and Swedish team, consisting of University of Boras, Boras Municipality, Boras Energy and Environment. This "big" team is coordinated by a project leader of Gadjah Mada University. Each party is reponsible for a particular task, according to its business. Universities are responsible for conducting research and education for designing the plant and increasing community awareness, local government is responsible for organizing legal framework for the plant, whereas the private sector is responsible for business aspect of the plant. Our coordination with foreign partners is for sharing and exchanging knowledge and experience.
a. Administration:
4
b. Transactional:
2
c. Transformational:
4
10. Project results :
What are the current results of the project in terms of Outcomes:
Direct results of the biogas plant: electrical source for lighting the market, especially at night, no more disposal and transportation of waste to landfill site, field laboratory (where many people visit almost everyday to the plant to see the process). Although detail evaluation has not been made, the demo plant has absolutely created economic opportunity (energy generation), saved environment (no waste is disposed anymore to landfill site), and gave important social impacts (environmental awareness, institutional building, partnership scheme, education resource). In general, conversion waste into energy is conceptually widely known. However, there is no real example available that convince people about the implementation of the concept. This demo plant is considered to be an example that can be replicated and modified for local needs. Having visited the biogas plant, a number of local government have initiated discussion and plans to convert their solid waste into valuable products (energy). Another institution has also designed a training for technical officials on production of biogas from fruit waste. When more waste is converted into valuable products, it will give very positive impacts on the environment and health and create employment. With respect to the implementation of the project, generally all objectives have been achieved. Further evaluation and optimization of the process need to be performed for better results.
11. Contribution to reforms and innovations:
This project has significantly contribute in reforming mindset of various stakeholders, including community, local government, central government, and private sectors. Since the plant has been operated, a number of visitor from different institutions have visited the plant and learned that waste may be converted to energy. Several local government then initiate to have similar system in their location. Waste management policy in Sleman especially has been influenced by this demo plant. Concept of reduce, reuse, and recycle is strongly encouraged.
12. Unexpected / unplanned results:
In general, the project is succesfully carried out, and the results are as expected. However, in the initial stage we faced significant challenges. One important challenge was to bring every parties into one boat/one vision that we can do something with our waste. University is working with careful planning and based on data, which sometimes take times. Whereas, local government need to get results from any project instantly, without considering the sustainability.Through long and intensive discussion (which is part of education), a compromise could be achieved. Different policy among government institutions is another challenge to overcome.
13.Core Partners:
(who are the main partners of your project?) Local government Sleman Regency; Gemah Ripah market; University of Boras; Boras Municipality; Boras Energy and Environment
a. Information network:
2
b. Knowledge network:
5
c. Innovation network:
3
15. Type of involvement:
- UGM : laboratory works, research, design, community education
- Sleman Regency : regulation and fasilities
- Gemah Ripah market : lacation and operational
- University of Boras: laboratory works, research, design
- Boras Municipality : funding, sharing of experience
- Boras Energy and Environment: supervision on operational, knowledge sharing
This project give substantial learning process, especially with respect to: international collaboration, building network among different institutions (education, government, private), difficulty in building community awareness toward environment and sustainability, it needs a real example for changing mindset of the people, a dedicated team is absolutely important for keeping a project sustain.
a. Theory:
3
b. Discussion:
3
c. Interactive and Multidimensional "action oriented education":
4
20. Research & Development (R&D):
Producing biogas from waste, Biogas for generating electricity, gas purification and crusher machine, de-watering equipment
21. Research partners:
University of Boras, Sweden: resource recovery, waste refinery