Wednesday, 4 September 2013

Study Of Coastal People Economic Development By Utilization Of Sea-Wave Renewable Energy in Indonesia



Indonesian need of energy are very high, and depended highly on fossil fuels. This is a disadvantage for people living in remote coast area, where fossil energy supply are scarce and expensive.  On the other hand, fossil fuel are diminishing, while the need of energy is constanty  increasing, forcing Indonesian people to find and use alternative energy sources. On the other hand, Indonesia is a maritime country, with high energy potential in the form of sea wave energy, which could be utilized to support development of Coastal community. In this paper, a sea wave-powered power plant is proposed to support economic development by providing renewable energy.


In this paper, scientific economic analysis are given as feasibility study for Indonesian government to invest in sea-based energy utilization with Blue Economy concept. This is to support Indonesian Economic Acceleration Master Plan or known as MP3EI, which move synergically with triple track strategy, that is,  pro-poor (poverty alleviation), pro-growth, pro-job (by creating jobs), and pro-environment. This is also to support in achieving Millenium Development Goals. This paper also  provides explanation for potential sea-wave powered power plant which may be implemented.


This paper concludes that alternative energy utilization by investing on power plant technology is a strategic step in supporting economic activity of coastal people. Feasibility of sea-wave energy utilization is based on study of sea-wave energy potential in Indonesia, with economic development analysis in coastal area, and effectiveness of implementation of applied technology to expand economy and to encourage development equalization.

Keywords : Renewable Energy, Sea Wave, Coastal People Economy

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