Month: December 2018

Oil palm can be considered as one of magical plants, the creation of God Almighty, which is gifted to the world community through Indonesia. It is said to be a magical plant because as an oil producing plant, oil palm the highest productivity in oil per hectare of land ratio, more than 10 times compared to other 17 species of vegetable oil plants known and planted all over the world.

The productivity of soybean oil, rapeseed / canola oil, olive oil, sunflower oil, coconut oil, cotton seed oil, peanut oil, sesame oil, linseed oil, and others only produce around 0.3-0.6 ton oil per hectare of land, while palm oil is currently able to produce 6-8 tons of oil per hectare. Not only is it capable of producing the highest oil, it is also capable of producing oil throughout the year for 25 years continuously, so that the oil supply from palm is relatively stable all the time.

Oil palm also deserves to be called God’s gift to the world through Indonesia. Oil Palm Plantation is not a native Indonesian plant, it is a native plant in Central / Southwest Africa. However, in the area of ​​its origin, oil palm does not grow and its productivity is also relatively low, which is approximately half of what it produces in Indonesia.  After the oil palm is developed in Indonesia (commercially starting in 1911), new palm grows rapidly and produces oil for the needs of the world.

Oil palm has become a miraculous vegetable-oil-producing plant, because Indonesia is also gifted with favorable climate throughout the year. Also, Indonesia that is also a tropical country, is endowed with intense and broad sunlight exposure (from Merauke to Sabang) and  long period of sunlight exposure of 15 hours per day (the longest in the world), making the harvesting of solar energy by the oil palm large enough, which then can be stored in the form of palm oil.

Currently, Indonesia already produces about 36 million tons of palm oil and more than 70 percent is distributed throughout the world with relatively low prices, available in enough quantities, and stable supply throughout the year so that the world community can enjoy it either as food, biodiesel, detergent, soap, lubricants, medication, or cosmetics. Indonesia’s oil palm production continues to increase to meet the needs of a growing world community.

Not only that, Indonesian palm oil also cleans the earth’s air from the world’s carbon emissions. The high productivity of oil palm plantation is possible because the palm plantation absorbs higher carbon from the earth’s atmosphere, which then is recycled into oxygen that is vital for life on earth. This service is given for free to the entire world community. Oil Palm is a gift From God To The World Delivered Through Indonesia.

source: indonesiakita.or.id

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“The bio-electricity from palm oil produces sustainable benefits both economically, socially and environmentally”

Fortunately, Indonesia has the largest oil palm plantation in the world. Palm plantation is one of the blessings from God Almighty for Indonesia. Various products and services are produced from oil palm plantations. Palm plantation itself is environmentally beneficial, serving as a part of
“lungs” for the environment. Carbon dioxide emissions are released into the air by motor vehicles, plant factories, including from human respiration, absorbed and purified by oil palms, and then they produce oxygen for human needs.

From palm oil, hundreds of products are made, starting from food (e.g. cooking oil, butter, shortening, specialty fat that are used in food industry, etc), cleaning agents (soap, detergent, shampoo, etc.), pharmaceutical ingredients (vitamins A, Vitamin E, etc.), lubricants, to energy (biodiesel, bio-premium, bio-avtur, etc).

Not only the main product  that is beneficial, but the side products such as empty fruit bunches and liquid factory waste, have also been utilized to produce bio-electricity for rural electricity needs around the plantation. Palm oil factory waste is then processed using biogas tanks to produce methane biogas and then used to generate electricity. Currently, many oil palm plantations in various palm oil centers in North Sumatra, Riau, South Sumatra, Jambi and Kalimantan have produced bioelectricity from oil palm. And from now on, the development of oil palm bio-electricity still continues.

Based on the experience, palm oil factory with the capacity of 120 tons FFB / hour can produce about 2 Megawatts (MW) bio-electricity. That means for every 15 thousand hectares of oil palm plantation can produce 2 MW bio-electricity. Try to imagine, with the area of Indonesian palm plantation of about  11 million hectares, how many MW bio-electricity can be produced?

The production of palm oil bio-electricity creates double benefits. Utilization of waste for bio-electricity help clean up the environment, reduce palm carbon emissions, and preserve microbial life in biogas tanks. The availability of bio-electricity in the rural areas is a part of the rural energy security system, drives the regional economy, reduces fossil energy dependence, and reduces carbon emissions due to fossil energy use. The availability of this bio-electricity also helps the government with the ratios of electrification in rural areas.

These benefits will be enjoyed sustainably. As long as the sun is still shining, the oil palm plantations will continue to grow and produce, the wheels of the palm-mill rotate, and the double benefits will be enjoyed by the community sustainably.

In other words, palm oil bio-electricity is one example of sustainable energy supply that is economically, socially, and ecologically sustainable. Therefore, the government needs to facilitate, support and protect the national palm oil industry.

Source: indonesiakita.or.id

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