Electricity in 2015<\/p>\n
From Bisnis Indonesia<\/p>\n
Director General of the Atomic Energy Agency, Djali Ahimsa,
\nand Minister of Research and Technology, B.J. Habibie, said
\nduring a hearing with the House of Representatives' Commission X
\nthat only nuclear technology can be the answer to the great
\ndemand for electric power in the year 2015 to support massive
\nindustrialization and economic development.<\/p>\n
The director general further related that alternative sources
\nof energy, such as solar, wind, water and geothermal, are
\ninsufficient.<\/p>\n
It seems that the two officials are casting aside the
\npossibility of improvement, development and innovation that might
\ntake place in 15 years time, in the field of science and
\ntechnology, to increase the effectiveness and efficiency of the
\nabove sources as a response to industrial demand.<\/p>\n
I need give only two examples. First, World Watch Institute
\nreported that fluorescent lights can substantially save energy
\nconsumption when they are used, replacing ordinary electric light
\nbulbs (Saving the Planet Earth, YOI, 1994). Another research
\nreveals that Indonesian industries can save up to 11 percent of
\nenergy without capital investment by changing working procedures
\n(Future of the Earth, YOI, 1995).<\/p>\n
Obviously, the result can be manifold if the project is done
\nwith the support of effective capital investment.<\/p>\n
ANDREAS ISWINARTO<\/p>\n
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