Jakarta (ANTARA) - Pertamina New & Renewable Energy (NRE) is\ndriving innovation in waste management by prioritising a waste-to-value\napproach through the development of the Decentralised Waste Management\n(DWM) pilot project in Bandung.<\/p>\n
Norman Ginting, Director of Projects & Operations at Pertamina\nNRE, stated in Jakarta on Wednesday that this project serves as an\ninitial step towards developing integrated waste management capable of\nconverting waste into value-added resources and energy.<\/p>\n
\u201cThrough this project, we want to encourage the transformation from\nwaste to resource, and subsequently from waste to value. Materials that\nstill hold value can be recovered, while fractions with energy potential\ncan be developed into alternative fuels with more controlled quality,\u201d\nsaid Norman.<\/p>\n
In its initial concept, the facility is designed to process\napproximately 300 tonnes of municipal solid waste (MSW) per day through\na series of mechanical sorting and material recovery processes,\nincluding bag opening, screening, magnetic separation, ballistic\nseparation, and eddy current separation.<\/p>\n
This process will separate materials that still possess recycling\nvalue, organic fractions or fines, and combustible fractions that can be\nfurther processed.<\/p>\n
From a technological perspective, the DWM integrates mechanical\nsorting, material recovery, and fuel preparation processes.<\/p>\n
The separated combustible fraction can undergo shredding, drying,\nmixing, and quality control to produce Solid Recovered Fuel (SRF) with\nmore consistent characteristics.<\/p>\n
This SRF has the potential to be utilised as an alternative fuel to\npartially replace fossil fuel usage, either through co-firing in power\nplants or to meet energy needs in the industrial sector.<\/p>\n
He explained that, under the concept currently being studied, the\ncombustible fraction from MSW could also be combined with rice husks to\nproduce blended SRF, which will subsequently be verified based on\nfeedstock characteristics, product quality, supply chain sustainability,\nand the requirements of potential off-takers.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe technological value of this project lies not just in the waste\nprocessing machinery. More importantly, it is about how we build a\nsystem capable of converting highly heterogeneous waste into more\nconsistent, measurable materials and fuels that possess economic value.\nThis is what distinguishes the waste-to-value approach from conventional\nwaste management,\u201d said Norman.<\/p>\n
He continued that the success of this project will require\nintegration throughout the entire value chain, ranging from ensuring\nwaste supply and characteristics, land and infrastructure readiness, and\nthe availability of supporting materials, to product quality and the\ncertainty of off-takers.<\/p>\n
In the initial project structure, PNRE is planned to act as both\ndeveloper and operator, supported by local governments as well as\nengineering, procurement and construction (EPC) partners, technology\nproviders, suppliers, and off-takers.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/pertamina-nre-accelerates-waste-to-value-through-bandung-dwm-development-1789556907", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }