Wind-powered energy project introduced in Central Java<\/p>\n
BOGOR (JP): The government has launched a modest, pilot wind
\npower project in Jepara, a town in Central Java.<\/p>\n
The town is located in the same peninsula where Indonesia will
\nbuild its first nuclear project.<\/p>\n
People in two small villages in the Jepara regency, in Bulak
\nBaru and Kalianyar, are already enjoying electricity supplied by
\nwind-powered turbines.<\/p>\n
The villages have been selected as the site for the pilot
\nprojects of the National Aeronautics and Aviation Agency (LAPAN)
\nto help the local people receive electricity.<\/p>\n
The project is also aimed at supporting the local craftsmen,
\nwho are famous for their teakwood carving skills.<\/p>\n
Sahat Pakpahan, the agency's chief of applied aviation
\ntechnology, said on Thursday that wind-power could become an
\nattractive alternative power source for remote areas which the
\nstate electricity company (PLN) cannot reach.<\/p>\n
"The use of wind energy in the villages is one of the efforts
\nto develop, apply and distribute the technology simultaneously,"
\nhe said.<\/p>\n
Sahat said that the villages were chosen after a comprehensive
\nstudy on the wind potential in both areas in 1990. The first
\nthree turbines were erected in both cities the following year, he
\nadded.<\/p>\n
Bulak Baru, he said, is a new village built by the provincial
\nadministration in 1981 with 620 families, while the other
\nvillage, located in a more remote area, has 329 families.<\/p>\n
The average speed of the wind in the areas is between 3.7 and
\n4.1 meters per second, which is regarded as suitable for small-
\nscale, wind-powered turbines.<\/p>\n
Some 31 turbines with a total capacity of 37,750 kilowatts are
\nnow standing in the two villages to cater the needs of the
\npeople, he added.<\/p>\n
The construction of the turbines in the villages are intended
\nto set an example on how technology could be directly applied for
\nthe benefit of the people.<\/p>\n
It is also intended to determine the most suitable type of
\nwind turbine for Indonesia, Sahat said, adding that the project
\nis being carried out in cooperation with the Semarang-based
\nDiponegoro University and the Central Java provincial
\nadministration.<\/p>\n
The wind is monitored with automatic devices which could
\nrecord its movement in hourly, daily and monthly increments.<\/p>\n
Sahat said generators have been provided to maintain the power
\nwhen the wind is weak. (par)<\/p>",
"url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/wind-powered-energy-project-introduced-in-central-java-1447893297",
"image": ""
},
"sponsor": "Okusi Associates",
"sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com"
}