maybe they want to export the wind mill towers. You're right about the lack of wind in Indonesia. Except however I think Merapi has a lot of wind right now. Imagine the electrical power you can generate when it blows. Imagine the advertising campaign Korindo could launch - how their windmills withstood the force of Merapi

http://yosef-ardi.blogspot.com/2006/06/korindo-to-produce-wind-mill-tower.html Tuesday, June 06, 2006 Korindo to produce wind mill tower Sport shoes manufacturer PT Kostra Mas Jaya, a joint venture between Panwell Industrial Ltd (BVI) and PT Garuda Indawa, is expanding its business to produce wind mill tower with investment up to US$20 million. What a leap!

Investors invited to develop mega resort complex in Bali The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A Bali-based developer PT Bali Pecatu Graha (BPG) is offering 124.5 hectares of land to investors to support a mega property project valued at more than Rp 3 trillion (US$333 million) on barren Pecatu Hill in Jimbaran, in the south of the island. BPG finance director A.R.

ADB urges for boost in infrastructure spending Urip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta With both fiscal and macroeconomic stability in hand, the government should now turn its attention to achieving better economic growth, by increasing its development spending on basic infrastructure, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said. Speaking to members of the media Tuesday, ADB Director General for Southeast Asia Rajat M.

Government looks to biofuel to stave of oil crisis Benget Simbolon Tnb., The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Bad times make good policy, good times make bad policy. This adage succinctly sums up Indonesia's experience with oil. Indonesia has twice benefited from oil booms. The first was in 1973/1974 when the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) launched an oil embargo against the United States and its allies in Europe due to their support for Israel in the Middle East conflict.

Govt looking into diversified energy sourcing amid oil crisis Benget Simbolon Tnb., The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A growing awareness around the world that the era of cheap oil is over appears to be finally sinking in. This awareness has been strengthened by the fact that oil prices are continuing to increase, and currently stand at over US$70 per barrel on the international market.

RI aims to become major producer of biofuels Benget Simbolon Tnb., The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The price of oil continues to increase and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has predicted the trend will persist for the next two decades. The Jakarta Post's Benget Simbolon Tnb. examines how the Indonesian government is dealing with the energy issue in this special report. Imagine this: Biofuel is widely used in Indonesia.

The forgotten present from God Robert Manurung, who researches castor oil at the Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB), said castor oil is the most appropriate crop to use to produce biodiesel blended fuels. Castor oil requires a smaller investment than palm oil. "To develop small and medium-scale businesses, castor oil is the best choice," he said. "Because it has several strains, the plant can grow well everywhere in Indonesia," he added.