Solar and Biomass Gasification: A Solution to Boost Shrimp Farming Businesses

DOI

10.2991/icied-17.2018.24How to use a DOI?

Keywords

renewable energy; solar panel; financial model; biomass; energy modeling

Abstract

Electricity is a primary need in everyday life which can also boost regional economic growth. Tulang Bawang regency, located in Lampung Province, is one of the region in Indonesia in which its economy is heavily depended on electricity. Electricity is utilized to support operational activities of their shrimp farming businesses. This paper aims to assess the feasibility of providing electricity using a combination of biomass gasification and solar energy to support shrimp farming activities. This study covers three electricity generation scenarios to supply 540 MWh electricity annually: 1. Using diesel generator as how the condition right now is, 2. Using solar panel and diesel generator, and 3. Using solar panel and rice husk gasification. Energy simulations are performed using Homer software, while financial simulations are conducted in Excel. The findings of those scenarios revealed that using an integration of solar panel and rice husk gasification (scenario 3) can reduce the LCOE by 78%, from IDR 3750/kWh in the first scenario into IDR 820/kWh in the third scenario. In order not to encumber the shrimp farmers, this study also assess two payment scenarios: (a) pay as you go electricity billing, which is lower than national electricity tariff (TDL) and (b) paid after the shrimp harvest season in which the revenue sharing between farmers and investors is 89% and 11% respectively. The latter is more profitable for investors, while the former brings a more stable profit for investors.

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© 2018, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Dwiputra Ahmad Ramdani
AU  - Maesha Gusti Rianta
PY  - 2017/12
DA  - 2017/12
TI  - Solar and Biomass Gasification: A Solution to Boost Shrimp Farming Businesses
BT  - Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Indonesian Economy and Development (ICIED 2017)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 128
EP  - 132
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/icied-17.2018.24
DO  - 10.2991/icied-17.2018.24
ID  - AhmadRamdani2017/12
ER  -