Carbon Capture Storage (CCS) and Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage (CCUS)

Kompas.com wrote about the Indonesian government's plan to implement carbon capture and storage technology was considered inappropriate. So far, there are two carbon capture methods, namely Carbon Capture Storage (CCS) and Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage (CCUS). Implementing CCS or CCUS in coal-fired power plants (CFPPs) to capture carbon emissions is considered more expensive than building renewable energy. This assessment is contained in the latest study entitled "Assessing the Feasibility of Developing Carbon Capture Technology in Indonesia" which was released by the Cerah Indonesia Foundation in October 2023. This study states that carbon capture and storage actually has the potential to extend the life of coal-fired power plants, as well as extending opportunities for electricity prices. Apart from that, the decline in carbon capture and storage is also detrimental to the environment and society, and excludes the country's opportunity to maximize renewable energy development.

 

Antaranews.com wrote about the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) assesses that the biomass substitution policy that Indonesia is intensively implementing is a concrete effort to cut emissions from steam power plants or coal-fired power plants (CFPPs). BRIN Mining Technology Researcher Datin Fatia Umar stated that the biomass substitution program not only supports the contribution of new, renewable energy to the national energy mix, but also has a positive impact on the development of a productive community economy through the creation of a community electricity ecosystem that involves active community participation. Biomass substitution is the simplest and cheapest technology compared to the application of clean coal technology in power plants (IGCC) and carbon capture technology (CCS/CCUS). According to him, biomass co-firing technology can be directly implemented and implemented domestically.

 

Bisnis.com wrote about the Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP) Secretariat officially opening public consultations on the draft investment plan or Comprehensive Investment and Policy Plan (CIPP) before it was ratified as a funding document for the energy transition in Indonesia. CIPP documents can be accessed by the public on the website www.jetp-id.org which was launched today. The public can provide input on the draft investment plan via the input form on the JETP website. Public input submitted before November 14 will be processed by the JETP Secretariat to become the basis for finalizing the CIPP document. The plan is that the CIPP document, which is the basis for implementing the JETP partnership, will be launched in Indonesia before the 28th global conference on climate change (COP) which will take place in Dubai, United Arab Emirates at the end of this year. The JETP Partnership is an energy transition funding initiative worth more than US$ 20 billion or around IDR 310 trillion agreed between Indonesia and developed countries that are members of the International Partners Group (IPG).