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The phenomenon of global warming which is accompanied by climate changed, is the real threat to the community in the present and future. Indonesia is one of the most vulnerable countries affected by climate change. Tasikmalaya is the district with rank of hazard indexes is 5th in Indonesia. Sub district Salawu in Tasikmalaya district is a disaster-prone districts. One kampong in Salawu which still holds strong culture and customs is Kampung Naga. The aim of the study were analyzed potential disaster that related of climate change in Kampung Naga, and analyzed the the abilities of Kampung Naga community in mitigating disaster of climate change. The study used a qualitative descriptive analysis method. Potential disaster analyzed qualitatively based on condition of geomorphologi and location. Disaster mitigation capabilities were analyzed qualitatively from customs. Based on geomorphologi condition and location, hazards of climate change that could potentially be disastrous in Kampung Naga were landslide and floods. The abilities of Kampung Naga community in disaster mitigation of climate change, is affected by the traditional wisdom that was reflected from forest conservation, building, infrastructure and spatial patterns of kampong which could prevent landslide and flood. Fenomena pemanasan gobal yang diiringi dengan terjadinya Perubahan iklim, merupakan ancaman nyata bagi masyarakat di masa kini dan yang akan datang.Indonesia merupakan salah satunegara yang rentan terkena dampak Perubahan iklim. Kabupaten Tasikmalaya menduduki urutan kelima peringkat indeks rawan bencana di Indonesia. Kecamatan Salawu di Kabupaten Tasikmalaya rawan bencana. Kampung Naga adalah kampung yang masih memegang kuat budaya dan adat di Kecamatan Salawu. Tujuan penelitian adalah untuk menganalisis potensi bencana terkait Perubahan iklim di Kampung Naga dan menganalisis kemampuan mitigasi bencana masyarakat Kampung Naga terhadap Perubahan iklim. Penelitian ini menggunakan metoda analisis deskriptif kualitatif. Potensi bencana dianalisis secara kualitatif berdasarkan kondisi geomorfologi dan lokasi kampung. Kemampuan mitigasi bencana dianalisis secara kualitatif berdasarkan adat istiadat. Bahaya akibat Perubahan iklim yang berpotensi menjadi bencana di Kampung Naga adalah tanah longsor dan banjir. Kemampuan mitigasi bencana masyarakat Kampung Naga terhadap Perubahan iklim dipengaruhi kearifan tradisional yang tercermin dari konservasi hutan, bangunan, infrastruktur dan pola ruang kampung yang dapat mengurangi ancaman bencanatanah longsor dan banjir.

The electrical energy is one of the important needs for coastal communities particularly in small islands that has not reached by national electricity network. In order to fulfill this particular electricity needs, we do variety diversification efforts, such as the utilization of the ocean currents. The purpose of this survey is to recognize the morphology of seafloor and characteristic of hydro-oceanography as a fixed reference location in using the current energy. The study area is in the Larantuka Strait between Flores and Adonara islands which is part of the Flores Strait, East Nusatenggara Province. The methods of this study are current measurements, tidal and meteorological parameter observations, condition of coastal morphology and seafloor of the study area. The result show that, the location for turbine position is in area with relatively gentle slope morphology at a 20 meters water depth and it is close to local community. Based on the analysis of ADCP mobile current measurement, the minimum current velocity is 0.004 m/sec and maximum 3.68 m/sec. Whereas, from the ADCP static measurements the current velocity is from 0.002 m/sec to 2.83 m/sec. This condition is closely related to the semi-diurnal tide type in the study area, with two pairs of flood and web events within 24 hours. Therefore, the results of ocean current energy analysis indicate that the study area is very potential for using as a power plant location.

Plant growth interpretation in term of accumulated intercepted solar radiation and the radiation use efficiency (RUE) was used to study the growth and analysis of Jatropha (Jatropha curcas L.). A number of crop growth simulation models have been developed using the RUE concept to predict crop growth and yield in various environments. These models generally calculate daily biomass production as the product of the quantity of radiation intercepted and RUE. This research was carried out to quantify the RUE, biomass and leaf area index on Jatropha under rainfall condition, four levels of nitrogen fertilizer (N) and three population densities (P) planted twice. The experiments used a systematic Nelder fan design with 9 spokes and 4 – 5 rings were conducted at SEAMEO-BIOTROP field experiment in 2007. Data from the first experiment were used for parameterization and calibration and the second experiment data for model validation. Values of RUE were determined by nitrogen fertilizer and plant density. Based on parameterization, we found that RUE for prediction above ground biomass accumulation of Jatropha were 0.94 (r=0.83) g MJ-1 to 1.3 (r=0.75) g MJ-1. Validation between model prediction and field experimental data showed that model can simulate crop growth and development of Jatropha.

Biomass of timber post forest harvest (natural forest or made man forest0 that available at the felling site is one of natural sources which have a volume still potentially. These materials can be use for energy sources or fulfil of additional materials for pulp and paper industries or another product as availability of volume, type and seize of biomass which usually called as wastes. This potency can be obtained from plantation forest and or natural forest especially on conversion forest production in the form of wastes of bucking, trimming, main stem, branch and stump. The problem is how to collect it in an effective and efficient way. The availability of wood wastes among other due to other function has high condition, particularly for plywood and timber construction as well. For example the length of wood to short, to small of diameter, many defect, decay and holes or bending. Other form are stump and roots, branches and to many bandings. Mostly all of wood wastes are used for layer when equipment wills passing that rows. Similar thing can also obtain from limb trees hit by tree which is cut, hit on skidding operation and road construction.

Biodiesel is an alternative fuel from renewable raw materials. One of the raw material can be used to make biodiesel is coconut oil. This research aims is determine the maximum biodiesel yield by using varying amounts of H-zeolite catalyst and methanol mole ratios of coconut oil through a process methanolysis. The independent variables used in this study is the mole ratio of methanol-oil 3: 1; 6: 1; 8: 1 9: 1 and catalyst concentration of 1%, 2%, 3% respectively. Temperature of 60°C, 1.5 hours and stirrer speed is keep constant. The yield of biodiesel produced in this study reached 84.78% at a concentration of 2% catalyst mole ratio of methanol-oil 6: 1. The density of biodieselproduced at the maximum yield was 880.90 kg / m3, kinematic viscosity of 4.59 mm2 / s, the flashpoint of 110oC, the water content of 0.048% v, and the acid number of 0.65 mg KOH / g, respectively in addition, analysis of the chemical compositions of biodiesel is used GC - MS. All the characteristics of the physical properties of biodiesel produced have met the standard range contained in the SNI 04-7182-2006.

Indonesia has petroleum reserves about 9 billion barrels, which the average production rate is 0.5 billion barrels per year, and was predicted would be exhaust within 18 years. Government has ordered a program and policy to develop bioethanol and biodiesel for the energy crisis in Indonesia. It is targeted can be provide about 15-20% of the fuel for transportation and national industry in 2025. This research's goals were to produce fuel grade ethanol by distillation-adsorption method, determined the effect of activation temperature of bentonite and the effect ratio of bentonite to bioethanol. The raw materials were bioethanol from nypa sap (8% ethanol content). The ethanol concentration was not too high, so it needed to improve its purity by distillation-adsorption process. The research was held in three phases, which were distillation of nypa sap's bioethanol to 96% ethanol content, activation of bentonite, and distillation-adsorption using activated bentonite. Activation temperature of bentonite were 400oC, 500oC and the ratio of bentonite:bioethanol were 1:2; 1:3; and 1:4. The most effective process for the purification of bioethanol was distillation-adsorption at 500oC activated temperature and the ratio of bentonite:bioethanol was 1:2 with the purity is 99.5% and has been categorized as a fuel grade ethanol

Power Boats is a means of transportation in an environmentally friendly water using solar systems, which transform the energy of sunlight into electrical energy stored in the battery and later as an energy source to drive an electric boat engines. This electric boats as the development of renewable energy do not use fuel that is increasingly growing number of limited and expensive prices. Electric boats have a speed of 7 km / h and can operate for approximately 11.46 hours. The electric boats using solar panels solar Skytech SIM-100 wp, Trojan 31-GEL battery with a capacity of 102 Ah, Solar Charge Controller Shinyoku SC 990 (12V - 10A) engine powered boat Trolling Motor 0.50 pk made in China.

Recently a comprehensive source of data and information on carbon storage in various types of forest ecosystems and other land use in Java Island are still limited. This study was carried out in a conservation area of Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park (TNBTS) that represents the ecosystem types of lowland rain forest, sub-montane forests and mountain forests in Java. The information on carbon sequestration and carbon stocks at TNBTS becomes important. The main objective of this study was to estimate biomass and carbon storage in various types of forests in TNBTS using allometric approaches. The additional objectives were to estimate carbon storage on various land cover and to estimate the changes in carbon storage by land cover changes during the period 1990, 2000 and 2013. The measurement of forest carbon include aboveground, understorey, necromass and litter pools covering all ecosystem such as primary forest, secondary forest with high- and low- canopy density. This study found that the average of carbon stocks in primary forest were 193,49 ± 125,98 tonC/ha, and were 267,42 ± 119,25 tonC/ha in secondary forest. The total carbon stocks in the period 1990–2000 has decreased about 22.6 tonC/ha/year and in the period 2000–2013 has increased about 41.2 tonC/ha/year. The enhancement of carbon stocks in this area was driven by an intensive forest protection, good monitoring and land rehabilitation.

Agroindustries in general produce a large amount of organic wastewater. Until now, most of this organics waste-stream was not recovered and left to decompose anaerobically in ponds, where it emits methane, a potent greenhouse gas. By anaerobically digesting of the effluents in a suitable bioreactor, methane can be captured and used for combustion in gas engines or boilers. This way, uncontrolled methane emission from the anaerobic decomposition can be avoided and the utilization of fossil fuels can be replaced partly with the renewable biogas from the decomposition process. In addition, the approach of reducing green house gas emission is potentially to earn financial incentive through Clean Development Mechanism project. This paper demonstrates quantitatively some potential ecological and economical benefits derived from utilising agroindustrial effluents by treating it anaerobically to generate biogas (with cases of cane sugar factory, starch industry, palm oil mill, and tofu industry) . As illustration, for each ton cane sugar produced app. 15 m3 methane can be emitted from uncontrolled anaerobic degradation of it wastewater. By capturing the gas and transforming it into renewable biogas, a methane emission of equivalent to ≈ 272 kg CO2 can be avoided and an energy value of app. 427 MJ with a money value of app. Rp 59 600,- can be obtained. In addition, a financial incentive of app. Rp 14 850,- is possible to be earned from clean development mechanism (CDM) project. The ecological and financial benefits derived from anaerobic treatment of agroindustrial wastewater as indicated by this study should therefore become the driving force for the implementation of the approach.

The objective of this study was to evaluate the phenotypic performance of promising lines sweet stalk sorghum to produce high yield of ethanol different agroecological zones. Eleven genotipes and three check varieties of sweet sorghum were tested in eight different locations in four provinces in Indonesia, namely Sidrap and Bulukumba (South Sulawesi), Polman and Majene (West Sulawesi), Telaga and Biyonga (Gorontalo), and Kendalpayak and Tajiran (East Java) from July until December 2009. The combined analysis of variance showed that the effect of genotypes, locations, interaction of genotipes and locations, were significant for all traits. Based on the phenotypic performance five genotipes with high yield of ethanol were identified. Yield ethanol was high up to 4536 l/ha much higher than those of three check varities. Genotypes Watar Hammu Putih, 4-183A, 15011A, 15011B, and 15021A yielded ethanol from the fermentation process amounted to 6616 l, 4999 l, 5927 l, 5732 l, and 6653 l/ha. The high were ethanol production from each genotype was supported by characters that were relatively different, but the most dominant was the weight of biomass stem per ha, with the coefficient of correlation of 0.92. Stability analysis identified four characters, namely brix sugar content, production of ethanol per hectare, weight of stem biomass, and grain yield per ha. The five promising genotipes with high ethanol yields, were adaptive to spesific loacations. Genotypes 5-193C had wide range of adaptation across the 8 locations, but ethanol production was lower than that check cultivar. Genotype with the highest grain yield was 1090A.