POTENSI SEKAM PADI DI KABUPATEN KONAWE PROVINSI SULAWESI TENGGARA SEBAGAI BAHAN BAKAR PLTU DENGAN PRINSIP CO-FIRING

Abstrak

[The Potential of Rice Husks in Konawe Regency, Southeast Sulawesi Province, as a Power Plant Fuel Energy Source with Co-Firing Principles]. This study aims to analyze the potential of rice husks in Konawe Regency, Southeast Sulawesi Province, as an alternative energy source for power plant fuel with the principle of co-firing. The data used in this study are secondary data published by the Central Statistics Agency of Southeast Sulawesi Province and the Central Statistics Agency of Konawe Regency. The calculation results show that the average rice husk production is 37,715 tons, the average potential energy of rice husks is 428,578 GJ, and the potential electrical energy if used as fuel for power plants is 119.049 GW, which is equivalent to 5,176 tons of coal. The analysis results show that rice husks in Konawe Regency can meet 14.5% of the coal demand as fuel for a 2 x 50 MW power plant.

Kata kunci

• Rice Husk
• co-firing
• electrical potential energy