Optimalisasi Limbah Eucheuma Cottonii Guna Akselerasi Pemanfaatan Energi Baru dan Terbarukan di Lingkup Kementerian Pertahanan

Abstract

The New Renewable Energy Bill or better known as the EBT Bill is a discourse to provide a legal framework regarding policy stipulation, management, supply, and utilization of new and renewable energy. The EBT Bill is expected to be a structured and directed guideline in its implementation from a national to regional scale. With the enactment of the EBT Bill, the use of fossil energy must gradually stop. So it is necessary to look for other alternatives as a source of energy, especially in liquid fuels. One of the potentials that Indonesia as an archipelagic country can exploit is its marine products. E.cottonii is one of Indonesia's marine products that has the potential to be processed into bioethanol. The E.cottonii processing industry is spread across various regions of the Republic of Indonesia. Abundant production is also followed by an abundance of residual production waste. This waste is sometimes if not managed properly it will contribute to the emergence of environmental pollution. Therefore, the waste generated from the E.cottonii processing industry should be optimized by making bioethanol. E.cottonii waste which is used as bioethanol can be categorized as a 2nd generation biofuel, of course it will not disturb the stability of foodstuffs. This optimization step is carried out as a form of accelerating the use of new and renewable energy. It is also hoped that the utilization of this waste can be used as a source of liquid fuel to support operations within the ministry of defense.