Bogor, November 27, 2022 - PT Bukit Asam Tbk (PTBA), a member of the Mining SOE holding MIND ID, announced the winner of the Bukit Asam Innovation Awards 2022 decarbonization technology competition (BAIA 2022) Greenovator. This competition consisted of 2 categories, namely carbon reduction and carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS)."Carbon reduction and CCUS are alternative technologies to support the availability of energy that is more environmentally friendly and sustainable, so it is important to be developed," said PTBA Main Director Arsal Ismail at the award ceremony held in Bogor, West Java on Sunday November 27, 2022.
The company opened a call for local citizens to send their proposal to contribute to research and innovation in decarbonization technology in coal mining activities to achieve Indonesia's Net Zero Emission (NZE) target in 2060 or earlier.
The BAIA 2022 Greenovator competition, which was previously part of the 2022 BIGMIND Innovation Award held by the state-owned mining holding, Mining Industry Indonesia (MIND ID), was launched on March 22, 2022. The competition series including roadshows and workshops, innovative works delivery, screening, participants briefing, works presentation, field verification, and winners selection.
The technical evaluation committee consisted of several experts in the field of energy technology: Ir. Nanang Untung, IPU., Dr. Ir. Unggul Priyanto, M.Sc., Dr. Ir. Andang Bachtiar, Prof. Ir. Renanto, M.Sc., Ph.D., Ir. Utjok W.R. Siagian, M.Sc., Ph.D., and Ir. Dadan Ruswandana, M.Eng.
782 participants came from various universities and research institutes throughout Indonesia and total of 90 innovation works were uploaded, consisting of 44 works in the CCUS category and 46 works in the Carbon Reduction category.
There were 5 place winners for each category. However, according to the Chairman of the BAIA Greenovator Jury, Ir. Nanang Untung, IPU, there would not be any first place winner for the CCUS category for no CCUS innovation works had met the first winner passing grade.
"We need to be concern regarding the complex development of CCUS technology in Indonesia. We certainly will continue to inspire and motivate Indonesian researchers and innovators to develop CCUS technology in the future," he added.
Herewith the list of innovation works and BAIA 2022 Greenovator winners:
Carbon Reduction Category
1st Place: Integration of Biomass Pyrolysis Process and Coal Drying for Co-Firing Fuel at PLTU (Coal Fired Power Plant) by Arka Energi from KSO BBPMB tekMIRA – PT Arka Energi Rekacipta
2nd Place: Carbon Trading/Carbon Tax at the Clean Ciliwung Movement Office from the Process of Organic Waste and Biomass Residues Processing into Solid Renewable Fuel and Its Utilization as a Mixture and/or Fossil Energy Substitution by Startup Company Comestoarra .com from PT Comestoarra Bentarra Noesantarra
3rd Place: Coalite for Li-Ion Battery Carbon Anode Precursor Material as One of the Strategic Keys to Embodiment of Decarbonization by Research for Anodes from PT Bukit Asam Tbk and the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN)
4th Place : Global Warming Mitigation Through Natural Catalyzed Two-Stage Co-Pyrolysis Technology Innovation Capacity of 1 Ton/Day of BC-SPP Mixture for the Production of O-Synthec as a Fuel Substitute for Industry and PLTU (Coal Fired Power Plant) by Symaga Energy Indonesia from the Indonesian University of Education
5th Place: Photocatalysis-Based Methanol Production Carbon Dioxide Reduction as an Effort to Realize the 2060 Net Zero Emission Target by PhotoYES! from the Bandung Institute of Technology
CCUS Category
2nd Place: Activated Carbon Adsorbent for CO2 Capture in PLTU (Coal Fired Power Plant) by Moving Bed Thermal Swing Adsorption (MBTSA) Method by MBTSA Carbon Capture from the BRIN Geological Resources Research Center
3rd Place: Utilization of Composite Membrane Based on Carbon Templated Zeolite to Reduce Carbon Emissions at PT Bukit Asam Tbk by Carbonize ITS from the Sepuluh Nopember Institute of Technology
4th Place: Processing of Carbon Dioxide Gas by Biological Processes Using MicroAlgae Chlorella sp. by BioDipo from C BIORE Diponegoro University
5th Place: Innovation of Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Absorption with Chitosan Modified Mesoporous Silica in Coal Gasification Syngas by Silviana CCUS from AMaL Laboratory Unit, Diponegoro University
