Waste of Oil Palm Has a Potential Source of Alternative Energy



Palm oil or liquid waste known as palm oil mill effluent (pome) was potentially produce methane gas and electricity are useful for alternative energy sources.

"The number of pome in East Kalimantan is very much due to palm oil plantations had more than 1 million hectares, but has not yet managed pome maximum when the benefits are great for the power plant," said East Kalimantan Governor Awang Ishak Faroek in Samarinda on Sunday.
If pome managed a maximum, then it is able to answer the shortage of electricity in East Kalimantan due to a low supply of raw materials.

For that he wants oil palm plantation companies spread across counties and cities in East Kalimantan immediately help the people around him, which through corporate social responsibility (CSR) in cooperation with PLN to build power plants sourced from pome.

He also admitted that there have been several companies that have oil palm plantations has pointed concern with managing pome into electrical energy alternatives (biodiesel) to meet the needs of the community.

A number of these companies, namely PT Rea Kaltim Plantations in Flower Beard, aquatic mammal, then PT Telen Group in Talisayan, Berau regency, and Group PT Sinar Mas subsidiary PT Astra and PT Smart at Muara Wahau, East Kutai Regency.

He mentioned that PT Rea Kaltim Plantations in 2014 to build power plants or biodiesel pome powerful 8 mega watts, while PT PLN electricity network will be woken up with a budget allocation amounting to Rp53 billion for the electricity needs for the people of Flower beard.

This means that through a palm oil company cooperation with PLN, then there will be hundreds of houses in a village will be powered.

The governor also hopes to regents that there kaweasannya land palm oil in order to encourage companies to build power plants pome.

Encouragement is very important that employers regent palm encouraged to awaken the power plant of the raw materials that are already available on land owned by the entrepreneur.

Palm Oil Used for Bacterial Pathogens Inhibitory

Bogor Institute of Agriculture researchers utilize palm kernel cake is rich in mannan carbohydrates as additives to inhibit the growth of pathogenic bacteria in the digestive tract, especially Salmonelladan E.colli.

"It was rough fibers of palm kernel cake contains high carbohydrate mannan. Mannan can be used as an additive to inhibit the growth of pathogenic bacteria in the digestive tract," says Prof. Dr. Ir Nahrowi, M.Sc, one researcher oil byproducts of IPB in Bogor, Saturday.

Prof. Nahrowi mention background research done by some researchers that IPB is because Indonesia is the largest producer of palm oil in the world. The high number of palm oil production in Indonesia, coupled with high rates of adverse outcomes resulting oil.
 A number of researchers IPB consisting of Prof. Dr. Ir Nahrowi, M.Sc, Ir Dr Komang. G. Wiryawan, Ph.D., Kamaluddin Zarkasie, DVM. Kamaluddin Zarkasie, PhD, Dr. Ir. Maruf Tafsin, M.Si, Yanto, and Syahruddin, M.Si doing utilization of the palm side.

"At the beginning of this study, we saw oil bungkit (BIS) which is a byproduct from palm kernel oil processing huge numbers. Utilization of palm kernel cake for animal feed poultry (broiler and layer) is still very low," said Prof. Nahrowo.

According to Prof. Nahrowi, palm kernel cake most widely exported than used domestically. Though the results of the oil -rich side constraints that can be exploited.

Some existing Kontrain on palm kernel cake including, fiber content results in high and low crude protein content of around 16 to 18 percent.

The research team IPB see constraint - constraint is in the palm kernel cake is not a limiting factor, but something that can be taken advantage.

Innovation processing of palm kernel cake with a combination of mechanical and chemical processes that can produce two products at once.

"If we can isolate mannan of palm kernel cake increased the protein content. From these innovations can produce two products namely mannan carbohydrate and protein concentrate," he said.

Both of these products continued Prof. Nahrowi, has advantages such similar products obtained from other sources. On the product mannan, mannan of America manufactures industrial yeast fermentation that requires the yeast mengkuluturkan place.

Meanwhile, in Indonesia using only a byproduct of oil -rich mannan eliminating the need for culture and the industry.

"The advantage we appeal in producing mannan in America is more economical to produce than from yeast mannan. And, the value of the benefit is not lost from the yeast," said Prof. Nahrowi.

As for the protein concentrate products, continued Prof. Nahrowi, digestibility value of palm kernel cake protein concentrate better than other protein sources because of the resulting water-soluble proteins.

Although, naturally amino acid content of palm kernel cake defeat of the amino acid composition of soybean meal but it can be done so that the fortification of amino acids in the protein concentrate is comparable to soybean oil.

Furthermore, Prof. Nahrowi explained, protein concentrate product palm kernel cake contains up to 44 percent crude protein soybean meal resembles, so it can be used as an alternative soybean meal. While the products are palm kernel cake mannan inhibits the growth of pathogenic bacteria, so it can be used as an alternative to antibiotics.

Prof. Nahrowi added, the resulting product innovation IPB research team has obtained grace "105 Indonesian Innovation" from the Ministry of Research and Technology, and Business Innovation Center (BIC) because it has several other advantages: availability of palm kernel cake supplies guaranteed, quality products classified as good and can replace other sejnis products.

"Another advantage, other similar products, reduce dependence on imported feed additives. So this product is properly used in industries engaged in food and medicine," said Prof. Nahrowi.

23 Countries Joined Information Technology Conference in Bandung

A total of 23 countries presented their views at the International Conference of Information and Communication Technology (ICoICT) 2014 in Bandung on Friday.

"The committee received scientific papers from 23 countries in the world include Asia, Europe and America," said Chief Executive ICoICT 2014 Dade Nurjanah.
 Activities of international ICT conference the theme of the Internet of Things (IOT): Infrastructure, Computation and Its Application held since Wednesday (28/5).

According to Dade, ICoICT 2014 who has twice held since the year 2013 is intended as a means for practitioners and scientists to be able to share ideas and results of research they have done. It would be useful for the development of ICT in the future.

During the event, participants follow the discussion and focus group discussion (FGD) with a tutor and panelists. Keynote speakers at ICoICT 2014, Prof. Jin Mitsugi, spoke on "Advancements of Automatic Identification Technology" and Prof. Teddy Mantoro with the theme "IOT: Emerging Trend of Sensing, Computing and Communication".

Meanwhile Telkom University Rector Prof. Dr. Ashari said Mochamad ICT growth in Indonesia continues to climb. This is a factor supporting economic growth in Indonesia is growing at 4-5 percent annually. He said that ICoICT organized as a series of anniversary events Telkom University first.

On that occasion, also attended by the Chairman of the IEEE Indonesia Section Kuncoro Wibowo Wastu stating the theme ICoICT IOT 2014, will be useful to address global challenges in the field of ICT.

"IOT is the ability to link information with other information. Challenge now is how the general public can use the information in a way that is good and right and feel the positive impact of ICT development," said Kuncoro Wastu Wibowo added.

Indonesia Solar Cell Industry Has Not Developed

Still not deemed profitable market presence makes the industry that produces solar cells in Indonesia is not formed, said Director of Renewable Energy Assorted Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources ( ESDM ) Alihudin Sitompul.

"The chain industry is growing strongly influenced the market. Whenever they process the raw material into finished goods is very dependent on the market, " said Alihudin Sitompul on Friday.
Ministry of Energy, he said began to encourage manufacturers to produce their own solar panel solar cells. One of them with the Regulation of the Minister (Candy) Energy and Mineral Resources No. 17 of 2013 on Power Purchase by PT PLN of PLTS Photovoltaics.

Purchasing power in the 17 Candy uses the highest benchmark price of 25 cents per kWh dollars. But if Solar Power Plant (PLTS) using country-level components in at least 40 percent were given incentives and set the highest benchmark price reached 30 cents U.S. dollars per kWh.

"Because of this we are also in the interests of which the government must reduce carbon emissions by 26 percent in 2020. PLTS be one way to use renewable energy," he said.

If the market has been open, according to him, he will continue to push for a solar panel manufacturer entered into solar cell production levels are now still they import.

President Director of PT Jembo Energindo Henky Nugroho said by producing solar cells will actually save the production cost of solar panels by up to 20 percent.

Nevertheless, the market is still quiet the solar cells or solar panels in the homeland manufacturing in the country certainly has not been promising.

"In Indonesia, the consumption of electricity from new solar megawatts count, lost to Thailand already giga watts. Another problem yes about incentives that make solar cell products or solar panels can not compete with foreign products," he said.

Beware of Online Fraud Ahead of World Cup


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Prestigious event football world held shortly. Before the holding of the 2014 World Cup on June 12, 2014 in Brazil , the cyber criminals began an action in the virtual world . The target is the football lovers.

The online fraudsters create websites that resemble domains official World Cup, including the domain of the sponsors and partners, as well as leading brands. The goal is to deceive users into providing their personal data such as usernames, passwords, and credit card numbers.

"In Brazil, we detect new phishing domains 50-60 and domains every day is usually quite sophisticated and designed with highly skilled. Fact, casual users will not be easy to distinguish a fake domain with the original domain, obviously Fabio Assolini, Senior Security Researcher, Global Research and Analysis Team, Kaspersky Lab.

Some phishing sites even look safe. For example , the URL may begin with 'https', where 's' here means 'secure' or safe. The cyber criminals seem to be able to buy the original SSL certificate from a certification authority. Sometimes phishing domains also have a mobile version with the original look and feel that targeting users of smartphones and tablets.

The original SSL certificate usage is also used cyber criminals to infect users computers with malware. In one fraudulent scheme, users in Brazil will receive a message stating that they have won the World Cup match tickets. If a user clicks on a link (URL) to print out the ticket, the link will lead to a Trojan banker with a digital signed.

Another attack uses a database of customers who have been compromised. The scammer will send a personal email that tells the recipient that they have won the World Cup match tickets. The email - which mentions the recipient 's full name, date of birth, and full address - has a PDF attachment that is mentioned as a prize-winning ticket. However, the attachment is actually a Trojan banker.

Cyber ​​crimes that exploit the appeal of the World Cup not only in Brazil but in the entire world. His crime was not relatively new, the experts at Kaspersky Lab report any spam and Nigerian letter fraud themed World Cup in February.

ICT Business in Indonesia was Dominated by Foreign Investors

Information and Communications Technology (ICT) business in Indonesia was allegedly still controlled by foreign investors even though the government has tried to restrict ownership through Investment Negative List (DNI).
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"In my calculations, the ICT business in Indonesia reached IDR 400 trillion larger over a year. However, most foreign investors tasted it," said Indonesia Minister of Communication and Information Tifatul Sembiring, Yesterday.

He continued, Telkomsel had 131 million users. If a customer spends IDR 1 million per year, amounting to IDR 131 trillion per year. “That's just one sector of one player. ICT have great scope,” he explained.

He added, foreign investors currently have the highest capex for ICT. "Approximately 70% of capital expenditure in ICT sector was taken by foreigners. We should think how to attract these portions belong to us, that we may not only be the object but also the perpetrators," he said.

Previously, the government has officially changed the DNI in the telecommunications sector through Presidential Decree No. 39 of 2014 was signed on 23 April 2014.

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