Agus Praditya Tampubolon, Author at IESR

IETD 2020: How to use green recovery plan to accelerate the low carbon energy transition?

Event Coverage7 December 202011Views 0Likes 0Comments

Covid-19 pandemic has drawn focus on sustainability issues and economic recovery. How to use this recovery plan to accelerate the low carbon energy transition? Energy transitions are happening around the world, mainly driven by solar energy and wind. In many countries around the world, it is cheaper already today to build a new solar PV…

A call to revisit the existing National Energy Plan (RUEN)

Blog14 October 202011Views 0Likes 0Comments

As a national plan, RUEN becomes a reference for other energy-related plans such as RUKN, RUPTL, and Regional Energy Plan (RUED). In addition, RUEN is also used by ministries and local governments to develop their strategic plans. The existing RUEN, however, was developed by using assumptions and parameters from the year of 2015, making the…

If only I installed solar PV rooftop before Covid-19 pandemic hit Indonesia?

Blog2 October 202010Views 0Likes 0Comments

Mr. T has thought of installing a solar PV rooftop on his house for a while now. He has saved up enough money to build a 2 kWp system, but unfortunately not enough to include a battery system. That is why he is thinking of exporting the excess generation to PLN's grid. Looking at the Minister…

Gunakan kendaraan listrik untuk mengurangi emisi CO2

Blog3 February 20208Views 0Likes 0Comments

Meski demikian pengurangan emisi dari sistem kelistrikan harus menjadi prioritas utama! Sama seperti panel surya ( Photovoltaic /PV) yang semakin populer, demikian juga halnya dengan kendaraan listrik . Bahkan laporan dari International Energy Agency (IEA) tahun 2019 yang berjudul Global EV Outlook 2019 menyebutkan, bahwa perkembangan kendaraan listrik akan semakin pesat…

Wind Farm is Coming to Indonesia, and The Power Sector isn’t Ready

Blog17 July 20197Views 0Likes 0Comments

The renewable energy future is promptly becoming the present. To prepare a future with more shares of low-cost renewables, it is essential to focus on enhancing system flexibility.

Virtual Reality, hadirkan dunia energi yang lebih ‘hidup’

Blog19 June 20199Views 0Likes 0Comments

Kontributor: Agus Tampubolon, Researcher Virtual Reality: Inovasi perusahaan utilitas listrik untuk mengedukasi dan melibatkan diri dengan masyarakat Perusahaan utilitas listrik di Indonesia hanya ada satu, yakni Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN), yang menguasai mayoritas pembangkitan listrik dan memiliki monopoli atas seluruh jaringan transmisi serta distribusi. Namun beda halnya dengan negara Jerman. Jerman memiliki ribuan perusahaan pembangkit listrik,…