Pertamina Geothermal Vitality continues to develop byproducts from geothermal energy technology to help agriculture close to their working fields.
State-owned PT Pertamina Geothermal Vitality (PGEO) continues their efforts to diversify the utilization of geothermal vitality in Indonesia with tasks aimed toward serving to the agricultural sector.
Members of the Board and Administrators of PGEO lately joined native farmers of rice plantations close to the Lao-Lao Geothermal Park in South Tomohon District, North Sulawesi for the spraying of the “Katrili” fertilizer. As beforehand featured, this fertilizer or “liquid booster” was developed by PGEO along with the Gadjah Mada College (UGM) as a byproduct of geothermal operations, using silica produced from the ability technology course of.
Silica deposits from geothermal fluids are processed utilizing nanotechnology with chitosan, producing environmentally pleasant and economical liquid fertilizer. The silica within the fertilizer not solely nourishes the soil, but additionally will increase the resistance of the crops to pest assaults. Laboratory check outcomes have additionally confirmed that crops that obtain the geothermal nanosilica liquid fertilizer and booster named Katrili are protected to devour as a result of they don’t comprise heavy metals.
Except for deriving extra worth from geothermal fluids, this initiative additionally improves the livelihood of famers round PGEO’s operational areas by offering an answer the problem of fertilizer shortage.
PGEO had additionally signed a Memorandum of Understanding with PT Gunung Hijau Masarang for the processing of palm sugar utilizing geothermal fluids.
These efforts are a part of PGEO’s idea of being “The House of Geothermal Past Vitality.” Certainly, the corporate has already been acknowledged for the usage of residual geothermal warmth for the drying of espresso within the Kamojang space. This course of will increase the effectivity of the espresso drying course of by as much as 75%, creating high-quality espresso beans which are bought because the product “Canaya Geothermal Cofffe.”
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