This report discusses the conflict between food and fuel needs related to the use of crude palm oil (CPO) in Indonesia. As the world’s largest CPO producer, the use of…
Indonesia's palm industry produces enormous volumes of palm biomass residues, more than enough to support dozens of commercial-scale cellulosic ethanol plants. We estimate the levelized production cost of cellulosic ethanol…
Indonesia needs to heed the lessons and follow the best practices of other countries who have also developed biofuel, especially regarding biofuel governance. International experiences show that the utilization of…
Using Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) methodology, this report analyzes the GHG emissions of biodiesel from CPO. LCA was selected in order to analyze GHG emissions as a result of biodiesel…
Traction Energy Asia assessed carbon emissions resulting from Indonesia’s production of palm biodiesel using life cycle analysis (LCA) to provide a complete picture by including upstream production activities. This paper…
