Strategy for utilizing renewable energy based on livestock waste to support energy independence and environmental empowerment

• Main Authors: Mandra, M. A. S., Ali, A. M. T., Hambali, A.
• Format: Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Subjects: Alternative energy sources; Analytic hierarchy process; Biogas; Data processing; Decision analysis; Empowerment; Environmental management; Environmental protection; Hierarchies; Livestock; Rural communities; Rural environments; Sustainable development; SWOT analysis
• ISSN: 0094-243X; 1551-7616
• DOI: 10.1063/5.0144229

This study was related to the application of biogas digester technology for environmental empowerment and energy independence of rural communities. The study’s purpose is to determine the strategies for community empowerment through the utilization of livestock waste into biogas and biofertilizer. The PRA (Participatory Rural Appraisal) method was used who facilitate the community to develop an action plan. SWOT analysis was used to identify strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats. To determine the priority strategy to be carried out, the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) method was used which is basically a method for choosing an alternative. Based on the SWOT analysis, 8 (eight) alternative strategies were formulated, including (1) optimizing human resources, (2) increasing the biogas utilization to support business needs (3) increasing capital assistance for biogas installations either from the government and private companies through corporate CSR funds, (4) development of biogas installations so that smaller in size, more practical in processing and cheaper in price, (5) effective development of sustainable farmer groups, (6) improve the management of cowshed maintenance and livestock health, (7) enforcement of regulations on environmental management, (8) increase socialization about the benefits, constraints of biogas technology, and the importance of protecting the environment. Based on the results of AHP data processing, there are 3 (three) strategies with the highest weight, namely effective development of sustainable farmer groups, the development of biogas installations so that it is more practical, cheap, and efficient and increasing capital assistance for the installation of biogas installations.