Making Bio-briquette
at Salam Village
Field Lecture (KKN) is a
program for students to apply their knowledge and skills in their daily life
and society. One activist of Stube-HEMAT Yogyakarta, Elisabeth Uru Ndaya, a
student of English Education at University of Sarjanawiyata Tamansiswa took
part in the program since mid of July until the end of August 2016. Some of the
programs conducted during her KKN resemble with activities she had got from
Stube-HEMAT. She conducted programs of Field Lecture on renewable energy and
health.
Started from renewable
energy training (07/2016), which taught how to process organic waste into
bio-briquette, she made her activity. On Sunday, July 30, 2016, a follow up
group of bio-briquette was invited to share skills in making bio-briquette among
the residents of Salam village at Patuk, Gunungkidul, Yogyakarta. Two students
from Institute of Technology in Yogyakarta, namely Tamjos (faculty of energy)
and Alvon (environmental engineering) were interested to fulfill the invitation
and share their skills to them.
At nine o'clock in the
morning, at the same time with village voluntary work, they were enthusiastic
to share a simple way to make bio-briquette. Tamjos told the techniques and
Alvon did the process of making bio-briquette. The people looked so
enthusiastic to join the discussion, especially women. They felt fine and not
disgust when stirring charcoal dough without gloves.
One important question
expressed by Mrs. Prapti, one of the residents there, "Why should we
bother to make bio-briquette, we still have wood charcoal?" Tamjos wisely
answered, "Yes, but all of us need to know that charcoal is derived from
wood and if we use it, it is not
environmentally friendly. If we cut trees as charcoal everyday, the forest will
be barren. The material of bio-briquette is originated from trees, but the dry
falling leaves, twigs, tree stems, or branches. Charcoal originated from these
materials that can be used as
bio-briquette." Tamjos added, "Well, when we are accustomed to use
bio-briquette, we do not need to worry of the raising price of LPG, kerosene or
firewood."
At the end of the
discussion, they prepared hot tea and fried food while interspersed with
laughter when a man chattering, "Please visit this place frequently,
because we have a lot of natural scenes and local arts which are not found in
Jogja." The two students replied “Okay.”
Congratulations friends,
you have managed to make friendship with local people and keep to spread the
spirit of renewable energy. (SRB).
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