With the theme “Accelerating Energy Transition in Indonesia through a Collaborative Framework”, the Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Indonesia (FTUI) is again holding the 8th International Engineering Students Conference (IESC). IESC will be held virtually on Wednesday and Thursday, July 5–6, 2023. This conference is a forum for FTUI undergraduate and master’s students to present their research work at the international level.
The energy transition is a process of changing from the use of energy sources based on fossil fuels to energy sources that are more sustainable and environmentally friendly. Indonesia, as a country with a large population and economy, is also facing challenges in carrying out the energy transition.
“IESC 2023 focuses on the crucial topic of the energy transition. The discussion and research presented at IESC 2023 show our support for the Indonesian Government’s commitment to achieving the target of reducing emissions to zero carbon, or Net Zero Emissions (NZE), by 2060. For the past two days, students have been involved in academic discussions on various engineering topics. Hopefully, the results of the discussions at this conference can produce innovations related to the energy transition in Indonesia, as well as input in the field of developing green technologies and policies for stakeholders,” said Prof. Dr. Heri Hermansyah, ST., M.Eng., IPU, Dean of FTUI.
Puspita Anggraini Katili, M.Sc., Ph.D., as general chairman of IESC 2023, said, “This year, we received 133 papers for various engineering disciplines. To ensure publication quality, each paper undergoes a blind review procedure by reviewers. From this review, 131 manuscripts were accepted for presentation and will be included in the proceedings. This figure is an additional achievement for FTUI regarding the increase in the number of international publications for students.”
Two FTUI academics attended IESC 2023 as Keynote Speakers. Prof. Dr. Muhammad Suryanegara, S.T., M.Sc., IPU, Professor of FTUI, raised the topic “ICT Beyond Now: Energy Does Matter”. Prof. Surya explained that as ICT technology develops, now heading to 6G or IMT-2030, it will require more energy consumption and is expected to reach 14% of global carbon emissions in 2040. Therefore, energy efficiency in the ICT field is a must to reduce the impact of global warming.
The second speaker, Nadhilah Reyseliani, S.T., M.T., is an FTUI doctoral student and recipient of a Young Scholar Visiting Research Scholarship to UC Berkeley, discussing the “Energy Transition Roadmap in Indonesia”. Nadhilah explained the importance of decarbonizing the electricity sector in Indonesia through energy renewal, reducing the amount of supply, and increasing the flexibility of the electricity system.
“Based on data from the Climate Action Tracker, electricity in Indonesia is in the highly insufficient category, meaning that Indonesia’s climate policies and commitments are not consistent with a temperature limit of 1.5°C. This category also shows that electricity policies and commitments in a country lead to an increase in emissions, which causes the need for decarbonization of electricity in Indonesia,” said Nadhilah.
131 participants presented virtual scientific articles in 11 IESC 2023 categories. The categories are Sustainable and Clean Energy, Infrastructure, Project Management, and Transport, Environmental Engineering, Production, Manufacture, and Automation, Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering, Biotechnology Bioprocess Engineering, Chemical Process Engineering, Sustainable Building, City, and Community, Electrical Power, Electronics, Telecommunication, Control, Computer, and Biomedical Engineering, Metallurgy and Materials Engineering, and Industrial Engineering.
“Alhamdulillah, this year the enthusiasm of the participants is quite high when seen from the number of papers submitted. Hopefully from this conference, the participants will get fresh new ideas regarding the concept of energy transition and how the roadmap is implemented so that in the future they can participate in developing the energy transition in Indonesia,” said Dr. Romadhani Ardi, S.T., M.T., as Student Affairs, Research, and Community Service Manager at FTUI.
The three best papers presented at IESC 2023 were announced at the closing of the event. The three papers are Optimisation of Pre-Treatment for Seawater Reverse Osmosis Plants by Shafira Budiningsih, Unwrapping Architecture: Exploring Content in the Design Process by Alifian Kharisma Syahziar, and Unfinished Architecture: Designing Adaptation and Flexibility by Mohammad Hisyam Basyeban.
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