Dean and two staffs at Faculty of Engineering UGM participated in the 6th University Network for Climate and Ecosystems Change Adaptation Research – International Conference on Renewable Energy, hosted by United Nations University and Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand on 22-23 May 2012. Dr. Tumiran presented ”The Macro Policy to Reach Indonesia Energy Scenario 2050” in Policy and Implementation session; Dr. Pri Utami introduced Renewable Energy with ”Geothermal Energy in Indonesia and Western Pacific Region: Scientific and Technological Challenges for Development” as well as acted as chairwoman for Economics, Finance and Business Oppourtunities session; while Dr. Ahmad Agus Setiawan presented his research project ”Solar Energy Applications for Sustainable Development in Archipelago Country and Disaster Response – Reconstruction” witin the Research in Renewable Energy Field session.
The University Network for Climate and Ecosystems Change Adaptation Research (UN-CECAR) is a network of universities and organizations in the Asia-Pacific established in 2009, to develop research and education programmes on climate change adaptation, ecosystems change adaptation, and sustainability science. The network aims to bring together the best resources and expertise in joint research for the design of appropriate policy and development strategies, and development of postgraduate education courses and training across disciplinary lines. Asia Pacific region is abundant in natural resources and has a great potential to utilize renewable energy from a variety of sources. South East Asia is rapidly adopting and developing renewable energy for power generation. There is also an increasing demand for new technical skills as businesses and industries are taking more interest in renewable energy making renewable energy academic programmes highly sought after.
This conference shares the knowledge, experience and technologies of renewable energy in the Asia Pacific region to develop a new UN-CECAR curriculum on renewable energy. This pioneering programme will help prepare students in the Asia Pacific Region to take the lead in providing renewable energy solutions to development needs with sound environmental management practices. The objectives of this conference are:
- Discover the energy sources and policies in Asia Pacific today
- Discover successful large-scale and small-scale renewable energy case studies in Asia
- Discover the leading universities in Asia researching on renewable energy
- Discover how renewable energy is being implemented into university curriculums in Asia