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Indonesia's PLN Targets 60 Million Tons of Biomass for Energy Supply

PLN EPI has used biomass through co-firing, a practice that has been implemented at 52 steam power plants (PLTU).

  • PLN EPI identifies 60.6 million tons of biomass potential in Indonesia.
  • Anita Puspita Sari highlights diverse biomass sources and evaluation criteria.
  • PLN EPI explores various biomass conversion technologies for energy supply.

Tech

Data centers’ neighbors weigh in on how to manage them

The people of northern Virginia have been living with data centers for many years. But even they are resisting new developments. And they have specific wishes for how to regulate them.

  • Northern Virginia residents support transparent, accountable data center policies.
  • Survey prioritizes visible outcomes like underground power lines and residential area restrictions.
  • Public participation and higher electricity rates receive less support among policy options.

Health & Medicine

Parliament begins countrywide public hearings on Tobacco Control Bill

The National Assembly Departmental Committee on Health has begun collecting views from Kenyans on proposed changes to tobacco control laws, with hundreds of residents turning up for public hearings in…

  • National Assembly committee begins public hearings on Tobacco Control Bill.
  • Hundreds attend hearings in Uasin Gishu and Tharaka Nithi counties.
  • Sessions aim to gather diverse community perspectives before legislative process.
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