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	View Edit Domain: BioEnergy Title: * Body: INDONESIA - Prominent businessman and founder of gas and oil company Medco Group, Arifin Panigoro, said biofuel was a future alternative energy that could help Indonesia survive the energy crisis."Indonesia cannot be wasteful anymore in using fuel as currently we only have a limited amount of fuel," Arifin said in a public lecture at the Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB) on Friday.<br /><br />Arifin said there were 47 million hectares of semi-uncultivated land and 77 million hectares of uncultivated land in Indonesia that could be used for developing bioethanol, an alternative to fossil fuels. The raw materials for bioethanol can also be used for food.<br /><br />He said the Medco Foundation had initiated planting sugar cane, corn, soybean and sorghum on 20 hectares of neglected land in Papua during the past two years.<br /><br />Arifin called on the government to immediately make a clear regulation on alternative energy, especially bioethanol, in preparation for the boom in land use for this purpose during the next three years.<br /><br />"The government has to manage the allocation of food crops that will be converted to energy so it will not disturb food resilience," Arifin said.<br /><br />He also called on the government to seriously think about farming zone management, including preparing the infrastructure to support the future business, such as establishing distribution pipes and constructing airports and harbors.<br /><br />Arifin, an ITB graduate, said he expected the business would create many jobs. <br /><br /><br />© 2008 The Jakarta Post Captcha: Please Enter Code : * Time Zone: * Select the time zone Vocabularies Newsletter: Domain: Show summary in full view Input format Filtered HTML Web page addresses and e-mail addresses turn into links automatically. Lines and paragraphs break automatically. Full HTML Web page addresses and e-mail addresses turn into links automatically. Lines and paragraphs break automatically. news_filter Web page addresses and e-mail addresses turn into links automatically. More information about formatting options			Related Articles Bright future for biodiesel in Indonesia Traders in Gamping market to turn garbage into bio-energy Boeing, Hawaii BioEnergy work on biofuel production Ethanol Potential in Giant Sweet Potatoes Biofuels for the poor Biofuel Demand Outstrips Supply As Congress debates alternative fuels, growers anxious to tu... Papua lands provide many plants for biodiesel Ceres files $100M IPO - The Complete Digest Analysis $100m mega jatropha project Top BioEnergy Articles

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