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The Importance of Behavior Change Behavior Change Strategies Challenges and Solutions Sumber : Krisis Energi Global: Singkat mengenai permasalahan energi fosil yang semakin menipis dan dampaknya terhadap lingkungan.
Have you ever played at the beach and felt the big waves? It turns out that these ocean waves contain a huge amount of energy! This energy can be used to generate electricity. How does that work? Let’s find out! What is a Wave Power Plant? A wave power plant (WPP) is a technology that harnesses energy from ocean waves to generate electricity. Imagine, the rising and falling waves can move turbines and generate electricity, just like wind moves windmills. How Does It Work? There are many ways to convert wave energy into electricity, but generally, the working principle is as follows: Why Do We Need Wave Power Plants? Challenges in Developing WPP Although it has great potential, the development of WPP still faces some challenges, such as: Examples of WPP Around the World Countries like Portugal, Scotland, and Japan have already started developing WPP. They use various types of technology, from simple to very complex systems. The Future of WPP WPP has enormous potential to meet future energy needs. With the continuous development of technology and support from various parties, WPP could become one of the world’s primary energy sources. What Can We Do? Let’s support the development of clean energy to keep our planet healthy! References: Got any other questions? Just ask! Topics you might find interesting to discuss next:
Universitas Teknokrat Indonesia undoubtedly performed very well in its first participation on UI-Greenmetric World University Ranking in 2021. Universitas Teknokrat Indonesia so-called UTI, has been ranked 45th as the best Indonesian University and the 2nd best Private Universities in Sumatera. This ranking is calculated based on the total performance score of six aspects including setting and infrastructure, energy and climate change, waste, water, transportation, education and research. UI-Greenmetric World University Rank is a world university rank focusing on universities’ performance on achieving sustainable development goals. While the whole number of universities participated in this rank is 957, UTI has successfully claimed the 477th position as the best university in the world based on this ranking system. The Vice Rector, Dr. Mahathir Muhammad said that Universitas Teknokrat Indonesia will strive to build academic system that supports research and education done by lecturers and students to achieve the global sustainable development goals. UTI has now been expanding its area and establish green environment to reduce both air and water pollution. In this pandemic situation, it is also worth noticing that UTI has supported local government to reduce the widespread of COVID-19 and become the center of vaccination for people in Bandar Lampung. In addition, UTI has established strategic policy to create system to reduce the use of plastic and paper at campus. With the implementation of “green campus” UTI has started to plant hundreds of new trees every year. View overall UIGreenmetric World University Ranking here
