Mitsubishi Heavy to work on decarbonisation in Indonesia

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Indonesia’s Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB) to conduct joint research on clean energy solutions that will enable decarbonisation in Indonesia, it said on February 9.

Activities will include feasibility studies, investigations, validations and R&D for technologies that will power the country’s energy transition. "The MoU will be in effect for five years, with the research results building the foundation for discussions to establish a joint R&D centre in Indonesia," MHI said.

MHI and ITB in 2020 signed an MoU that enabled joint feasibility studies on emerging energy sources such as hydrogen and ammonia, as well as air quality control systems (AQCS) and micro-grid solutions.

Since this MoU was signed in 2020, the companies also collaborated on training Indonesia’s future engineers by conducting joint lectures on topics including big data analysis, biomass, integrated coal gasification combined cycle, hydrogen and AQCS.

“This new MoU comes at a time when Indonesia is ramping up efforts to decarbonise its energy sector evident in its recent commitments to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 29% by 2030 and achieve 23% renewable energy use by 2025,” MHI said.