Energy
Only 37% of Maratua People Served with Electricity
Based on data from the Department of Mining and Energy East Kalimantan in 2010, the electricity ratio in Maratua District is only 37%. This means that 63% of people in Maratua do not have access to electricity. Threfore, In connection with the huge potential of solar energy, the construction of Solar Power Plant (PLTS) is very appropriate and urgent in Maratua.
Beside for energy generation, solar power plant has many advantages such as: clean energy, environmental friendly, renewable energy, everlasting. Moreover, solar panels have a long life/long-term investment, it is suitable for tropical climates such as Indonesia, easy to install and operated, durable, weather resistant and robust. Comparing to the generator set (genset), diesel-fuel has price Rp. 9000,- per bottle which need at least 7 bottles for 6 hours. Additionally, the diesel fuel produce C02 and CO which cause air pollution.
Environmental Protection Fund (EPF)
Environmental Protection Fund (EPF) is a source of funding for projects that protect the environment and enhance communities. These projects are usually large projects that purchase land or construct facilities. Most projects that receive grants of EPF combine it with other funding sources.
Some examples of projects using EPF are:
- Restoring historic sites
- Conserving farmland
- Restoring habitat
- Controlling invasive species
- Upgrading municipal sewage treatment plants
- Cleaning up waterfront property and creating a public park
- Helping business develop ways to recycle material
Ocean Zonation
The oceanic zone begins in the area offshore where the water measures 200 metres deep or deeper. It is the region of open sea beyond the edge of the continental shelf. The oceanic zone has a wide array of undersea terrain, including crevices that are often deeper than Mount Everest's tall, as well as deep-sea volcanoes and ocean basins. While it is often difficult for life to sustain itself in this type of environment, some species do thrive in the oceanic zone (Col).
The ocean can be divided into many zones. The ocean bottom is the benthic zone and the water itself is the pelagic zone. The neritic zone is that part of the pelagic zone that extends from the high tide line to an ocean bottom less than 600 feet deep. Water deeper than 600 feet is called the oceanic zone, which itself is divided on the basis of water depth into the epipelagic, mesopelagic, and bathypelagic zones.
These zones roughly correspond to the three other zones divided on the basis of the amount of sunlight they receive. In the sunlight zone, enough light penetrates to support photosynthesis. Below that lies the twilight zone, where very small amounts of light penetrate. Ninety percent of the space in the ocean lies in the midnight zone, which is entirely devoid of light.
Digital Island
Digital Island is very important concept to be applied in Maratua. It will provide facilities for the local community.
Information technology acts as soft-infrastructure, which can replace the function of hard-infrastructure which is much more expensive and longer to build.
This research activity is also carried out by SIDI so that the island development runs properly and the people and also tourists will be easier to get information acces optimally.