Abstract
Indonesia has more than 17,000 islands and has plenty of beautiful beaches and underwater spots which have great potential for maritime tourism. Tourism was ranked 3rd on Indonesia's foreign income and plays an important role for the country’s ecomony. Despite having potential advantages, the government has not yet maximized its efforts to develop the attractiveness of its maritime tourism. Beside the beautiful spots Indonesia is also blessed with all year long sun shine, which could be tapped as renewable and green energy as substitution to fossil fuel. Refer to these great advantages of natural resources the research was aimed to support the government’s program in developing its maritime tourism and to promote the use of green and renewable energy by designing a solar-powered tourism recreational boat which has 12 meters of length. The paper is focused on the design of solar energy and its electrical system, which includes conversion of solar energy to electrical energy and store it in the battery, the required electrical power is also predicted based on the appliances and equipment installed in the boat, the optimum attachment of solar panels on the boat structure is also calculated. All the methods and information we use are obtained from literature study, discussion with experts, and surveys to Jagur as solar-powered electric boat from Universitas Indonesia.
Highlights
Located in the topical area and equatorial line, Indonesia has huge source of renewable energy in the form of sunlight
This paper is focused on the 12-meter recreational boat’s design of solar energy and its electrical system, which includes conversion of solar energy to electrical energy and store it in the battery, the required electrical power is predicted based on the appliances and equipment installed in the boat, the optimum attachment of solar panels on the boat structure is calculated
Solar-powered recreational boat electrical system consists of three main systems, i.e. photovoltaic panel system, battery system, as well as the installation of electrical equipment inside
Summary
Located in the topical area and equatorial line, Indonesia has huge source of renewable energy in the form of sunlight. The total region of Indonesia is 5,193,252 km, consisting of 65% water and a total of 18,100 islands. Natural resource is one of Indonesia’s charms, with beautiful islands like Bali and Lombok; tourists tend to enjoy the climate and scenery of endless beaches and mountains. 500,000 international tourists travel to Bali monthly [1]. Most of the transportation modes in Indonesia are still based on conventional energy resources. The ferry or boats used to travel through the islands are still using oil. It is mandatory for Indonesia to move to the renewable energy area to reduce global warming while increasing the financial potential of tourism
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