North Sulawesi, one of the provinces in Indonesia which is famous for its natural wealth, is now starting to be known as a center for green energy based on coconut shell charcoal. This potential attracts attention because it is not only environmentally friendly, but also supports the local economy and energy sustainability in the region.
Coconut shell charcoal is a processed product from coconut shells which has a high carbon content. This material, after being processed through a pyrolysis process—heating without oxygen—becomes an alternative energy source that has high economic value and low emissions. The abundance of coconut plants in North Sulawesi makes the raw material for coconut shell charcoal easy to obtain.
As one of the largest coconut producers in Indonesia, North Sulawesi has thousands of hectares of coconut land which produces millions of coconut shells every year. This provides a great opportunity for local communities to process coconut shells into charcoal, which can then be used as green energy fuel or exported to international markets.
Coconut shell charcoal processing creates new jobs for local residents, especially in the agricultural sector and processing industry. Many local MSMEs are starting to develop coconut shell charcoal processing businesses into various products, such as activated charcoal for air and water filters, charcoal briquettes for fuel, and high quality charcoal for industrial needs.
The development of coconut shell charcoal as a green energy source not only has the potential to reduce carbon emissions in Indonesia, but also becomes a renewable energy model that can be adopted by other regions. North Sulawesi, with its abundant coconut wealth, can be a pioneer in coconut shell charcoal-based energy innovation at national and international levels.
With this potential, it is believed that coconut shell charcoal will increasingly dominate the green energy market, not only in North Sulawesi, but also in various parts of the world. Local people also hope that with the development of this industry, their welfare will increase along with the creation of a more environmentally friendly economic ecosystem.
The use of coconut shell charcoal as green energy brings fresh air to the future of energy sustainability in Indonesia.
