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GEOCAP closing week; open science day and closing ceremony

The Geothermal Capacity Building program between Netherlands and Indonesia GEOCAP  directly contributes to CO2 reduction by  enhancing capabilities of geothermal energy in Indonesia. GEOCAP  started in 2013 as a direct contribution to the National Geothermal Capacity Plan issued by BAPPENAS in 2011. The program brought together universities, knowledge institutes and industries from both of our countries. Over 90 experts united in GEOCAP, over 200 experts indirectly contributed to GEOCAP; a huge network was created. A total of 21 trainings were held attracting nearly 500 participants many from outside Java and with the support of BPSDM this training program could be further enhanced. A geothermal handbook is now available and training materials on 20 topics freely accessible to teachers from the GEOCAP website (www.geocap.nl). Under the research program of GEOCAP  7 PhDs supported by staff from Indonesia and Netherlands are tackling challenges brought up by industries for which a unique sandwich PhD program was set up and endorsed by DIKTI and supported by LPDP was set up. Together with the Indonesian Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, a prototype geothermal data base was build. GEOCAP for the first time investigated the potential for direct use applications in Indonesia which holds great promise. Outreach and awareness creation was also an important aspect of GEOCAP as there is a continued concern by the general public when it comes to exploration and conflicts of interest between energy production and forest conservation. Though GEOCAP  finishes due to the PhDs the program is extended until 2021. During this phase we will continue to work on research with Indonesian Industries on keeping geothermal reservoirs producing and reducing the risk of failure of drilling. This will sustain also some training activities with the universities. There are possibilities to also further develop some of the business leads that came out of GEOCAP including developing Direct use potential, Small scale electricity production as the case of Flores and curriculum development at Regional universities. GEOCAP  was made possible through the support of the Netherlands (Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Embassy) and was co funded by LPDP, BPSDM and received in kind funding from Indonesian industries. The program was executed under the auspices of an Advisory Board chaired by BAPPENAS. More information about GEOCAP can be found here.

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