MAPPING OF THE POTENTIAL OF MARINE CURRENT
ENERGY IN SUNDA STRAIT TO SUPPORT STRATEGIC
PLAN AREA IN SUNDA STRAIT
Nama Mahasiswa : R I N A
NRP
: 2412201010
Pembimbing
: Dr. Ridho Hantoro, S.T., M.T.
Co-Pembimbing : Dr. Ir. Erwandi, M.Eng.
ABSTRACT
Indonesia is an archipelagic country that has many of renewable energy
resources from ocean such as energy of marine currents/tidal stream in which the
energy kinetic of marine current may be converted to electric power. The
Indonesian government plan to build a bridge connected Java island and
Sumatera Island in Sunda strait, an according document of MP3EI (the Master
Plan for Acceleration and Expansion on Indonesia’s Economic Development) the
zone of bridge infrastructure should be supplied by renewable energy from ocean.
Based on this background, it is necessary to study how many potential mapping
marine current energy in Sunda Strait. The method mapping of current energy
potential using numerical ocean circulation currents MEC Ocean Model
Program. This method can be useful in determining flow pattern,velocity
distribution details and the candidate locations for the installation of power
plants in ocean current. According to the simulation results with constant mesh
1000 m x 1000 m the point at x = 82000 [m] and y = 58000 [m] is obtained
maximum current speed of spring tide = 2,157 [m/s], maximum current speed of
neap tide = 0,85 [m/s], and average maximum speed of spring tide and neap tide
= 1,536 [m/s]. The results of the constant mesh using a variable mesh be detailed
in 1000 mx 100 m in fastest point location with the maximum speed current
results obtained during spring tide = 2,504 m / s , the maximum speed during
neap tide = 1,041 m/s and average maximum speed of spring tide and neap tide =
1,727 [m/s] . The potential power that can be generated under the feet of the
Sunda Strait bridge of 3 MW for one tidal cycle and The possible power can be
generated per year is amounted 424.56 MWh. This study is expected to provide
information support infrastructure development plan that integrates the Sunda
Strait region with the development of ocean current energy.
Keywords : Tidal wave, the Energy Potential of ocean currents in the Strait of
Sunda, MEC Ocean Model
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