{"id":5684,"date":"2025-07-15T14:16:41","date_gmt":"2025-07-15T14:16:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ukdw.ac.id\/en\/?p=5684"},"modified":"2025-07-15T14:16:41","modified_gmt":"2025-07-15T14:16:41","slug":"ukdw-students-propose-smartecowave-renewable-energy-innovation-for-underserved-regions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ukdw.ac.id\/en\/2025\/07\/15\/ukdw-students-propose-smartecowave-renewable-energy-innovation-for-underserved-regions\/","title":{"rendered":"UKDW Students Propose \u201cSmartEcoWave\u201d Renewable Energy Innovation for Remote and Border Regions"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>YOGYAKARTA \u2014 Indonesia\u2019s continued reliance on fossil-fuel-based power generation\u2014particularly coal\u2014remains a major hurdle in the country\u2019s transition to clean energy. This is despite Indonesia\u2019s vast potential for renewable energy sources such as solar and ocean wave energy. Electricity access disparities, especially in remote, frontier, and outermost (3T) regions, further exacerbate the challenge of energy equity.<\/p>\n

In response, five students from Universitas Kristen Duta Wacana UKDW) Yogyakarta have developed an innovative renewable power system called SmartEcoWave. Their proposal, presented as a futuristic concept video, won funding under the 2025 Student Creativity Program \u2013 Futuristic Concept Video Scheme (PKM-VGK), a national competition organized by the Directorate of Learning and Student Affairs, under the Ministry of Education, Science, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia.<\/p>\n

The team\u2014comprising Fransiska, Nathanel Cornelius Lodar, and Antonius Kiya Ananda Derron (Informatics), along with Jonathan Darell Ekka Putra and Netania Roselani Winarto (Accounting)\u2014designed SmartEcoWave as a self-sustaining modular power system that harnesses both solar and ocean wave energy to generate electricity.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis idea emerged as a response to unequal electricity distribution across the country and the overdependence on fossil fuels,\u201d said team leader Fransiska. \u201cSmartEcoWave is designed as a floating, modular platform that can operate along coastlines and in remote islands not connected to the national grid.\u201d<\/p>\n

Smart Integration of AI, IoT, and Renewable Power<\/h3>\n

SmartEcoWave combines AI (Artificial Intelligence) and IoT (Internet of Things) technologies to maximize system efficiency and functionality. The IoT component enables the conversion of ocean wave motion into electrical energy, while the AI component processes data on weather, temperature, and wave conditions to predict maintenance needs and automatically regulate energy output.<\/p>\n

Solar panels and wave energy converters are arranged in a parallel configuration to ensure power supply continuity\u2014even if one energy source is underperforming. Environmental sensor data is transmitted via the cloud using IoT connectivity, allowing real-time remote monitoring and control.<\/p>\n

This innovation not only offers a technological solution but also supports Indonesia\u2019s broader goals for an equitable and sustainable energy transition, especially in regions long neglected by national infrastructure development.<\/p>\n

Recognition and Future Plans<\/h3>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re very grateful for the funding support,\u201d said Fransiska. \u201cThe UKDW PKM team was incredibly helpful and supportive throughout the proposal and selection process.\u201d<\/p>\n

The team\u2019s success was also shaped by the guidance of faculty advisor Nugroho Agus Haryono, S.Si., M.Si., a lecturer in UKDW\u2019s Informatics program. \u201cThe students demonstrated great enthusiasm and a strong willingness to grow,\u201d he said. \u201cThey actively engaged in every mentoring session and showed openness to feedback throughout.\u201d<\/p>\n

As a next step, the team plans to produce a short video that highlights the national electricity distribution challenges and showcases SmartEcoWave as a visionary solution. The aim is to inspire young innovators and policymakers to support renewable energy development in Indonesia. [humasukdw\/tr.drr]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

YOGYAKARTA \u2014 Indonesia\u2019s continued reliance on fossil-fuel-based power generation\u2014particularly coal\u2014remains a major hurdle in the country\u2019s transition to clean energy. This is despite Indonesia\u2019s vast potential for renewable energy sources such as solar and ocean wave energy. Electricity access disparities, … <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":5685,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5684","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-berita"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ukdw.ac.id\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5684","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ukdw.ac.id\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ukdw.ac.id\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ukdw.ac.id\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/44"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ukdw.ac.id\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5684"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ukdw.ac.id\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5684\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ukdw.ac.id\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5685"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ukdw.ac.id\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5684"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ukdw.ac.id\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5684"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ukdw.ac.id\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5684"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}