KLATEN, KRJOGJA.com – Danone Specialized Nutrition (SN) Indonesia, Wednesday (15/6/2022) inaugurated the first and largest rice husk-fueled Biomass Boiler in Central Java.The biomass boiler was built in the factory area of ​​PT Sarihusada Generasi Mahardhika (SGM), Prambanan, Klaten.Vice President General Secretary of Danone Indonesia, Vera Galuh Sugijanto said, "Danone SN Indonesia in collaboration with Berkeley Energy Commercial Industrial Solution (BECIS) builds and operates a Biomass Boiler made from rice husk, to reduce the carbon footprint of production activities at the Prambanan Factory by up to 32 percent.The Biomass Boiler will use 10,500 tons of rice husk per year, and is capable of producing up to 6 tons of steam energy.Can reduce carbon emissions by 8,300 Tons of CO2 or the equivalent of carbon emissions absorbed through planting 120,000 trees, thereby reducing the carbon footprint resulting from the production process at the Prambanan Factory by up to 32%.Plt.Klaten Secretary Jajang Prihono asked PT Sarihusada to maximize the potential of rice husks in Klaten first, then look for it from outside.In this regard, his party immediately assigned the Head of the Food Security Service to coordinate with the factory to formulate cooperation.“Earlier, it was said that the uptake of husks from Klaten was only 20 percent and sadly, 80 percent of it came from outside.That's why I asked if there were no specifications for the husks.Later, we can educate all rice mill owners, so that their husks can be absorbed for the biomass boiler in this factory," said Jajang.Read the Print edition of Sovereignty of the People online todayDon't miss news about Jogja every week.