Energy audit is very necessary to calculate the level of energy consumption of a building or buildings. The research includes the amount of energy consumption based on the initial energy audit and detailed energy audit as well as saving opportunities based on conditions in the field. Based on the initial energy audit, the value of the Energy Consumption Intensity (IKE) is 0.699 kWH/m2month, while in the detailed audit the IKE value is 0.935 kWH/m2month. Based on the results of a detailed energy audit, the lighting measurement of 325 lux still meets the requirements for a classroom with a standard between 250 lux to 500 lux.
The important matter about biogas as an alternative energy source was the presence of hydrogen sulfide (H2S) which is very corrosive. The biogas desulfurization process was absolutely necessary to reduce the risk of damage to the equipment. For small-scale applications, the selection of the type of adsorbent became important to reduce additional costs. One alternative material that can be used was iron gram waste. The aim of this study was to investigate the use of iron gram waste resulting from the machining practicum process at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Politeknik Negeri Semarang as an alternative material for making adsorbents. Iron gram waste was processed into Iron (III) Oxide (Fe2O3) and Iron (III) Hydroxide (Fe(OH)3), formed into billets with an average billet mass of 250 gr. The performance test of the adsorbent in the biogas desulfurization process was carried out under conditions of variation in the flow rate of biogas feed 1, 2, and 3 liters per minute, and the volume of biogas purified in one process was 50 liters. As a result, the most optimum performance was obtained in the test with a feed biogas flow rate of 1 liter/minute, with a percentage reduction in H2S levels contained in the biogas by an average of 82,56%.
The use of renewable energy, one of which is Hybrid Power Plants (PLTH). The PLTH used in this study is a wind and solar power plant. To keep the plant from being damaged and prevent a decrease in tool performance, PLTH was developed based on the Internet of Things (IoT). IoT will later monitor the performance of the plant. In this study using the ESP32 TTGO SIM800L microcontroller, the sensors used were DC voltage sensors, current sensors (ACS712), wind speed sensors (anemometers), wind direction sensors (wind vanes), and water flow sensors. The research began with designing the relationship between components, working on monitoring and programming systems on software, installing outdoor sensors and installing monitoring systems, and ending with data observations. The results obtained on the observation of data, the best error percentage values are presented by various sensors with values less than 6%.