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Biogas Appliances Innovation in

Rural Area of Indonesia
Case Study: Developer of Biogas Appliances in Lembang, West Java, Indonesia
The 4th Indonesia International Conference on Innovation,
Entrepreneurship, and Small Business (IICIES 2012)
Universitas Ciputra, 26-28 June 2012

Purnama Alamsyah
Kusnandar

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Content
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Introduction
Case studies
Conclusions

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Introduction

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Introduction

There are many biogas projects dedicated for

smallholders in rural Indonesia
Biogas projects implemented in rural areas of
Indonesia provide an opportunity for other parties
to generate project-related technologies such as
biogas equipments/appliances Biogas BCL.
Biogas BCL has been able to make biogas
appliances such as stoves and lamps to biogas
energy sources and has marketed to the
smallholders who have a biogas digester.
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Introduction (2)

Innovation in SME such as in Biogas BCL plays a

key role so this company can survive and compete
with other competitors.
This paper tries to analyze the innovation process
conducted by BCL in adopting and developing
technology equipment as well as obstacles
encountered in the innovation.

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Case studies

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Biogas BCL Profil

Biogas BCL is located in Cicalung, Lembang, West

Java.
Biogas BCL (Barudak Cicalung Lembang) is an SME
specializing in biogas appliance 2009
Biogas BCL was formed with the vision to utilize
cows manure that pollute Lembang environment
becomes a useful commodity that can create new
job fields for local youth
Biogas BCL has made some appliance such as biogas
stove, water drain, manometer, biogas lamp, etc.
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Business Environment

Biogas BCL is an SME which supplies biogas

equipment for BIRU program through CV.
Khasanah Bahari
Not many companies produce biogas appliance
PT Solihin Jaya (Butterfly) and PT. Metalindo
Teratai Putera
Biogas BCL 2 founders + 4 employees
Biogas BCL produces hand made biogas
appliance
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Business Environment (2)

Biogas BCL networks and partnership

NGO BIRU Program (HIVOS + SNV), WWF,
IBEKA, etc
Cooperative KPSBU, KSU Tandangsari
University ITB
Companies Danone, Petrokimia Gresik
Biogas user
Local government

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Innovation in Biogas BCL

The founder has an important role in innovation

process
In innovation building, Biogas BCL has used a
variety of communication networks and
information intensively in the scope of both
companys internal and external
Product innovation process undertaken by Biogas
BCL was initiated through research activities which
yield biogas equipment Some portions of the
company sales income is used to finance R&D
activities
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Innovation in Biogas BCL (2)

Biogas BCL monitors appliance and service of the

use of biogas they made for customers get
feedback on to what extent the equipment can be
accepted by the user.
In the process of making biogas appliance, not all
of the manufacturing process conducted by Biogas
BCL
Biogas appliance productions are also based on
accumulated knowledge possessed by Biogas BCL.
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Innovation in Biogas BCL (3)

Innovation process barriers and problems

Limited number of employees
Low employee skills
Limited operational capability
Limited financial capability
Biogas BCL is an SMEs that thinks learning process
is important. Biogas BCL learns from project to
project and learn how to corrects failures.

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Conclusions

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Some Conclusions

Leadership becomes a key factor in innovation

process of Biogas BCL
Although Biogas BCL is an SME, but it has been
doing R&D activities in the creation of its products
innovation.

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Thank you !

Purnama Alamsyah | purnama.alamsyah@gmail.com

Kusnandar | kussrai@yahoo.com