Mr. Hasanuddin, living in Palae Village, South Sinjai Subdistrict, Sinjai District, South Sulawesi Province, together with his wife, Mrs. Nurhayani, and their four children. He is a farmer but he also has the expertise as a mason to support the family economy.
A bold step to be the first, probably is the correct description to illustrate the action of Mr. Rohmat who lives in Wonosari Village, Sukamaju Subdistrict, North Luwu District, South Sulawesi Province. He earns a living as a farmer and cattle farmer with 3 cows kept on a cow shed in his backyard. He also operates a 4-cubic meter Domestic Biogas (BIRU) installation obtained through joint financing among provincial government through the Office of Energy and Mineral Resources of South Sulawesi Province, Hivos/Rumah Energy, and self-financing by Mr. Rohmat.
Mr. A. Akbar Agung is one of Domestic Biogas (BIRU) users living in Banyorang Village, Bantaeng District, South Sulawesi Province. After applying biogas technology in his home, he is delighted that he has paid attention to the organic farming and biogas has provided numerous benefits especially in agriculture through the utilization of bio-slurry of biogas sludge.
Tri Awartin is a wife of one of the biogas users in Yogyakarta. She is 33 and has 2 kids, a daughter and a son. Tri comes from Pakem, one of the sub-districts in Sleman, Yogyakarta. Her husband Sukadi (37) originally comes from Bendosari, Bantul sub-district in Yogyakarta. Through her marriage, Tri Awartin eventually become part of Bendosari community. It was not an easy way for Tri to get through the life among societies that have a different characteristic and culture. Tri was born from a very modest family. Her father worked as cleaning staff in the government office and her parents showed her that domestic work can be done by men and women.
Kampung Areng is located in a cold fresh air Lembang sub-district in West Bandung, West Java. It’s one of the Indonesia Domestic Biogas (BIRU) Programme areas that aims to promote the use of bio-digesters as a local, sustainable, energy source. The biogas itself has provided a sustainable way for individual households with livestock to reduce dependence on firewood and expensive fossil fuels: a biogas digester converts the dung into biogas that can be used for cooking and lighting. The slurry left over from this process is also known as organic fertiliser that can be used to improve crop yields.
Bapak Heru Purnomo adalah salah satu pengguna biogas komunal yang tinggal di sebuah rumah semi permanen bersama dengan istri dan satu orang anak di Dusun Mintorogo RT 27, Desa Tangkit Lama, Kecamatan Sungai Gelam, Kabupaten Muaro Jambi, Provinsi Jambi.
