Institut Teknologi Bandung

The five delegates that were sent by ITB managed to win the first position, just like at last year’s competition. The team members are Antu Ridha Falkhan Barizi, Rayhan Tirto Nugroho, Maulana Fahri Satrio Utomo, M. Reza Perdana, and Rikfaldi.

For eight weeks they analyzed geological, geophysical, soil, production infrastructure, and other relevant data, to evaluate the underground basin. The team was supervised by Prof. Ir. Beyamin Sapiie, Ph.D., and Indra Gunawan, Ph.D.

“The basin that we analyzed is located in the Scotian Shelf, offshore of Nova Scotia, Canada. More specifically in the Sable sub-basin. The basin shows a typical passive margin basin which was formed by the separation of the America and Africa plate during the Pangea supercontinent split over 200 million years ago. We conclude that there are promising hydrocarbon reserves in the area after we finish our research that integrate geological concepts with high quality seismic attributes analysis,” said Farkhan.

Rikfaldi added, to fulfill global renewable energy solutions, especially in Canada by 2030, and to reach net zero emissions target by 2050, they also proposed the Carbon Capture Storage (CCS) technology in the area.

CCS is a technology that can help prevent global warming by reducing CO2 emissions that are released into the atmosphere. This technology separates and captures CO2 from emission sources, then CO2 is transported and stored in a safe location. The separation utilizes absorption technology.

CO2 capture itself is mainly done in hydrogen production both in laboratory and commercial scales. The transport process is done using pipe or tanker, while in the storage process CO2 will be injected into deep underground rock surface or under the sea surface at a specific depth.

Their research was presented for 25 minutes in front of panelists who are industry experts. Due to their technical quality, clarity, and originality the ITB delegates manage to win over 1 team from India and 3 teams from Pakistan. “Lack of provided data was an obstacle for us, but we tried to maximize what we have to produce an optimal result,” said Fahri.

On Friday (19/5/2023) they will compete as a representative of the Asia-Pacific region on the international stage. “We hope to become the champion in the global stage because previously there has not been a winner from ITB or even Asia,” said Falkhan as the team leader. Rayhan also conveyed a message for ITB students to have high competitive spirit and to be confident. “Indonesia, especially ITB, is more than capable to compete on the global stage,” he reemphasized.

Reporter: Maharani Rachmawati Purnomo (Oceanography, 2020)
Translator: Favian Aldilla R (Civil Engineering, 2019)