GIZ Indonesia for The Energizing Development Indonesia (EnDev Indonesia) Project: Intern for Techno-Economic Feasibility Study on PV Charging Station for Battery-Powered Electric Outboard Motor

Energising Development (EnDev) Indonesia project is an integral part of a global programme to support provision of energy access. Since 2006 it has carved out a streamlined, cost-effective support methodology to complement public and private rural electrification initiatives. The project is jointly implemented by GIZ and Directorate General of New and Renewable Energy (DJ EBTKE) under the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (KESDM). It is part of the GIZ Energy Programme which commits to support the implementation of renewable energy and energy conservation initiatives in the country.

EnDev Indonesia specialises in rural electrification through renewable energy powered mini-grids, of which the systems are operated, maintained, and managed directly by the community. The mini-grid infrastructures are mostly funded by the Indonesian Government through various ministries and local government offices. The cooperation aims to improve sustainability of rural electricity infrastructures and to institutionalise knowledge and experiences to the local actors.

In May 2018, the EnDev Governing Board approved the upscaling proposal which provides additional funding and implementation period are extended until August 2019. The indicators are upgraded to now support access to modern energy for 228,000 people in rural areas, 1,350 social infrastructures such as schools and health centres, as well as 2,350 rural businesses through productive uses of energy.

The new phase of EnDev Indonesia will cover five main project components i.e. 1) technical performance monitoring, 2) smart tariff payment system, 3) productive use of energy, 4) technical service provider, and 5) gender equality. The project is designed in the form of pilot in provincial and village level as well as policy recommendation in national level.

Indonesia is an archipelago and because of that people close to the sea are mostly fishermen. The traditional fishermen are using small boats to do fishing. Industrial fishing is done by using bigger boats and travel farther than traditional boats. The traditional boats have different sizes and the size is usually measured in gross tonnage (GT). The size of the boats can be 1 GT, 2 GT or more. The artisanal fishers usually travel not far from the shore or up to 5 km.

These boats are usually powered with four strokes engine or two strokes engine. The use of fuel-based engines is already common in rural fishery villages. The problem with these engines is the fuel supply. The fuel cost in some areas is quite high and this may reduce the income of the fishermen. There are also other risks related to the use of fuel for example fuel spill that can pollute the water and possibility of lack of fuel supply especially during windy season.

In the other side, there are PV mini-grid system located in coastal areas or close to the fishers community. Those PV mini-grid systems are often not fully utilized during daytime. This opens the opportunity for productive use of energy by utilizing excess energy from existing PV mini-grid system.

The idea is to utilize excess energy from PV system to charge battery to power electric outboard motor. The electric outboard motor will replace the traditional fuel-based outboard motor (four strokes or two strokes engine).

The Intern will be responsible mainly to support in defining the technical and economic feasibility of the existing and new PV charging station for charging the battery pack of electric motor-based boat.

We seek a qualified Indonesian candidate for:

Intern for Techno-Economic Feasibility Study on PV Charging Station for Battery-Powered Electric Outboard Motor

1. Responsibilities

The main responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Support in designing and testing the PV charging station at the existing PV mini-grid
• Support in conducting design and simulation for new PV charging station when the demand increases
• Support in defining Technical specification of solar charging system
• Support in defining Business model for PV charging stations
• Assist in implementing Field pilot.

B. Task:

1. Support in defining the methodology of design and testing
1. Support in conducting literature studies about PV, battery system, battery charging system, smart energy monitoring
2. Support in defining the design and simulation methods for PV charging station at the existing site and the new one.
3. Support in defining the test, data acquisition, and data analysis methodology
2. Support in determining the PV charging system specification and develop the system
1. Support in defining the specification of PV charging system based on the PV capacity, possible excess power and energy, and
2. Support in doing the Bill of material for development of the system
3. Support in developing the PV charging system
4. Support to conduct testing of PV charging system
5. Support to measure parameters and collect data for further analysis
3. Assist in Data analysis
1. Assist to conduct preliminary analysis of PV charging system performance
2. Assist to make adjustment (if necessary) to the system for better performance and reliability
3. Assist to finalize the specification of PV charging system
4. Assist in Determination of feasibility of solar charging system
1. Assist to determine the technical feasibility of PV charging system
2. Assist to determine boundaries for better feasibility of PV charging system e.g. business model, tariff etc.
3. Assist to develop business model canvas of PV charging station business
5. Support in Pilot test implementation
1. Support in conducting preliminary site visit to make first contact with village management team
2. Support in performing socio-economic survey to analyze the possibility of technology adoption and willingness to pay
3. Support to install the charging system at the existing PV mini-grid
4. Support in monitoring and evaluation of the PV charging system
5. Support in compiling information and data about pilot test
6. Support in designing and simulation of new PV charging station
1. Support in designing a new PV charging station 
2. Support in simulating the design of PV charging station
3. Support in conducting the economic feasibility study on the new PC charging station
7. Support in reporting
1. Support in analysis of data from pilot testing
2. Support in concluding the pilot testing result
3. Support in writing the report of pilot testing.

3. Required qualifications, competences and experience

• At least undergraduate student majoring Renewable Energy and Environment, Engineering. Fresh Graduates are most welcome to apply;
• Have engineering background to work with PV mini-grid system and battery
• Good analytical and math skills;
• Good command of MS-Office (especially Microsoft Excel) and Database Management System;
• Excellent in Bahasa Indonesia; Proficient in English both oral and written;
• Good communication skill to work with different actors and administrative skills;
• Willing to travel and to work in sea shore areas
• Strong English proficiency oral and written
• Good working knowledge of modern telecommunication systems (telephone, fax, e-mail, internet and local integrated system);

Duty Station: Jakarta

Joining Date: a.s.a.p.

Reporting to: Project Manager of EnDev Indonesia

Working Hours: 5 working days per week, 8 working hours per day

Internship Duration: 4 months

Interested candidates shall submit comprehensive resume and a motivation letter to: recruitment-indo@giz.de. By the latest on January 6^th, 2019.

Please indicate your application by putting the following code in the subject line: EnDev - Intern for PV Charging Station.

Please name your file as follow format:

[Your Complete Name]_[Motivation Letter/CV/Latest Education Certificate] (i.e: Nakula Sadewa_CV or Nakula Sadewa_Motivation Letter or Nakula Sadewa_Reference)

Only short-listed candidates will be notified