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

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 technical and economic feasibility of the battery-powered electric boat for artisanal fishers with typical boat up to 3 GT.

We seek a qualified Indonesian candidate for:

Intern for Techno-Economic Feasibility Study on Battery-Powered Electric Outboard Motor for Artisanal Fishers

1. Responsibilities

The main responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Support in testing methodology to compare between the motors and gain the technical capabilities of each motor is defined
• Support in identifying the baseline data on the operational of fuel-based outboard motor
• Support in doing technical test results of different type of electric outboard motors
• Support in identifying proper size of the electric outboard motor and battery pack based on typical fishing activities
• Support in analyzing the electricity consumption of the electric outboard motors under different situation
• Support in socio-economic feasibility study on the replacement of fuel-based outboard motor with the electric one (site specific)
• Support in implementing the field pilot

B. Task:

1. Assist in defining the methodology of testing and performance parameters
1. Assist in conducting literature studies about typical artisanal boats, the basic physics of motor-based boat displacement/movement, drive train components in an electric outboard motor, typical operation pattern of artisanal fishers
2. Assist in defining test parameters and performance indicator for those parameters
3. Assist in defining the test, data acquisition, data analysis methodology
2. Support in conducting the testing at site close to Jakarta office
1. Support in arranging the meeting with boat owners to observe the use of typical fuel-based boat
2. Support in collecting data of normal boat operation
3. Support in arranging the testing of different marine electric motors (including the installation of the components) and schedule the tests
4. Support in collecting data of different marine electric motors
3. Assist in data analysis
1. Assist in conducting preliminary data analysis for baseline information (fuel-based outboard motor), technical and economic
2. Assist in conducting preliminary data analysis for different electric outboard motors, financial and technical
3. Support in technical analysis to define the feasibility of different marine electric motor options
4. Support in economic analysis to define the feasibility of different marine electric motor options
4. Support in determination of technical feasibility of the electric motor-based boat
1. Support in determining the type of electric outboard and battery size for pilot testing
2. Assist in giving recommendation/s for practical design based on experience from the field test
5. Support in pilot test implementation
1. Support in conducting preliminary site visit to make first contact with volunteer fishers
2. Support in scheduling the field implementation
3. Support in implementing the pilot testing
4. Support in compiling the information and data about pilot test
6. 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 combustion motors, electrical motors and battery system
• Strong analytical and and communication skill to work with different actors
• 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 Artisanal Fishers.

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.