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Institutional development · Research, innovation and assessment · Indonesia

Diponegoro University launches artificial fish habitat and reef products at Batang power plant

Universitas Diponegoro has launched two research-derived products, the Artificial Fish Apartment and the Artificial Patch Reef, at the Batang steam power plant site in Indonesia.

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Why it matters: For Universitas Diponegoro, the AFA product has reached business matching and the APR product has met debottleneck requirements, the university said.

Universitas Diponegoro (UNDIP) said it launched two products from its research downstreaming work, the Artificial Fish Apartment (AFA) and the Artificial Patch Reef (APR), on 27 October in Batang.

According to the university, the launch took place at the site of the Batang steam power plant (PLTU Batang), which is managed by PT Bhimasena Power Indonesia.

UNDIP said the AFA product has reached the business-matching stage, while the APR product has met debottleneck requirements.

Editor’s view

Scott James, Research and Innovation Editor

For Universitas Diponegoro, the two products launched at the Batang plant site stand at different stages, with AFA at business matching and APR having met debottleneck requirements, according to the university.

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