ITTO expands bioenergy networks at the 7th RD20 Conference 2025
2025/10/03
ITTO Projects Manager Tetra Yanuariadi speaks with colleagues during the 7th RD20 Conference 2025 in Tsukuba, Japan.
ITTO participated in the 7th RD20 Conference 2025, which took place from 30 September to 3 October 2025 in Tsukuba, Japan.
The conference brought participants from G20 countries and regions together to share best R&D practices related to clean energy technologies. Launched in 2019, RD20 aims to strengthen international research and development collaboration between countries that develop the world’s most advanced technologies for achieving carbon neutrality.
ITTO Projects Manager Tetra Yanuariadi joined the conference to learn from attending researchers and scientists.
Mr Yanuariadi shared details about ITTO’s work on wood-based biomass energy, particularly its focus on the technical and economic potential of utilizing logging residues and wood-processing waste for energy transformation to increase resource utilization and energy efficiency in tropical countries.
He highlighted ITTO’s experience organizing International and Regional Fora on Promoting Wood-Based Bioenergy Using Wood Residues and Wastes in Germany, Brazil, Cameroon, and Indonesia. These fora were designed to raise awareness about opportunities for improving energy security using wood-based bioenergy, including the potential use of wood residues for the co-generation of electricity, which also reduces greenhouse gas emissions.
At the 7th RD20 Conference, Mr Yanuariadi shared ITTO’s experience implementing a project in Indonesia, which enabled local communities in North Sumatra province to develop wood-based biomass energy supplies.