This analysis by the Center for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA), a nonprofit founded in Finland, concludes that biomass co-firing may worsen air quality due to the release of ammonia. Research by CREA and the Jakarta-based Institute for Essential Services Reform found levels of air pollution in West Java, where Indramayu power plant is located, were sufficiently high to cut average lifespans in Indonesia’s most populous province.
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