Acceptance analysis of the progress of geothermal energy in Dieng Indonesia.

Public knowledge and perception are the main factors in geothermal development in Indonesia, many people think that geothermal development has a high risk. Knowledge becomes the basis because it includes psychological factors that have an impact on public acceptance. Knowledge enhancement can be done by investigating peoples' perceptions of acceptance and involvement in geothermal management. The method used to find out is the questionnaire and interview method by processing quantitative descriptive qualitative standards. Measurements on this instrument use a Likert scale as a reference in determining the value of the instrument's answers. Each instrument item contains 5 (five) grading answers. The results showed the level of peoples' knowledge about the use of geothermal at 83% agreed or high level, where many peoples agreed that geothermal could be used for electricity production. In the aspect of trust, 32% of peoples stated that the use of geothermal energy could prevent increased global warming. In the next question, it was found 53% of peoples agreed that geothermal energy was used in the future. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]