The Review of Biomass Potential for Agricultural Biogas Production in Poland

Koryś, Katarzyna Anna; Latawiec, Agnieszka E.; Grotkiewicz, Katarzyna; Kuboń, Maciej

doi:10.3390/su11226515

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“…Curkowski et al emphasize that 1 MWh of electricity produced from agricultural biogas causes several times fewer emissions of basic air pollutants (mainly sulphur dioxide and nitrogen compounds) than the same energy produced from fossil fuels [55]. Sulewski et al show that the use of natural fertilizers for energy production in Poland would reduce emissions of greenhouse gases from agriculture by 17.4% [38].…”

Section: Agricultural Biogas Market In the Context Of Circular And Lomentioning

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“…The organizational and technical potential of biogas produced only from livestock manure in Poland, depending on the adopted variant of technological parameters, ranges from 398.7 (realistic variant) to 1379.6 million m 3 /year (hypothetical variant) [8]. The biogas potential for animal manure in Poland was estimated at 6.4 billion m 3 [38][39][40]. In 2009, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development in Poland presented a programme for the development of this market, where it was planned to build 2500 agricultural biogas plants with a capacity of 2000-3000 MW by 2020.…”

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Agricultural Biogas—An Important Element in the Circular and Low-Carbon Development in Poland

Piwowar

2020

Energies

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The agricultural sector can play an important role in the transformation of the energy economy in Poland. Special attention in this paper has been paid to the development of the agricultural biogas market in Poland. The considerations mainly concern organizational and economic aspects. Agricultural biogas plant represents the circular cycle of matter and energy. It enables the establishment of low-carbon, resource-efficient links between the agriculture and energy sectors. This is an important element of the circular economy, where waste from agricultural production and the agri-food industry, coming from renewable resources, is transformed into goods with a higher added value. The social and economic needs of the present generation and future generations are considered. The paper presented the characteristics of the Polish market, i.e., the number of entities, the number and location of plants, as well as the production volumes. Analyses were performed in the area of raw materials used to produce agricultural biogas. The analyses were carried out between 2011 and 2018. According to analyses, the potential of the agricultural biogas market in Poland is currently being used to a small extent. It is necessary not only to provide institutional support but also to increase the awareness of farmers and managers in agri-food companies of the possibility of using production waste for energy purposes.

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Section: Agricultural Biogas Market In the Context Of Circular And Lomentioning

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Agricultural Biogas—An Important Element in the Circular and Low-Carbon Development in Poland

Piwowar

2020

Energies

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“…During the determining the effectiveness of investments in projects for the production of raw materials for bioethanol, it is necessary to assess this risk for a given project environment [15][16][17]. Thus, qualitative forecasting of the risk of investment in projects for the production of raw materials for bioethanol is possible on the basis of tools that take into account the stochastic project environment [15][16][17][18][19][20].…”

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Risk Assessment of Investments in Projects of Production of Raw Materials for Bioethanol

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The proposed approach to quantitative assessment of the risk of investor’s profit in projects for the production of raw materials for bioethanol involves the implementation of eight stages. It systematically takes into account the stochastic nature of many factors that determine the amount of investments in the project, as well as the stochastic nature of the market value of raw materials. The use of the proposed approach makes it possible to obtain an accurate assessment of the level of risk of investors in projects for the production of raw materials for bioethanol, taking into account the requirements of investors. Based on the use of the developed application software, stochastic models of profit of investors in projects for the production of raw materials for wheat bioethanol and patterns of changes in their risk for the Western region of Ukraine are obtained. It is established that with the growth of the minimum expected profit of investors of projects from 10 to 70$/ton, the probability of its receipt varies from 0.89 to 0.34. According to a reasonable scale, the level of risk of making a profit by investors in projects for the production of raw materials for bioethanol from wheat varies from acceptable to high.

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“…It is not only a guarantee of food security, but it also plays an important role in energy security (agricultural biogas plants) etc. (Koryś et at., 2019;Czekała et al, 2020). The use of resources in a way that does not damage their ability for renewal, as well as preservation of high quality of the natural environment are the features desired by the society in general and by local rural communities in particular.…”

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Challenges associated with environmental protection in rural areas of Poland: Empirical studies’ results

Piwowar

2020

Economics &Amp; Sociology

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The paper focuses on important and topical issues of agricultural economy development within the paradigm of sustainable development and reorientation towards a low-carbon economy. The main purpose of this study is to identify the contemporary challenges in the field of environmental protection in rural areas of Poland. Specially designed survey of a large representative sample (random sampling) of Polish agricultural producers has been used. The study is based on the results of quantitative research (questionnaire surveys) carried out among 1101 agricultural holdings and a qualitative research carried out among 24 experts (professional agri-environmental advisors). The research shows that the main challenges in the investigated material and spatial scope include lowaltitude emissions and the issues associated with waste sorting. There was a significant variation in responses, taking into account the locations of agricultural holdings as well as characteristics of the respondents and farms. Independent experts indicated and assessed environmental threats in rural areas and classified the activities and implementations in the scope of pro-environmental innovation that may reduce the negative impact of agriculture on the natural environment in rural areas of Poland.

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The Review of Biomass Potential for Agricultural Biogas Production in Poland

Cited by 59 publications

References 37 publications

Agricultural Biogas—An Important Element in the Circular and Low-Carbon Development in Poland

Agricultural Biogas—An Important Element in the Circular and Low-Carbon Development in Poland

Risk Assessment of Investments in Projects of Production of Raw Materials for Bioethanol

Challenges associated with environmental protection in rural areas of Poland: Empirical studies’ results

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