Waste as substrates for agricultural biogas plants: A case study from Poland

Journal of Water and Land Development

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Wojciech Czekała¹  Jakub Pulka¹  Tomasz Jasiński²  Piotr Szewczyk³  Wiktor Bojarski¹  Jan Jasiński¹ 

[1] Poznań University of Life Sciences, Faculty of Environmental and Mechanical Engineering, Department of Biosystems Engineering;WP2 Investments Sp. z o.o.;The Municipal Association “Clean Town

关键词: biofuels;    biogas plant;    circular economy;    renewable energy;    waste management;    waste to energy;   

DOI  :  10.24425/jwld.2023.143743

学科分类：农业科学（综合）

来源: Instytut Technologiczno-Przyrodniczego / Institute of Technology and Life Sciences

【 摘 要 】

Energy production from renewable sources is one of the main ways to fight against global warming. Anaerobic digestion process can be used to produce biogas containing methane. In the light of the growing demand for substrates, a variety of raw materials are required. These substrates should be suitable for anaerobic digestion, and processing them need to provide the desired amount of energy. This paper aims to discuss the agricultural biogas market in Poland, its current state, and the possibility of development during energy transformation, in particular in terms of using waste as a substrate for energy production. In February 2022, there were 130 agricultural biogas plants registered in Poland. On the other hand, in 2020, 4,409,054.898 Mg of raw materials were used to produce agricultural biogas in Poland. Among all the substrates used, waste played a special role. With the right amount of raw materials and proper management of a biogas plant, it is possible to produce electricity and provide stable and predictable heat supply. Bearing in mind the development of the Polish and European biogas markets, attention should be paid to ensure access to raw materials from which chemical energy in the form of biogas can be generated. Due to limited access to farmland and the increasing demand for food production, one should expect that waste will be increasingly often used for biogas production, especially that with high energy potential, such as waste related to animal production and the meat industry.

【 授权许可】

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