Assessment of the Prospects of Polish Non-Food Energy Agriculture in the Context of a Renewable Energy Source

Barbara Dybek, Dorota Anders, Jakub T. Hołaj-Krzak, Łukasz Hałasa, Grzegorz Maj, Magdalena Kapłan, Kamila Klimek, Gabriel Filipczak and Grzegorz Wałowski ()
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Barbara Dybek: Institute of Technology and Life Sciences—National Research Institute, Falenty, Al. Hrabska 3, 05-090 Raszyn, Poland
Dorota Anders: Institute of Technology and Life Sciences—National Research Institute, Falenty, Al. Hrabska 3, 05-090 Raszyn, Poland
Jakub T. Hołaj-Krzak: Institute of Technology and Life Sciences—National Research Institute, Falenty, Al. Hrabska 3, 05-090 Raszyn, Poland
Łukasz Hałasa: Institute of Technology and Life Sciences—National Research Institute, Falenty, Al. Hrabska 3, 05-090 Raszyn, Poland
Grzegorz Maj: Department of Power Engineering and Transportation, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, 28 Gleboka Street, 20-612 Lublin, Poland
Magdalena Kapłan: Department of Pomology, Nursery and Enology, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, 28 Gleboka Street, 20-612 Lublin, Poland
Kamila Klimek: Department of Applied Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, 28 Gleboka Street, 20-612 Lublin, Poland
Gabriel Filipczak: Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Process and Environmental Engineering, Opole University of Technology, 5 St. Mikolajczyka Street, 45-271 Opole, Poland
Grzegorz Wałowski: Institute of Technology and Life Sciences—National Research Institute, Falenty, Al. Hrabska 3, 05-090 Raszyn, Poland

Energies, 2023, vol. 16, issue 8, 1-42

Abstract: This paper describes examples of energy crops that are profitable to burn, and whose cultivation is not complicated or expensive. Rapid growth of biomass, especially the green mass of energy crops, is indicated, which means that, in relation to fossil fuels, energy crops are considered renewable raw materials. An assessment of Polish non-food energy agriculture was conducted in the context of the prospects of a renewable energy source, namely, biomass. Recommendations for crop cultivation, the size of possible yields and the most important parameters of the obtained biomass, which have the greatest impact on the suitability of energy use, are presented. Materials of biological origin for combustion are divided into three groups: wood waste, by-products and plant products for the energy industry. It is indicated that 2 tons (Mg) of dry wood or straw is energetically equivalent to 1 Mg of coal, and 1 m 3 of biogas is energetically equivalent to 1 kg of Polish coal. A novelty of this article is the interpretation of obtaining primary energy, including energy from renewable sources, in the European Union and Poland, taking into account the production of wood waste, straw, cereals and energy crops. The mechanism of the impact of the production parameters of energy crops was revealed during the prepared analysis of the prospects of Polish energy agriculture. Additionally, we conducted an analysis of the potential of biomass as a source of energy in the context of: obtaining primary energy, including energy from renewable sources, in the European Union and Poland; the number of biogas plants in Poland; and the area of agricultural land that is potentially useful for the cultivation of energy crops.

Keywords: energy agriculture; waste wood; straw; cereals; energy crops (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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