The Review of Biomass Potential for Agricultural Biogas Production in Poland

Katarzyna Anna Koryś, Agnieszka Ewa Latawiec, Katarzyna Grotkiewicz and Maciej Kuboń
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Katarzyna Anna Koryś: International Institute for Sustainability, Estrada Dona Castorina 124, Rio de Janeiro 22460-320, Brazil
Agnieszka Ewa Latawiec: International Institute for Sustainability, Estrada Dona Castorina 124, Rio de Janeiro 22460-320, Brazil
Katarzyna Grotkiewicz: Department of Production Engineering, Logistic and Applied Computer Sciences, University of Agriculture in Kraków, Balicka 116B, 30-149 Kraków, Poland
Maciej Kuboń: Department of Production Engineering, Logistic and Applied Computer Sciences, University of Agriculture in Kraków, Balicka 116B, 30-149 Kraków, Poland

Sustainability, 2019, vol. 11, issue 22, 1-13

Abstract: Adequate management of biomass residues generated by agricultural and food industry can reduce their negative impacts on the environment. The alternative use for agricultural waste is production of biogas. Biomass feedstock intended as a substrate for the agricultural biogas plants may include energy crops, bio-waste, products of animal and plant origin and organic residues from food production. This study reviews the potential of selected biomass residues from the agri-food industry in terms of use for agricultural biogas production in Poland. The most common agri-food residues used as substrates for biogas plants in Poland are maize silage, slurry, and distillery waste. It is important that the input for the agricultural biogas installations can be based on local wastes and co-products that require appropriate disposal or storage conditions and might be burdensome for the environment. The study also discusses several limitations that might have an unfavourable impact regarding biogas plants development in Poland. Given the estimated biomass potential, the assumptions defining the scope of use of agricultural biogas and the undeniable benefits provided by biogas production, agricultural biogas plants should be considered as a promising branch of sustainable electricity and thermal energy production in Poland, especially in rural areas.

Keywords: biomass; agricultural biogas plants; agricultural waste; sustainable and renewable energy; organic residue management; Poland (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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