ASSESSMENT OF AGROBIOMAS POTENTIAL OF AGRICULTURE OF UKRAINE FOR THE PRODUCTION OF BIOFUELS

Abstract

The need to develop the potential of agrobiomass for the production of biofuels is justified, which will make it possible to partially ensure the energy security of the state in the conditions of martial law. The volumes of cultivation of the main agricultural crops and the number of livestock in the field of livestock breeding in Ukraine were determined. The structure of the use of fuel and energy resources in the agro-industrial sector of the country was analyzed and the possibility of replacing oil products in the general energy balance with biodiesel and bioethanol was established. It was determined that the volume of rapeseed production in 2022 has increased by 12.9% compared to the previous year, and the increase in the price of gas oil and disruption of the logistics chains of the export of agricultural products determines the economic feasibility of processing this crop. It has been proven that the use of advanced biogas production technologies will make it possible to increase the level of environmental security of the state, optimize the content of humus in the soil due to the use of digestate, and increase the level of energy security of the state. It was determined that the total consumption of fuel and energy resources by agro-industrial complex formations in Ukraine amounted to 3.84 million tons of equivalent fuel or 2.69 million toe, and the total consumption of these resources was 86.4 million toe. It was established that the consumption of energy resources by agro-industrial complex enterprises was only 3.1% of the total consumption. It was determined that using the potential of agro-biomass of the agricultural industry will make it possible to annually obtain: 3.444 billion m3 of biogas, 1.2 million tons of biodiesel, 10.4 million tons of bioethanol, and 1.59 billion tons of solid biofuels from post-harvest residues. It has been established that the use of the energy potential of the agricultural sector will make it possible to almost completely meet the needs of not only this sector of the economy, but also the entire country in gas oil due to the production of biofuel, and the potential of bioethanol production can be partially used for export. The need to develop biofuel production at both agro-industrial complex enterprises and households has been identified. It has been proven that the use of the advanced technologies for transporting liquid digestate and injecting it will reduce the costs of agricultural formations and increase the content of humus in the soil.