Bioenergy in Ukraine—Possibilities of rural development and opportunities for local communities

Raslavičius, Laurencas; Grzybek, A.; Dubrovin, V

doi:10.1016/j.enpol.2011.03.032

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“…When the potentials for straw‐to‐energy are estimated, other competitive straw uses (e.g. for animal farming, for maintaining soil fertility) are accounted in the evaluations as such that require from 50–66% of total straw potential 10,11,14. However, a potential constraining factor is the risk of excessive and uncontrolled straw removal and unsustainable agricultural practices, which could contribute to negative impacts on soil and other environmental media44,45 ( –F4 ).…”

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“…UA introduced a number of documents supporting bioenergy development including (i) State Development Programme of Biofuel Production and Consumption – a framework policy aiming at biofuel share increase in UA's total primary energy supply to 5–7%;12 (ii) Law #1391‐VI On Amendments to Some Laws of Ukraine on Support of Biofuel Production and Consumption , which sets measures to increase the alternative fuel† share to 20% of total fuel consumption in UA by 2020;13 and (iii) Law On Green Electricity Tariff ‡ (GET) , which sets a feed‐in‐tariff for renewable electricity for 20 years 14. However, these appear to be immature and have a number of flaws 15.…”

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“…However, these appear to be immature and have a number of flaws 15. A detailed policy analysis is provided later in this paper and in earlier work by the author7 and by others 14,15…”

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Pathways for agro‐bioenergy transition in Ukraine

Voytenko

2012

Biofuels Bioprod Bioref

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Economies in transition (EiTs) (e. g. Ukraine (UA), Belarus, Moldova, etc.) are signifi cantly dependent on energy imports, and require revitalization of their agricultural sectors and improvements in the state of the environment. Development of national bioenergy potentials can contribute to the solutions to these problems. However, EiTs face technical, political, fi nancial, and capacity-based constraints in their transition to bioenergy.Biomass can potentially deliver 18% (1 EJ yr-1) in UA's energy balance while the current fi gure is only 0.7%. The bioenergy sector is not established in UA. This work identifi es facilitating and constraining factors for the transition to agro-bioenergy in UA, and suggests strategies to pursue such transition.A conceptual framework -agro-biomass framework for organisation and action (ABF) -developed by the author applies a technology innovation system (TIS) approach, which is expanded to include four categories of analysis: actors and networks, natural resources, technical resources, and non-technical components. Seven TIS functions are analyzed in relation to each category within UA's bioenergy sector. The results are presented as constraining and facilitating factors for bioenergy in UA in relation to these functions. Strategies for the enhancement of each function are formulated, and recommendations to a variety of stakeholders to facilitate the transition to agro-bioenergy in UA are made.This work establishes pre-requisites for a legitimate agro-industrial bioenergy sector in UA and is unique for the UA and EiT context. New ABFs can be further applied in a variety of settings for the analysis of bioenergy initiatives and the degree of bioenergy development.Belarus, Moldova, etc.) are characterized by signifi cant dependence on energy imports, and require revitalization of their agricultural sectors and improvements in the state of the environment. 1-3 Th e development of the countries' biomass-to-energy potentials could help resolve these problems via leveraging economic, social, and environmental bioenergy co-benefi ts. [3][4][5] Bioenergy co-benefi ts can contribute to the alleviation of such challenges as energy insecurity, unemployment, rural depopulation and poverty, poor state of the environment, etc. However, EiTs face technical, political, fi nancial, and

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Pathways for agro‐bioenergy transition in Ukraine

Voytenko

2012

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“…In Ukraine, there is a visible effort by many organisations to use more resources produced from forest biomass. Raslavičius et al [27] estimate that this resource will represent double the consumption of wood for energy production by 2030. In Slovakia, many national parks and landscapeprotected areas are intensively influenced by forestry [17].…”

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World Heritage Beech Forests and Regional Socio-Economic Policy at the Slovak-Ukrainian Border

Solár¹,

Janiga²

2020

Pol. J. Environ. Stud.

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The trilateral biosphere reserve in the Eastern Carpathians borders Poland, Slovakia and Ukraine and represents a key model for conserving biological diversity with respect to socio-economic and sustainable development. It is the regional representative of much diversity (language, history, culture, legal framework, and land use and management), and ecological studies are more accessible than data on the mutual effect of nature conservation on the local economy. Our study compares demography, land use, revenue of local stakeholders and the development of eco-tourism using data from the Slovakian and Ukrainian UNESCO World Heritage regions, where both Slovak and Ukrainian stakeholders profit mainly from the forestry industry, though additional but small incomes are derived from local recreation. Incomes from tourism are higher in Ukraine than in Slovakia, while in Slovakia significantly higher income comes in from local taxes than in Ukraine. These factors lead to depopulation (especially of young people) and marginalization of nature conservancy in the region. The forestry industry, with few and less sophisticated job opportunities, and a generally negative impact on the environment (intensive logging, soil erosion, etc.), casually suppresses the creation and development of eco-tourism essentials to the region. To mitigate this effect, this study suggests several steps toward the development of eco-tourism in the Eastern Carpathians-Poloniny region.

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“…Biogas is an important part of the carbon cycle and stands out as a potential fuel for power generation that, when purified, can achieve the same standards as fossil natural gas and can be used in its place. As a result of anaerobic digestion, the content of carbon in biomass is reduced, and the nitrogen content concentrates, this being the differential of the digestate that can be used in soils as biofertilizer (Raslavičius, Grzybek, & Dubrovin, ). The main nutrients required by microorganisms in anaerobic digestion are carbon (C), nitrogen (N), and minerals.…”

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Biogas generation related to carbon removal from anaerobic co‐digestion of sludge, blood, and swine manure combined in different proportions: Production of biogas by anaerobic co‐digestion

Hasan

Marder

Hickmann

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Environmental Quality Mgmt

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This study evaluated, at a laboratory scale, samples composed of wastewater treatment sludge, blood, and swine manure, which were subjected to the process of anaerobic co-digestion. The goal of the study is to identify the reduction of organic loads through the removal of available carbon and its conversion to biogas. The results showed variation in hydraulic retention time, and that the total average volumes of biogas generated in 1-liter (L) reactors filled with 600 milliliters (ml) of samples, ranged from 3.37 to 18.76 L, with percentages of methane ranging between 57.9% and 71.1%. The largest volumes of biogas resulted from blends with lower percentages of swine manure, where the initial amounts of carbon in milligrams per liter (mg/L) were larger within the samples. All of the blends submitted to anaerobic treatment showed reductions in carbon content, and consequently, in chemical and biochemical oxygen demand, demonstrating that the efficiency of biodigesters in the treatment of waste is variable and related to physical-chemical factors, such as the amount of carbon available. K E Y W O R D Smethane, organic matter, renewable energy

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Bioenergy in Ukraine—Possibilities of rural development and opportunities for local communities

Cited by 26 publications

References 16 publications

Pathways for agro‐bioenergy transition in Ukraine

Pathways for agro‐bioenergy transition in Ukraine

World Heritage Beech Forests and Regional Socio-Economic Policy at the Slovak-Ukrainian Border

Biogas generation related to carbon removal from anaerobic co‐digestion of sludge, blood, and swine manure combined in different proportions: Production of biogas by anaerobic co‐digestion

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