INTRODUCTION “Our biggest challenge in this new century is to take an idea that seems abstract — sustainable development — and turn it into a reality for all the world’s people.” Kofi Annan, 2001 Biomass is our real possibility to have two harvests per year – as a food & energy products ENERGETICAL CONDITIONS Structure of primary energy consumption of Ukraine (“Biomass”) Total 136.2 100 Biomass 0.58 0.5 Hydro energy 3.22 2.3 Nuclear 19.3 14.2 energy Coal 36.8 27.0 Natural gas 62 45.5 Oil 14.3 10.5 mill % toe Prime energy carriers *) mainly fire wood 0 40 80 120 1990 1995 2000 Price index Fuel Electricity All industry Agr. products *Index of the price for different kinds of products * Stefan Von Kramon-Taubadel Potential arable lands for growing energetic oil plants have a square near 3 million hectares (10% of total) Energy hectare of Ukraine contains: •Biodiesel (1000 liters) – 5000 UAH • Shrotes (2000 kg) – 1400 UAH • Glycerol faze for energy (450 kg) – 280 UAH • Pellets or briquettes (3000 kg) – 1800 UAH Sum total – 8480 UAH CONCEPTION OF BIOENERGY DEVELOPMENT CONCEPTION OF BIOENERGY DEVELOPMENT Ways of agriculture increase in Ukraine: • Decreasing the primary price of agricultural goods – tradition option • Energy resources production from raw agricultural material & farm wastes – new option • Environmental & biotechnological development in new technologies of plant growing – modern way Energetic Salix…

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