Open AccessAgricultural and environmental aspects of sustainable bioenergy development
Author(s) -
Mailson Roik,
O. M. Hanzhenko
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
bìoenergetika
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2707-3653
DOI - 10.47414/be.1.2020.224906
Subject(s) - bioenergy , agriculture , sustainable development , mineralization (soil science) , environmental science , biomass (ecology) , energy crop , sustainable agriculture , biofuel , agroecology , environmental protection , business , agroforestry , natural resource economics , agronomy , geography , ecology , waste management , engineering , soil water , economics , soil science , archaeology , biology
Purpose.The analysis of the agroecological state of agricultural lands of Ukraine and the factors that cause soil degradation are given in the article. Conclusions. Large-scale use of straw for energy may be one of the key factors in reducing organic carbon in the soil. This will activate the processes of humus mineralization. Therefore, the use of straw for energy production does not meet the criteria of sustainable development and violates Ukrainian legislation on land use. The sustainable bioenergy development must be based on the biomass of high-productive bioenergy plants, which should be grown on low-yielding and degraded (marginal) land.