ОЦІНКА ПОТЕНЦІАЛУ ВИРОБНИЦТВА БІОГАЗУ ОСОБИСТИМИ СЕЛЯНСЬКИМИ ГОСПОДАРСТВАМИ

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to assess the potential of biogas production by individual peasant farms. The relevance of the study lies in the need to assess the potential of biogas production by individual peasant farms from the waste products of animal husbandry and crop production. A set of general scientific and special methods was used in the research process: economic analysis; analysis and synthesis; graphic; deductive; inductive. It was established that biomass is a powerful source of available renewable energy, which makes its use in Ukraine extremely promising. The obtained results represent an informational basis for the development of waste processing of personal peasant farms into biogas and digestate. An analysis of the dynamics of waste generation of animal husbandry products in personal peasant farms was carried out. It was established that the main raw material for biogas production should be considered livestock waste, and the most productive raw material is bird droppings. The expediency of processing household waste into biogas has been proven. The need for development and improvement of biogas production technologies using raw materials from personal peasant farms was established, which should become a strategic priority of the post-war reconstruction of the state. It has been proven that the use of the existing potential will make it possible to produce more than 4.2 billion m3 of biomethane for the self-sufficiency of personal peasant farms with hot water supply and organic fertilizer (digestate) for fertilizing homestead plots. In order to popularize this type of production among the population, it is advisable to direct subsidies from the state budget to the purchase of appropriate equipment by individual peasant farms. It was established that the main restraining factor for the development of biogas production in private peasant farms is primarily the high cost of the relevant installations and related equipment (storage containers). When implementing programs of state subsidies for interested households, it is possible to achieve a solution to their energy independence issues in the short term.