Abstract
The agricultural sector can play an important role in the transformation of the energy economy in Poland. Special attention in this paper has been paid to the development of the agricultural biogas market in Poland. The considerations mainly concern organizational and economic aspects. Agricultural biogas plant represents the circular cycle of matter and energy. It enables the establishment of low-carbon, resource-efficient links between the agriculture and energy sectors. This is an important element of the circular economy, where waste from agricultural production and the agri-food industry, coming from renewable resources, is transformed into goods with a higher added value. The social and economic needs of the present generation and future generations are considered. The paper presented the characteristics of the Polish market, i.e., the number of entities, the number and location of plants, as well as the production volumes. Analyses were performed in the area of raw materials used to produce agricultural biogas. The analyses were carried out between 2011 and 2018. According to analyses, the potential of the agricultural biogas market in Poland is currently being used to a small extent. It is necessary not only to provide institutional support but also to increase the awareness of farmers and managers in agri-food companies of the possibility of using production waste for energy purposes.
Highlights
The modern village is a place of intentional plant cultivation and animal husbandry for food purposes and an area with a much wider range of production and service activities
Activities in the field of substrate production and implementation of manufacturing and service processes in the energy sector are important from the concept of multifunctional development of rural areas, sustainable development, and transformation towards low-carbon development
From 2011 to 2018, 88 new installations to produce agricultural biogas were created in Poland
Summary
The modern village is a place of intentional plant cultivation and animal husbandry for food purposes and an area with a much wider range of production and service activities. Of energy comes from non-renewable sources: hard coal and lignite), opportunities for low-carbon development are seen in increasing the production of biogas, including agricultural biogas. One of the main priorities for the development of the energy sector in Poland in the coming years will be the development of distributed generation In this context, the production of agricultural biogas is one of the most future-oriented directions of the distributed generation among renewable energy sources. The functioning of elements of a distributed energy generation system in rural areas, including agricultural biogas plants, can be a lever for the economic and social progress. Agricultural biogas plants perform many economic, environmental, and social functions essential for the development of the low-carbon and circular economy. In the years 2011–2018, high dynamics of changes in the volume of agricultural biogas production were recorded in Poland (Table 1)
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