Using alternative sources of methane for energy as a method of environmental protection and improvement of economy condition, on example of Poland

Natalia Iwaszczuk,Myroslava Mylenka,Marta Szyba

doi:10.32933/actainnovations.33.9

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Abstract

The article analyses the types of waste generated in economy and the possibilities of their management, on the example of Poland. The main focus was on using selected types of waste for methane production. The impact of the decomposing mass of organic waste on the production of greenhouse gases was examined and various types of biogas plants operating in Poland were presented (biogas plants at landfills, biogas plants at sewage treatment plants, agricultural biogas plants). The article also presents the benefits for the economy from the use of methane from methane drainage. Unfortunately, in Poland, methane resources are used to a small extent. In the case of mines, landfills or sewage treatment plants it is related to high costs of constructing methane capture installations, which are not offset by revenues from sales of gas and green certificates. Although much more favourable blue certificates have been introduced for agricultural biogas plants, the obstacle standing in the way of their progress is the lack of local spatial development plans for the places designated for their construction

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Since the dawn of time, man has had an impact on the environment
This means that compared to the base year there was a decrease in emissions by more than 30%, and much larger than declared, despite the increase in Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in this period
Among greenhouse gases that have such a negative impact on the Earth's atmosphere and cause long-term climate changes, sometimes with catastrophic effects, only methane can be used for energy purposes and benefit the economy

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Since the dawn of time, man has had an impact on the environment Recently this impact has become more and more noticeable due to the ever-growing human population, progress in its development and the desire to increase the quality of life. There is a growing demand for energy, which is still obtained mainly from fossil fuels in the process of combustion of which carbon dioxide (CO2) and other gases responsible for global warming (so-called greenhouse gases) are emitted to the atmosphere. In order to reduce carbon dioxide emissions, the European Union requires Member States to ensure that the share of energy obtained from renewable sources in 2020 is not less than 15% in the total energy consumption of these countries [1]

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