Thursday, 26 April 2012

The general view of biogas production in Poland




1. The state and the potential in the sector of biogas in Poland

The production of biogas is the source of renewable energy very weakly used in Poland.

According to many sources, there is in Poland about 200 biogas plants (comparatively to Germany where there are about 7000 such installations). The internet page www.portalbiogazowy.pl lists all important biogas plants in Poland. 
 

One of the characteristics of biogas plants in Poland is that the majority of them are not « standard » installations, which means those who products from agricultural wastes. In Poland the plants are near to landfills. Though the country with its agricultural sector has an enormous potential to develop this source of energy. Some studies estimate that the country could produce about 1,7 billions m3 of biogas from all agricultural wastes and those from food industry. This is the equivalent of 10% of this country gas needs.

2. The obstacles to the development of biogas sector
The high costs of preparation of project and the investment costs are the mains obstacles to the development of small plants.
Furthermore, the investors have to face many difficulties of legal nature (the definitions are not clear, there are no clear procedures, many decisions depends on interpretation of civil servants), administrative nature and also bureaucratic obstacles. 

3. The developments of this situation
All actors of the sector wait for the new law on renewable energy, that should come into force at the beginning of 2013 that should bring order in many administrative and procedural aspects. Furthermore, the State should take some measures to promote the biogas production.
A new program was implemented : « Innowacyjna Energetyka – Rolnictwo Energetyczne » (Innovative Production of Energy – Energetic Agriculture).
The experts expects the boom of biogas plants in the next years.
 
A new program was implemented : « Innowacyjna Energetyka – Rolnictwo Energetyczne » (Innovative Production of Energy – Energetic Agriculture).
The experts expects the boom of biogas plants in the next years.
A new program was implemented : « Innowacyjna Energetyka – Rolnictwo Energetyczne » (Innovative Production of Energy – Energetic Agriculture).
The experts expects the boom of biogas plants in the next years. 

Soruces


Biogaz dla polskich wsi ważny jak ropa dla Kataru
January 2010 forsal.pl

W Polsce właśnie zaczyna się boom na biagazownie
February 2010 gazetaprawna.pl

Produkcja biogazu pomoże oczyścić bałtyckie plaże
July 2011 forsal.pl

Przewodnik dla inwestorów zainteresowanych budową biogazowni rolniczych, 2011 Ministerstwo Gospodarki

Polska zabiega o inwestorów w dziedzinie produkcji biogazu
February 2012 money.pl



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