Potential of solid biofuels production and use in the Republic of Moldova

Valeri Moscovciuc

Bachelor's thesis

Abstract:

Due to fossil fuels reserves depletion and ecological problems concerning to burning of non renewable fuels, development of alternative renewable sources of energy became one of the main priorities in developed as well in developing countries. Republic of Moldova faced to serious ecological and energy problems such as lack of own energy resources and accumulation of large amount of agricultural wastes. The moist optimal solution to solve both problems seems to be utilization of the waste biomass for energy purposes. The present thesis Potential of producing and using biofuel in Republic of Moldova comprises two parts: literature review and practical part, based on own research. The literature review was focused on analysis of information about the main economical activities in formation of countrys GDP, evaluation of the main sources of biomass produced by agriculture as well as assessment of energy sector and its dependence on import of fuel resources. Literature part also described the current situation in the area of renewable energies development in Moldova. The objective of the practical part of the thesis was to define active producers of solid biofuels in different regions on the country and to analyze the forms of produced biofuels (briquettes or pellets), productivity, types of raw material used for production, price of the final product and origin of production equipment. The results showed that the most desired raw materials are agricultural wastes, mainly straw, both forms of solid biofuels are produced almost in the same quantities and their production is depended on the main consumers.

Keywords

agricultural wastes, Moldova, biofuel, pellets, briquettes, biomass

Language used: English

Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 18. 4. 2016

Thesis defence

• Supervisor: Ing. Tatiana Ivanova, Ph.D.

Czech University of Life Sciences Prague

Faculty of Tropical AgriSciences

Bachelor programme / field:
Tropical Agriculture / Sustainable Development in the Tropics and Subtropics