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Efficiency of using individual biogas digesters for processing biowaste of rural households in Ukraine

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  • Pryshliak Natalia

    (Candidate of Economic Sciences, Associate Professor, Department of Administrative Management and Alternative Energy Sources, Vinnytsia National Agrarian University, Vinnytsia, Ukraine.)

  • Shynkovych Andrii

    (Candidate of Economic Sciences, Vice-rector for scientific and pedagogical work, prospective development and humanitarian policy, Senior Lecturer, Department of Administrative Management and Alternative Energy Sources, Vinnytsia National Agrarian University, Vinnitsia, Ukraine.)

  • Tokarchuk Dina

    (Candidate of Economic Sciences, Associate Professor, Department of Administrative Management and Alternative Energy Sources, Vinnytsia National Agrarian University, Vinnitsia, Ukraine.)

  • Korpaniuk Tatiana

    (Candidate of Economic Sciences, Associate Professor, Department of Accounting and Taxation in the Sectors of the Economy, Vinnytsia National Agrarian University, Vinnitsia, Ukraine.)

Abstract

Biogas production is a promising area for the development of alternative energy sources in Ukraine and in the world. The aim of this study is to investigate the possibilities of implementing individual biogas digesters in rural households in Ukraine and to determine the energy, economic and environmental benefits of biogas production from organic waste. As part of the study, an analysis of the main characteristics of households in Ukraine was carried out and the prerequisites for organising biogas production by households were determined. Household incomes were analysed, and it was determined that the costs of housing and communal services tend to grow. It was determined that the price of natural gas for the population over the past years has increased by almost 10 times, and thus replacing natural gas with biogas becomes especially relevant. The positive economic and environmental factors of using individual biogas plants in rural areas were characterised, and the theoretically possible potential of biogas production from household waste in Ukraine was calculated. Following this, a number of government measures to promote the proliferation of individual biogas plants were proposed. The economic benefits from the use of biogas were determined, including energy autonomy, the possibility of using organic fertilisers, and additional profit from the sale of surplus products. The ecological effect of using individual biogas plants will include the possibility of recycling organic waste and waste water, thus improving the hygiene situation for individual users.

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  • Pryshliak Natalia & Shynkovych Andrii & Tokarchuk Dina & Korpaniuk Tatiana, 2021. "Efficiency of using individual biogas digesters for processing biowaste of rural households in Ukraine," Eastern European Countryside, Sciendo, vol. 27(1), pages 89-111, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:vrs:eaeuco:v:27:y:2021:i:1:p:89-111:n:8
    DOI: 10.12775/eec.2021.004
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