ANALYSIS OF DIRECTIONS FOR INCREASING THE COMPETITIVENESS OF SECOND GENERATION BIOFUELS
Abstract
The purpose of the work is analysis of measures aimed at reducing the production cost of second-generation biofuels (advanced biofuels), as well as elaboration of recommendations for Ukraine on the development of this area. One of today's challenges is decarbonization of the transport sector. Among other things, this can be achieved by replacing traditional petroleum fuels with biofuels. At the same time, the biggest effect of decarbonization can be achieved from the use of advanced biofuels, as they provide a significant reduction in greenhouse gas emissions. The current global production volumes of second generation biofuels are ten times lower than that of traditional biofuels from food and feed feedstock. This is due to the complexity of production technologies and high cost of advanced biofuels. Right now, there are ways to reduce the production cost of second-generation biofuels, which can be divided into medium and long-term measures. The use of cheap feedstock, reduction of capital and operating costs and more efficient use of by-products are classified as medium-term measures that can be implemented within 10…15 years. Other measures, for example, learning lessons from the operation of previous installations, are considered long-term, which will be implemented over a period of more than 15 years. One of the means for reducing the cost of second-generation biofuels is co-location and integration of advanced technologies in existing fuel or industrial production infrastructures. In Ukraine, this can be implemented by integrating the production of advanced bioethanol in existing modern plants for the production of traditional bioethanol. Research and development work on optimizing and increasing the efficiency of lignocellulosic bioethanol production was carried out at the Institute of Engineering Thermophysics, Institute of Cell Biology and Institute of Food Biotechnology and Genomics of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. Implementing findings of domestic researchers will contribute to the improvement of technologies for the production of advanced biofuels and the reduction of their cost.
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