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Bioenergetic potential assessment of the agricultural sector of the Ukrainian economy

Andrii Skrypnyk (Department of Economic Cybernetics, National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine)
Nataliia Klymenko (Department of Economic Cybernetics, National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine)
Mykola Talavyria (Department of Economic Theory, National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine)
Anastasia Goray (Department of Economic Theory, National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine)
Yurii Namiasenko (Department of Economic Cybernetics, National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine)

International Journal of Energy Sector Management

ISSN: 1750-6220

Article publication date: 3 December 2019

Issue publication date: 11 February 2020

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Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the justification of objective assessment of the agricultural sector energetic potential, and the increasing of the accuracy of assessments results of energy resources of plant by-products.

Design/methodology/approach

The study of the problems of bioenergetic potential assessment in the study is carried out in the following order: first, the potential is assessed based upon the 2005-2017 year’s observation data; second, the energetic potential is assessed based upon linear and nonlinear optimization model; and finally, the assessment of the bioenergetic potential predicted values is carried out under the condition of the current pace of development of agricultural business by 2035.

Findings

The findings show that the solving of optimization tasks enabled us to make a comparison of the real structure of agricultural production and to justify the optimal structure of the cultivated areas under the conditions of agricultural business profit maximization with due allowance for both main and additional energy products. Using the linear trend model the predicted value of the agricultural sector energetic potential by the year 2035 is obtained. However, it is far more likely that the domestic bioenergetics will take a slower pace of development and to satisfy its own energy demands.

Practical implications

Based on the data of the reference interval of 2005-2018, the predicted values of biomass for 2035 were obtained in the amount of 28 million tons of oil equivalent, which taking into account the indices of generation efficiency, is sufficient to produce 104 billion kW-h.

Social implications

The use of biomass for energy generation can impact the local environment, for example, by affecting air quality, biodiversity, habitats and ecosystems and water quantity and quality and by changing the local use of land. Social impacts also may arise, notably by affecting local community livelihoods (for example, access to and use of land and resources), food security and economic parameters such as employment and poverty.

Originality/value

The paper presents for the first time the results of the empiric analysis of the Ukrainian sector bioenergetic potential formation that showed that even with respect to the losses during the energy generation, the agricultural production energetic potential will be enough to substitute nuclear national power engineering.

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Citation

Skrypnyk, A., Klymenko, N., Talavyria, M., Goray, A. and Namiasenko, Y. (2020), "Bioenergetic potential assessment of the agricultural sector of the Ukrainian economy", International Journal of Energy Sector Management, Vol. 14 No. 2, pp. 468-481. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJESM-04-2019-0015

Publisher

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Emerald Publishing Limited

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