At a small bioenergy training ground UkrNIIIPIT IM.

No matter how high the price of sunflower or rapeseed would reach, trading in energy will always be much more profitable, according to UkrNIIPIT Deputy Director for Research. The burnt-out Nikolai Novokhatsky.

Energy willow is collected every 3-4 years, gives 70 tons / ha in harvesting moisture, and this is the energy equivalent of 30-35 thousand cubic meters of gas.

This is a long-term investment, the willow site withstands 7-8 production cycles, during 24-25 years of operation, miscanthus can grow 23-24 years, the profits should be considered starting from the third year of laying, when the first crop will be harvested.

Such crops are beneficial not only to the producer, but also to the local community, since the heat obtained from biomass is three to four times cheaper than that produced from gas. Nikolai Leonidovich cited several examples when local communities use biomass from energy willow, poplar, Miscanthus, or paulownia to heat schools, hospitals, and cultural centers.

Chips from these plants are also used as an energy source for grain drying units at elevators in other agricultural and industrial enterprises.