Topinambur energy culture for renewable energy production

Abstract

Abstract: one of the most promising, alternative and renewable energy sources today is solid biomass (biofuel) of organic origin, including vegetable, which is an environmentally friendly renewable energy source. One of the strategic directions of Ukraine's development is bioenergy. A lot of attention is paid to the renewable energy sector. The country's dependence on imported energy is primarily a basis for considering the great potential of biomass available for energy production. Much work has been done in recent decades to improve the conversion of biomass to fuel. However, first-generation biofuels (bioethanol and biodiesel derived from food crops) are extracted from only a few crops with different efficiencies to convert solar radiation into chemical energy (biomass). In particular, biofuel raw materials are mainly rapeseed, oil palms and soybeans - for biodiesel; and sugar cane, corn, sugar beets and sweet sorghum for bioethanol. In addition, not all biomass is suitable for collection (ie underground biomass usually remains in the soil), so the net carbon trap decreases and processing inefficiencies increase. For these reasons, plant species for next-generation biofuel production are expected to overcome some of these limitations, especially if they have productive underground biomass (ie roots or roots). In terms of biological productivity and yield of bioethanol per unit area, Jerusalem artichoke is not inferior to other crops, in particular those that are key in food production. Topinambur as a perennial high-yielding crop is characterized by high cost recovery, in particular for fertilizers