The First
Deputy Minister of Industrial Policy of Ukraine Vitalii
Nemylostyvyi took part in a meeting dedicated to
considering the issues of production of biofuel on
the basis of micro-seaweeds, held under chairmanship of the Prime Minister of
Ukraine, Yulia Tymoshenko.
For now, facing
the energy downturn, real conditions for the development of alternative energy
sources, in particular, production of biofuel have
been created. The specialists are convinced technology of production of biofuel from micro-algae have a distinct advantage over
production of biofuel from oil crops, rape. So,
energy potential of seaweeds exceeds 50-100 times the potential of oil crops
(while the potential of rape almost 90 times), growing of micro-algae doesn’t need
fertile lands and has comparatively low material and energy intensity while the
technological process is characterized with full automation and optimal
control.
In the
mentioned direction of production biofuel from
micro-algae resolute steps have been made by Research and Production
Corporation “Kyiv Institute of Automation”. In synergy with co-executives the
stage of elaboration of technical tasks and propositions has been finished.
Analysis of scientific solutions and engineer achievements demonstrated that
broad production of micro-algae and their processing enables not only to receive
biofuel, but biogas and bioethanol.
It will give an opportunity to significantly raise energy independence and to
completely cover national energy needs in the future at the account of national
biological fuels. Apart from that, the Kyiv Institute of Automation stresses on
the need to develop and start in the first half-year of 2009, on the stage of a
draft project, national pilot research-industrial process, which will enable to
shorten the terms of industrial introduction of the new energy program with use
of seaweeds as well as raise its effectiveness.
Source:Government Portal
