Assessing the Efficiency of Biogas Plants: The National and Foreign Experience
Palamarenko Y. V., Chikov I. A.

Palamarenko, Yana V., and Chikov, Illia A. (2023) “Assessing the Efficiency of Biogas Plants: The National and Foreign Experience.” The Problems of Economy 3:323–336.
https://doi.org/10.32983/2222-0712-2023-3-323-336

Section: Economics of Natural Resources and Environment

UDC 620.925:658.567:631.115.11(075.8)

Abstract:
The issue of recycling waste from the main production is experiencing growing relevance and importance in the context of sustainable development and environmental protection. In today’s world, where environmental issues and conservation of natural resources are becoming extremely important, manufacturers and consumers are faced with the need to find new innovative approaches to waste management and reducing the negative impact of industrial processes on the environment. Therefore, the use of biogas plants is one of the promising solutions in this direction. These plants play an important role in reducing greenhouse gas emissions, using agricultural waste, improving the production cycle, and contributing to more sustainable and environmentally friendly production processes. This article reveals the importance of biogas plants as an innovative solution for addressing the issues of organic waste recycling along with creating more sustainable production. The article discusses the topical issue of assessing the efficiency of biogas plants, based on both domestic and foreign experience. The analysis of the efficiency of biogas plants is carried out on the basis of a comparison of domestic and international experience. Thus, the authors determine that in order to ensure a comprehensive assessment of the efficiency of biogas plants, it is necessary to thoroughly analyze technical parameters, technological solutions, economic aspects, and environmental indicators. The proposed multi-criteria approach will allow to obtain an exhaustive and objective assessment of the functioning of biogas plants, taking into account most of the key aspects of their efficiency. This will make it possible to determine the optimal areas for improving these plants in order to achieve the highest possible level of productivity and consistency of their operation. Further on, this approach will contribute to making sound managerial decisions and thus achieving a common goal in the modern energy paradigm. The authors propose to assess the efficiency of biogas plants by building a model based on fuzzy logic methods. This approach allows to take into account the ambiguity and uncertainty of incoming information, which gives the possibility to agree on different criteria and parameters, taking into account their unpredictability and dependence on many factors. The results of this model help in choosing the optimal biogas plant that meets the conditions and requirements of today.

Keywords: agricultural waste, optimal technologies, biogas, biogas plants, renewable energy, efficiency, fuzzy sets.

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Palamarenko Yana V. – Candidate of Sciences (Economics), Associate Professor, Senior Lecturer, Department of Economics and Entrepreneurship, Vinnytsia National Agrarian University (3 Soniachna Str., Vinnytsia, 21008, Ukraine)
Email: yannetlamar.sun@gmail.com
Chikov Illia A. – Senior Lecturer, Department of Computer Science and Economic Cybernetics, Vinnytsia National Agrarian University (3 Soniachna Str., Vinnytsia, 21008, Ukraine)
Email: ilya95chikov@gmail.com

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