ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY OF FUEL PRODUCTION FROM CROP WASTE

Based on previous studies conducted during 2015–2017, the economic and energy potential of the use of by-products of crop production by agricultural enterprises of the Mirgorod district of the Poltava region was determined. The economic efficiency of production of by-products, taking into account the plant remains (straw, stems) of winter wheat, corn, soybeans and sunflower in the conditions of agricultural enterprises of Mirgorod district is analyzed. Its high profitability and profitability are revealed. The possibility of co-operation of farmers with regard to the production of biofuels from their own vegetable waste from these enterprises was studied. Considered options for obtaining additional income by agricultural enterprises through the use of by-products of crop production. The expediency of the economic evaluation of the proposed project by the induced algorithm is substantiated. The set of data necessary for determining the economic efficiency of the production of solid fuels from crop waste was systematized. The obtained results indicate the expediency of creating a joint production of 88 tons / month, which will give additional 6 jobs, additional income from the use of plant products as an alternative source for generating electricity and producing heat energy. Attention is paid to the economic, social and environmental effects of the proposed project. The parameters of the operating activities of the production line for the production of solid fuels are calculated.