{"id":1012805,"date":"2022-04-12T14:49:05","date_gmt":"2022-04-12T11:49:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uabio.org\/?p=12805"},"modified":"2022-04-21T12:54:57","modified_gmt":"2022-04-21T09:54:57","slug":"pres-reliz-posibnyk-agrobioheat-energiya-z-reshtok-kukurudzy-vzhe-dostupnyj-dlya-zavantazhennya","status":"publish","type":"uabio_document","link":"https:\/\/uabio.org\/en\/materials\/12805\/","title":{"rendered":"The AgroBioHeat \u201cMaize residues to Energy\u201d guide is available"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Bioenergy Association of Ukraine (UABIO)<\/a>, in collaboration with Centre for Research and Technology Hellas (CERTH)<\/a>, has just released the Guide \u201cMaize Residues to Energy<\/a>\u201d<\/strong>. The publication is part of the work done in the AgroBioHeat project, which is an EU-funded project that draws attention to the plentiful renewable biomass resources available in rural Europe that can contribute to the transition away from fossil fuels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maize is one of the most important crops in the world. The total area under maize was almost 14.5% of arable lands in the EU, and above 18.5% in Ukraine. Since the 2018\/2019 harvesting period, the annual global production of corn has exceeded 1.1 billion tons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For every ton of corn grain that is produced, typically one or more tons of plant residues are produced: stalks, cobs, leaves, husks and others. Part of this huge volume of maize residues can be mobilized and used as a carbon neutral fuel for the production of heat and\/or electricity, reducing dependence on imported fossil energy sources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Using maize residues for energy can be challenging for various reasons:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n