Biofuels and food security

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Biofuels and food security

Dmitry S. STREBKOV(

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All-Russian Research Institute for Electrification of Agriculture (VIESH), 1-st. Veshnyakovsky proezd, 2, Moscow 109456, Russia

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Abstract

The major source of energy comes from fossil fuels. The current situation in the field of fuel and energy is becoming more problematic as world population continues to grow because of the limitation of fossil fuels reserve and its pressure on environment. This review aims to find economic, reliable, renewable and non-polluting energy sources to reduce high energy tariffs in Russian Federation. Biofuel is fuel derived directly from plants, or indirectly from agricultural, commercial, domestic, and/or industrial wastes. Other alternative energy sources including solar energy and electric power generation are also discussed. Over 100 Mt of biomass available for energy purposes is produced every year in Russian. One of the downsides of biomass energy is its potential threatens to food security and forage industries. An innovative approach proved that multicomponent fuel (80% diesel oil content for motor and 64% for in stove fuel) can remarkably reduce the costs. This paper proposed that the most promising energy model for future is based on direct solar energy conversion and transcontinental terawatt power transmission with the use of resonant wave-guide technology.

Keywords fossil fuels biofuels food security electric power solar energy

Corresponding Author(s): Dmitry S. STREBKOV

Just Accepted Date: 22 April 2015 Online First Date: 18 May 2015 Issue Date: 22 May 2015

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Dmitry S. STREBKOV. Biofuels and food security[J]. Front. Agr. Sci. Eng. , 0, (): 1-12.

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Fig.1 Sorghum plantations in the Rostov area of a selection by the member of Russian Academy of Agricultural Sciences B.N. Malinovsky (on the right) yields 130 t·hm^–2, producing 15 t·hm^–2 biofuel.

Tab.1 Economic parameters of biofuel manufacture from sorghum and wheat

Fig.2 Comparative data on raw oil production per hectare of area allocated for crop cultivation

Fig.3 Industrial cultivation of microalgae in open ponds[8]

Fig.4 Cultivation of microalgae in photo bioreactors[8]

Fig.5 Equipment for testing fast pyrolysis at VIESH

Fig.6 Plasma conversion of liquid organic wastes. (a) Electric plasma generator; (b) burning of liquid organic wastes.

Fig.7 Equipment for multicomponent fuel production with 2?t·h^-1capacity at the Bioenergy Department of VIESH

Tab.2 Comparison of the characteristics of diesel, and multicomponent motor fuel

Tab.3 Comparison of characteristics of mazut and multicomponent motor fuel

Tab.4 Comparison of calorific efficiency of silicon and hydrocarbons

Fig.8 Resonant system for electric power transmission. 1 – converter; 2, 4 – resonant high-frequency Tesla transformers; 3 – single-conductor high-voltage line connecting the transformers; 5 – inverter.

Fig.9 20 kW, 5 kHz resonant electric power transmission system

Fig.10 Experimental models. (a) Non-contact high frequency electric vehicle; (b) a model of an electric tractor, using non-contact trolley.

Fig.11 Mega project global solar power system

Fig.12 Experimental model of a non-tracking solar concentrator module with 800 W peak capacity. The photoreceiver area is reduced by a factor of three in comparison with solar power plants without concentrators.

Fig.13 High voltage PV module

Fig.14 Solar power plant with 1150 W capacity and with 40-50 years of service life

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