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Regional differentiation of agricultural biogas, biocomponent and biofuel production in Poland Cover

Regional differentiation of agricultural biogas, biocomponent and biofuel production in Poland

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|May 2025

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Characteristics of biocomponent production facilities in Poland

VoivodeshipType and scope of activitiesType of installationAnnual production capacity (million litres)
PomorskieThe production of bio-components (methyl esters) and their subsequent disposal by any legal or de facto act that results in the permanent disposal of these bio-components or their use to produce fuels by oneselfTechnical installation for the production of esters170,00
Producing bio-components (liquid bio-hydrocarbons) and then using them to produce their fuelsDiesel Hydrodesulphurisation Plants286,00
Production of biocomponents (biopropane) and their subsequent use in the production of fuelsDiesel Hydrodesulphurisation Plants32,00
WielkopolskieThe production of bio-components (bioethanol) and their subsequent disposal by any legal or de facto act resulting in the final disposal of these bio-componentsMolecular sieve systems50,00
70,00
-150,00
Ethanol dehydration unit204,00
Bioethanol production plant95,00
80,00
The production of bio-components (esters) and their subsequent disposal by any legal or factual act that results in the final disposal of these bio-componentsInstallation for ester production22,65
MazowieckieProducing bio-components (liquid bio-hydrocarbons) and then using them to produce their own fuelsDiesel hydrodesulphurisation plant (HON I)26,00
Diesel hydrodesulphurisation plant (HON VI)85,00
Diesel hydrodesulphurisation plant (HON VII)118,00
DolnośląskieThe production of bio-components (bioethanol) and their subsequent disposal by any legal or de facto act resulting in the final disposal of these bio-componentsAdsorption alcohol dehydration plant35,00
Molecular sieve dehydration plant for agricultural distilleries5,50
The production of bio-components (methyl esters) and their subsequent disposal by any legal or de facto act resulting in the permanent disposal of these bio-componentsInstallation for ester production186,00
ŁódzkieThe production of bio-components (liquid bio-hydrocarbons) and their subsequent disposal by any legal or de facto act resulting in the permanent disposal of these bio-componentsTG plant for the production of synthetic fuels13,88
The production of bio-components (bio-propane-butane) and their subsequent disposal by any legal or de facto act resulting in the final disposal of these bio-components3,18
LubelskieThe production of bio-components (bioethanol) and their subsequent disposal by any legal or de facto act resulting in the final disposal of these bio-componentsMolecular sieve systems22,00
OpolskieProducing bio-components (bioethanol) and then disposing of them by carrying out any legal or de facto act that results in the permanent disposal of these bio-components, or using them to produce its fuelsMolecular sieve systems300,00
ŚląskieThe production of bio-components (methyl esters) and their subsequent disposal by any legal or de facto act that results in the permanent disposal of these bio-components or their use to produce fuels by oneselfPlant for the production of methyl ester124,58
The production of bio-components (methyl esters) and their subsequent disposal by any legal or de facto act resulting in the permanent disposal of these bio-componentsEstrownia268,79
MałopolskieThe production of bio-components (methyl esters) and their subsequent disposal by any legal or de facto act that results in the permanent disposal of these bio-components or their use to produce fuels by oneselfPlant for the production of methyl ester353,13
PodkarpackieThe production of bio-components (esters) and their subsequent disposal by any legal or de facto act that results in the permanent disposal of these bio-components or their use for the production of fuels by oneselfInstallation for ester production475,65
The production of bio-components (bioethanol) and their subsequent disposal by any legal or de facto act resulting in the final disposal of these bio-componentsEthanol dehydration unit68,00

Average annual capacity (m3/year) and installed capacity (MW) of RES installations producing agricultural biogas - breakdown by Voivodeship

VoivodeshipAverage annual yield of renewable energy installations producing biogas for agricultural use (m3/year)Average total installed electric capacity of RES installations producing electricity from agricultural biogas (MW)
Zachodniopomorskie3 929 3800.89806
Pomorskie4 993 8621.13208
Warmińsko-Mazurskie37817780.88006
Podlaskie3 481 9550.88925
Lubuskie29760000.6784
Wielkopolskie4 178 4241.04348
Kujawsko-Pomorskie5 663 5171.6195
Mazowieckie3 157 3510.76461
Dolnośląskie4 257 4621.04725
Łódzkie4 340 6611.1428
Lubelskie3 544 5330.94787
Opolskie3 387 9330.88833
Śląskie3 025 0000.7475
Świętokrzyskie3 422 0000.8995
Małopolskie864 0000.15
Podkarpackie3 078 5710.71343

Total annual yield of bio-components by Voivodeship

VoivodeshipTotal annual capacity (million litres)
Pomorskie488.00
Wielkopolskie671.65
Mazowieckie229.00
Dolnośląskie226.50
Łódzkie17.06
Lubelskie22.00
Opolskie300.00
Śląskie393.37
Małopolskie353.13
Podkarpackie543.65

Distribution of agricultural biogas installations and producers in Poland

No.VoivodeshipNumber of agricultural biogas installationsNumber of agricultural biogas producers
1Zachodniopomorskie1814
2Pomorskie139
3Warmińsko-Mazurskie1812
4Podlaskie1212
5Lubuskie109
6Wielkopolskie2925
7Kujawsko-Pomorskie66
8Mazowieckie1815
9Dolnośląskie1211
10Łódzkie109
11Opolskie32
12Śląskie22
14Świętokrzyskie22
15Małopolskie11
16Podkarpackie76

Number of installations and producers of bio-components in Poland

No.VoivodeshipNumber of bio-component production facilitiesNumber of producers of bio-components
1Pomorskie32
2Wielkopolskie76
3Mazowieckie31
4Dolnośląskie33
5Łódzkie21
6Opolskie11
7Śląskie22
8Małopolskie11
9Podkarpackie22
10Lubelskie11

Share of each Voivodeship in the national total

VoivodeshipShare (%)
Pomorskie16.3
Wielkopolskie22.4
Mazowieckie7.6
Dolnośląskie7.6
Łódzkie0.6
Lubelskie0.7
Opolskie10.0
Śląskie13.1
Małopolskie11.8
Podkarpackie18.1
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/oszn-2025-0008 | Journal eISSN: 2353-8589 | Journal ISSN: 1230-7831
Language: English
Page range: 14 - 28
Published on: May 12, 2025
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