The demand for biodiesel production to provide diesel power installation in remote settlements

Abstract

Introduction. Biofuel for a diesel generator operation is possible to be produced from microalgae within the immediate location of the consumer. The technology includes: growing algae in a bioreactor, plant materials processing, obtaining biodiesel under normal conditions of ordinary chemical reactions and resulting in generating electric and thermal energy by a diesel generator running on the resulting biofuel.

The purpose of the study was to determine the optimal technology for producing biofuel from algae and assess the possibility of using fuel without making changes in the design and control program of the diesel engine.

Methodology and research methods. The methodology included the simplest, cheapest and most friendly environmental technology cultivation of microalgae to produce biofuels followed by the observation of the results while using the fuel by the operating internal combustion engine.

Scientific novelty and results. Compared to other methods of electric energy distributed generation in the absence of a centralized electricity supply network, the methodology of producing biofuel and electricity generation can compete with wind generators and solar panels, or supplement these types of distributed energy production.

The practical significance lies in creating a possible facility for the distributed electricity production that can provide itself with a renewable energy source.