RESEARCH ON BIOETHANOL PRODUCTION IN ROMANIA

Biofuels have many advantages over traditional fuels as they are easier to be obtained, they are considered to be environmentally friendly, biodegradable and could be achieved through sustainable technologies. The aim of the paper is to identify the potential for bioethanol production in Romania, from the two main representative agricultural crops, namely: wheat and corn. For this purpose, the method of quantitative and qualitative analysis of data about the area, production, consumption, import and export was used. Unlike the United States or Brazil, the production of bioethanol in Romania and in the European Union remains an under-exploited branch despite the valuable potential of this renewable energy source. This can also be explained by the rather low demand for such a fuel.