Muzikant M., Havrland B., Hutla P., Věchetová S.
Abstract
Vine cane waste is produced yearly by pruning the one year old canes. This process creates a great amount of biomass which is either burned in the field as a waste or can be
used as pure mass or with some additives in the form of heating briquettes or pellets. The briquettes produced from vine cane, or its mixtures with other fuel materials,
were tested for their mechanical, energy and emission parameters. The Republic of Moldova has a significant lack of energy resources, and the vine cane waste can replace a
part of the consumed (imported) energy from Russia and the Ukraine
Key words:
vine cane, vineyard pruning, waste, biomass, heating briquettes, biofuel, renewable energy resources, emissions