ABSTRACT
Growing energy crops is one of the ways to produce energy from renewable sources. By cultivating energy crops it is possible to ensure revitalization of damaged soils as well as maintenance of productive and non-productive soil properties. A suitable alternative to the use of agricultural land, which cannot be used for food production for various reasons, is the production of biomass for energy production. Biomass production is important as a source of energy but also in the socio-economic sphere. Especially in the countryside, it has the opportunity to create a range of new job opportunities while ensuring the maintenance and cultivation of the landscape. One option for achieving the EU’s main objective by 2020 (to obtain 20% of energy from renewable sources) there is use of energy crops. The aim of the paper is to evaluate the possibilities of producing bioenergy from energy crops under conditions of Slovakia.
