This scientific work is being carried out as part of a doctoral dissertation at the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU). The project focuses on determining the yield potential of various crops at different locations for biogas production. The aim is to produce biogas under organic farming conditions. While biogas is already produced in many places, it is almost exclusively on conventional farms. The particular challenge for this dissertation lies in its organic production.
The locations chosen were Großenzersdorf in the Marchfeld, representative of the dry region in eastern Austria, and Lambach, representing the wetland.
Due to its favorable climate, Lambach is ideally suited for the production of various arable crops, which was also a decisive factor in this scientific activity.
The crop range includes red clover, red clover grass, green rye, vetch rye, maize, and sunflowers. Harvesting will take place on five different dates, and the resulting material will be sent to the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, for further analysis by the doctoral candidate.
The determination of the gas yield for the individual cultures is the task of the doctoral candidate, but the results will be made available to the staff of HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein.
