The technological and energy costs for the cultivation, collection and processing of crop fuels are analyzed and the low-cost technologies of their use for energy needs are substantiated in the article. The technology for growing miscanthus in a production area of Bila Tserkva National Agrarian University training and production center sized 12 hectares during 2013–2019 is described. The prospect of growing giant miscanthus in the conditions of Bila Tserkva district in terms of reproduction technology simplicity, rhizomes planting mechanization with the modernized seedling machine SKN-6, low energy technology of processing and use in solid fuel boilers water heating. Recommendations on preparation of planting material of Miscanthus, which will provide effective seedlings, increased viability and plant development are given. The importance of solving the technical problem of compacting the crushed dry mass of miscanthus immediately before putting into solid fuel boilers or gas generators of internal combustion engines using serial mechanisms is discussed.
Key words: energy plants, energy efficient processing, crop fuels, fuel pellets, low energy technologies, energy independence.
MANUFACTURE OF THE ThO$sub 2$-UO$sub 2$ CERAMIC FUEL PELLETS FOR BORAX-IV