energy potential of the agricultural sugary and starchy crops in the specific conditions of transylvanian plain

This article aims to present a comparative study of the energy potential of agricultural sugary (sugar beet) and starchy (corn) crops, in the specific conditions of Transylvanian Plain, for extending the energy crop surface in this area, in order to produce bioethanol. The carried-out study concluded that the cultivation of sugar beet in order to obtain bioethanol, depending on the sugar content, can reach an extraction efficiency of 10 – 14%, while for the corn crop, it is about 44l alcohol from 100 kg corn grains.