Research Regarding the of Importance Growing Canola in Mureş County as an Alternative in Obtaining Biofuel

In order to reduce greenhouse gases, the use of biomass in the fabrication of bio-fuels is becoming an increasingly attractive alternative. Even if at present the contribution of biomass to the energy balance is relatively low as compared to other renewable resources, specialists claim that by 2040 biomass will have reached a percentage of 23,8%. In accordance with Directive 2003/30/EC energy consumption is expected to increase by 60% in 2030, and specialist prognoses for 2050 estimate a two- or threefold increase in energy consumption. In Europe rapeseed oil is mostly used in the production of bio-fuel (80%). In Romania, in the year 2011, rapeseed came fourth among oil and fiber plants in oil production for consumers (69.100 tons). In Mures county, surfaces covered in rapeseed are still small, due to farmers’ susceptibility as regards the resistance of this growth to climate conditions in the winter and spring months. This is why the study's objectives aim at: making the most of the area's ecological conditions, using biological and technological factors with the purpose to expand the cultivated areas and diversify the use of seeds and oil.