The paper reviews Polish literature on the applicability of some field crops grown to the production of renewable energy as fuel biocomponent (esters of higher fatty acids of rapeseed oil, bioethanol) –Part I and biomass as solid fuel – Part II. Liquid fuel biocomponents can be obtained from seed of winter oilseed rape and from surplus of cereals grain as well as from tubers of high starch potato cultivars. To meet the demand for stock, over the next 5-6 years the area of energy crops in Poland should cover 440,000-475,000 ha of oilseed rape and 470,000 ha of rye or 140,000 ha of maize or 150,000 ha of high starch potatoes. A higher long-term demand for the stock can be also satisfied by the domestic production. From the agrotechnical point of view, to enhance the capacity of stock (oilseed rape, cereals, potato), it seems most important to enhance the effectiveness of the factors governing the crop yielding and crop protection in production technology. There have been found no reports available in literature concerning the effectiveness of processing crop material into biocomponents.

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