{"id":4795,"date":"2026-07-23T05:03:15","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T05:03:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/interenef.com\/?p=4795"},"modified":"2026-07-23T15:08:02","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T15:08:02","slug":"agroenergetski-parkovi-nova-infrastruktura-za-konkurentnu-hrvatsku","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/interenef.com\/en\/2026\/07\/23\/agroenergetski-parkovi-nova-infrastruktura-za-konkurentnu-hrvatsku\/","title":{"rendered":"Agroenergetski parkovi: nova infrastruktura za konkurentnu Hrvatsku"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4795\" class=\"elementor elementor-4795\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-50cbb714 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"50cbb714\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-41075549\" data-id=\"41075549\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-004debe elementor-tabs-view-horizontal elementor-widget elementor-widget-tabs\" data-id=\"004debe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-3191\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-3191\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Hrvatski<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-3192\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-3192\" aria-expanded=\"false\">English<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs-content-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" aria-orientation=\"vertical\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-3191\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Hrvatski<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-3191\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-3191\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"false\"><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Ante \u010cikoti\u0107, direktor Inovaproa\u00a0<br \/>Objavljeno: JL, 30. lipnja 2026. 09:06<\/p><p>Agroenergetski parkovi: nova infrastruktura za konkurentnu Hrvatsku<br \/>Mre\u017ee koje spajaju preradu, obnovljive izvore, hladnja\u010de i logistiku smanjuju uvoz i ja\u010daju lokalne lance.<\/p><p>Hrvatska se \u010desto bavi posljedicama, a prerijetko sustavom. Odvojeno razgovaramo o uvozu hrane, skupoj energiji, otpadu, poljoprivredi, turizmu i regionalnom razvoju, iako su to dijelovi iste slike. Prera\u0111iva\u010d hrane ne mo\u017ee biti konkurentan ako energiju pla\u0107a skupo i nepredvidivo. Turizam ne mo\u017ee dugoro\u010dno govoriti o odr\u017eivosti ako hranu i energiju u velikoj mjeri uvozi, a biootpad promatra samo kao tro\u0161ak.<\/p><p>Brojevi su najbolji podsjetnik da nam treba druk\u010diji pristup. Prema projekcijama za 2025., Hrvatska uvozi gotovo sedam milijardi eura poljoprivrednih i prehrambenih proizvoda, uz deficit od 2,85 milijardi eura. Istodobno godi\u0161nje nastaje oko 0,48 milijuna tona otpada od hrane, odnosno oko 124 kilograma po stanovniku. Dio tog otpada treba sprije\u010diti i donirati, ali neizbje\u017eni dio mora postati sirovina za bioplin, kompost, digestat, toplinu i CO\u2082.<\/p><p>Upravo se tu otvara prostor za agroenergetske parkove. To nisu klasi\u010dne industrijske zone ni samo solarni paneli na krovovima. To su proizvodno-energetski sustavi u kojima se povezuju otkup, skladi\u0161tenje, prerada hrane, obnovljivi izvori, bioplin, baterije, su\u0161are, hladnja\u010de, plastenici i logistika. Njihova je zada\u0107a smanjiti tro\u0161ak energije, pove\u0107ati vrijednost sirovine i zadr\u017eati dodanu vrijednost lokalno.<\/p><p>Hrvatska ima zemlju, sunce, vodu, vrijedne proizvo\u0111a\u010de i sna\u017ean turizam, ali pre\u010desto prodajemo sirovinu, a uvozimo gotov proizvod. Ako ih znamo skladi\u0161titi, hladiti, su\u0161iti, pakirati i pretvarati u proizvode ve\u0107e vrijednosti, poljoprivreda prestaje biti sezonska djelatnost i postaje industrija. U tom prijelazu energija je klju\u010dni input.<\/p><p>Energija odre\u0111uje cijenu navodnjavanja, hla\u0111enja, su\u0161enja, prerade i transporta. Hrvatska ima oko 2500 sun\u010danih sati godi\u0161nje i zna\u010dajan solarni potencijal, ali solar sam po sebi nije dovoljan. Prava vrijednost nastaje kada se solarna elektrana pove\u017ee s baterijom, bioplinom, hladnja\u010dom, su\u0161arom, plastenikom i pametnim upravljanjem potro\u0161njom.<\/p><p>Zato vjerujem da je sljede\u0107i korak hrvatske industrijske politike povezivanje hrane i energije. Ne kao nova strategija na papiru, nego kao mre\u017ea agroenergetskih parkova u hrvatskim regijama. Takvi parkovi mogu proizvo\u0111a\u010du nuditi otkup, analizu kvalitete, hladnja\u010du, su\u0161aru, preradu, logistiku i pristup tr\u017ei\u0161tu.<br \/>\u010caporice kod Trilja razvijamo kao prakti\u010dan primjer tog modela. Na jednoj lokaciji povezujemo biootpad, kominu masline, bioplinsko postrojenje, solarnu energiju, baterije, podatkovni centar, su\u0161are, hladnja\u010de i preradu poljoprivrednih proizvoda. Komina masline, koja je godinama bila problem zbrinjavanja, mo\u017ee postati sirovina za energiju, toplinu, ekstrakte, ko\u0161ticu, biochar ili pobolj\u0161iva\u010de tla. Biootpad iz hotela, restorana, tr\u017enica i gradova tako\u0111er ne mora zavr\u0161iti kao tro\u0161ak, nego kao ulaz u kru\u017eno gospodarstvo.<\/p><p>Posebno je va\u017eno razumjeti vrijednost topline i hla\u0111enja. U energetici se naj\u010de\u0161\u0107e govori o struji, ali u agroindustriji toplina i rashladna energija \u010desto odlu\u010duju o isplativosti. Toplina iz bioplina ili biomase mo\u017ee su\u0161iti kominu, ljekovito bilje, vo\u0107e, povr\u0107e i digestat, grijati plastenike ili se preko apsorpcijskih sustava pretvoriti u hla\u0111enje. Hladnja\u010da, su\u0161ara i lokalna energija mijenjaju pregovara\u010dku poziciju proizvo\u0111a\u010da: ne mora prodati odmah nakon berbe, nego kada proizvod ima ve\u0107u vrijednost.<\/p><p>U Inovaprou zato ne razvijamo samo pojedina\u010dne projekte, nego integrirane sustave. Radimo vlastitu proizvodnju su\u0161ara, hladnja\u010da i dijela opreme, a kao sistemski integratori povezujemo struju, rashladnu energiju, otpadnu toplinu, bioplin, vodik i CO\u2082. Mikromre\u017ea budu\u0107nosti ne\u0107e biti samo elektri\u010dna mre\u017ea. To \u0107e biti mre\u017ea struje, topline, hla\u0111enja, vodika i bioplina te CO\u2082 kao tehnolo\u0161ke sirovine za plastenike, ekstrakciju i prehrambenu industriju.<br \/>Biogospodarstvo nije zelena parola. Ono zna\u010di da ostatak iz jednog procesa postaje sirovina za drugi. Komina masline, krumpirova kora, zelena rezidba, ostaci hrane, digestat, CO\u2082 i otpadna toplina postaju dio proizvodnog ciklusa. Umjesto da svaki problem rje\u0161avamo odvojeno, trebamo sustave u kojima se problemi pretvaraju u rje\u0161enja.<\/p><p>Za poslovnu zajednicu to je velika prilika. Sljede\u0107a faza konkurentnosti ne\u0107e biti samo rast prihoda nego i sposobnost upravljanja energijom, sirovinama, otpadom, vodom, logistikom i podacima.<br \/>Va\u017enu ulogu mo\u017ee imati i javni sektor. Zelena javna nabava je alat koji nam je dala EU. Mo\u017ee potro\u0161nju hrane u bolnicama, \u0161kolama, vrti\u0107ima, domovima za starije, vojsci i drugim sustavima usmjeravati prema doma\u0107oj proizvodnji, lokalnoj preradi i infrastrukturi agroenergetskih parkova. To je sigurniji plasman za poljoprivrednike i manja ovisnost o uvozu. Kada se takva infrastruktura izgradi, onda su drugi korak hoteli, restorani, trgova\u010dki centri&#8230;<\/p><p>Zato nam treba novi model: lokalni OPG-ovi i proizvo\u0111a\u010di povezani s privatnom agroenergetskom potpornom infrastrukturom, uz podr\u0161ku gradova, \u017eupanija, javnih ustanova i poslovne zajednice. Hrvatska ne mo\u017ee konkurirati koli\u010dinama najve\u0107ih poljoprivrednih zemalja, ali mo\u017ee konkurirati pametnim sustavima, kvalitetom, lokalnim lancima, energetskom u\u010dinkovito\u0161\u0107u i kru\u017enim gospodarstvom.<\/p><p>Agroenergetski parkovi mogu biti model kako povezati selo i industriju, poljoprivredu i energetiku, otpad i proizvodnju, lokalnu zajednicu i izvoz. Projekt u \u010caporicama koji razvijamo je na\u0161 poku\u0161aj da taj model poka\u017eemo u praksi. Vjerujem da takvih projekata Hrvatskoj treba vi\u0161e &#8211; ne kao izoliranih investicija, nego kao mre\u017ee novih regionalnih motora razvoja.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-3192\" aria-expanded=\"false\">English<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-3192\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-3192\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><p>Ante \u010cikoti\u0107, Director of Inovapro<br \/>Published: JL, June 30, 2026 09:06<br \/><strong>Agroenergy parks: new infrastructure for a competitive Croatia<br \/><\/strong><em>Networks that connect processing, renewables, cold storage and logistics reduce imports and strengthen local chains.<\/em><\/p><p>Croatia often deals with the consequences, but too rarely with the system. We talk about food imports, expensive energy, waste, agriculture, tourism and regional development separately, although they are parts of the same picture. A food processor cannot be competitive if it pays for energy expensively and unpredictably. Tourism cannot talk about sustainability in the long term if it imports food and energy to a large extent, and views biowaste only as a cost.<\/p><p>The numbers are the best reminder that we need a different approach. According to projections for 2025, Croatia imports almost seven billion euros of agricultural and food products, with a deficit of 2.85 billion euros. At the same time, around 0.48 million tonnes of food waste is generated annually, or around 124 kilograms per capita. Some of this waste should be prevented and donated, but the inevitable part must become raw material for biogas, compost, digestate, heat and CO\u2082.<\/p><p>This is where the space for agro-energy parks opens up. These are not classic industrial zones or just solar panels on roofs. These are production and energy systems that combine purchase, storage, food processing, renewable sources, biogas, batteries, dryers, cold stores, greenhouses and logistics. Their task is to reduce energy costs, increase the value of raw materials and keep added value local.<\/p><p>Croatia has land, sun, water, hardworking producers and strong tourism, but too often we sell raw materials and import the finished product. If we know how to store, cool, dry, package and convert them into higher-value products, agriculture ceases to be a seasonal activity and becomes an industry. In this transition, energy is a key input.<\/p><p>Energy determines the cost of irrigation, cooling, drying, processing and transport. Croatia has around 2500 hours of sunshine per year and significant solar potential, but solar energy alone is not enough. The real value is created when a solar power plant is connected to a battery, biogas, a cold storage, a dryer, a greenhouse and smart consumption management.<\/p><p>That is why I believe that the next step in Croatian industrial policy is to connect food and energy. Not as a new strategy on paper, but as a network of agro-energy parks in Croatian regions. Such parks can offer producers purchase, quality analysis, a cold storage, a dryer, processing, logistics and market access.<\/p><p>We are developing \u010caporice near Trilj as a practical example of this model. At one location, we connect biowaste, olive pomace, a biogas plant, solar energy, batteries, a data center, dryers, cold storage and processing of agricultural products. Olive pomace, which has been a disposal problem for years, can become a raw material for energy, heat, extracts, pits, biochar or soil improvers. Biowaste from hotels, restaurants, markets and cities also does not have to end up as a cost, but as an input into the circular economy.<\/p><p>It is particularly important to understand the value of heat and cooling. In the energy sector, electricity is most often discussed, but in the agro-industry, heat and cooling energy often determine profitability. Heat from biogas or biomass can dry pomace, medicinal herbs, fruit, vegetables and digestate, heat greenhouses or be converted into cooling via absorption systems. Cold storage, drying and local energy change the negotiating position of producers: they do not have to sell immediately after harvest, but when the product has a higher value.<\/p><p>That is why at Inovapro we do not only develop individual projects, but integrated systems. We manufacture our own dryers, cold storages and parts of the equipment, and as system integrators we connect electricity, cooling energy, waste heat, biogas, hydrogen and CO\u2082. The microgrid of the future will not only be an electrical grid. It will be a network of electricity, heat, cooling, hydrogen and biogas and CO\u2082 as technological raw materials for greenhouses, extraction and the food industry.<\/p><p>Bioeconomy is not a green slogan. It means that the residue from one process becomes a raw material for another. Olive pomace, potato skins, green trimmings, food residues, digestate, CO\u2082 and waste heat become part of the production cycle. Instead of solving each problem separately, we need systems where problems are turned into solutions.<\/p><p>It is a great opportunity for the business community. The next phase of competitiveness will not only be revenue growth but also the ability to manage energy, raw materials, waste, water, logistics and data.<\/p><p>The public sector can also play an important role. Green public procurement is a tool given to us by the EU. It can direct food consumption in hospitals, schools, kindergartens, homes for the elderly, the military and other systems towards domestic production, local processing and the infrastructure of agro-energy parks. It is a safer placement for farmers and less dependence on imports. 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