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September 2021 (published: 22.09.2021)
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Home > Issue > Prerequisites and problems of alternative energy development
in the subjects of the European North of Russia
Lebedeva M.A.
Alternative energy is an integral part of the concepts of green economy and sustainable development, as it plays a crucial role in achieving the goals to combat climate change. In Russia, the relevance of the development of alternative energy is due not only to environmental problems, but also to energy supply issues, which are especially acute in the north of the country. Among all the northern territories of Russia, the European North of Russia deserves special attention as a region with a huge geostrategic and natural resource potential, but at the same time, it has a number of environmental, economic and energy problems. The purpose of this work was to identify the prerequisites and problems of the development of alternative energy in the subjects of the European North of Russia. As a result of the study, it was found that the European North of Russia is an energy-deficient region (it can only meet domestic energy needs by 96% at the expense of its own capacities). At the same time, the territory under consideration has the necessary resources for the development of renewable energy, as well as potential demand for it. It is revealed that the main barriers limiting the development of alternative energy in the European North of Russia are weak investment attractiveness; perception of the territory of the European North of Russia as a raw material storehouse (a large supply of fuel and energy resources); location in the non-price zone of the wholesale market, which limits the amount of state support, as well as the need for additional costs to neutralize the weather and climate factor. In addition, it was determined that in regions where both traditional and alternative energy are used, electricity tariffs are lower than in subjects with exclusively traditional energy. In the managerial aspect, the results of the analysis of strategic documents show some inconsistency of priorities for the development of alternative energy at the federal and regional levels.
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Keywords: green economy, sustainable development, alternative energy, the European North of Russia, distributed energy.
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UDC 332.1
Prerequisites and problems of alternative energy development
in the subjects of the European North of Russia
Alternative energy is an integral part of the concepts of green economy and sustainable development, as it plays a crucial role in achieving the goals to combat climate change. In Russia, the relevance of the development of alternative energy is due not only to environmental problems, but also to energy supply issues, which are especially acute in the north of the country. Among all the northern territories of Russia, the European North of Russia deserves special attention as a region with a huge geostrategic and natural resource potential, but at the same time, it has a number of environmental, economic and energy problems. The purpose of this work was to identify the prerequisites and problems of the development of alternative energy in the subjects of the European North of Russia. As a result of the study, it was found that the European North of Russia is an energy-deficient region (it can only meet domestic energy needs by 96% at the expense of its own capacities). At the same time, the territory under consideration has the necessary resources for the development of renewable energy, as well as potential demand for it. It is revealed that the main barriers limiting the development of alternative energy in the European North of Russia are weak investment attractiveness; perception of the territory of the European North of Russia as a raw material storehouse (a large supply of fuel and energy resources); location in the non-price zone of the wholesale market, which limits the amount of state support, as well as the need for additional costs to neutralize the weather and climate factor. In addition, it was determined that in regions where both traditional and alternative energy are used, electricity tariffs are lower than in subjects with exclusively traditional energy. In the managerial aspect, the results of the analysis of strategic documents show some inconsistency of priorities for the development of alternative energy at the federal and regional levels.
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Keywords: green economy, sustainable development, alternative energy, the European North of Russia, distributed energy.
DOI 10.17586/2310-1172-2021-14-3-58-74