Autonomous Energy Sources in the North of the Far East: Current State and Directions of Diversification

• Published in: Prostranstvennaâ ékonomica Vol. 1; no. 1; pp. 101 - 116
• Main Authors: Saneev, Boris, Ivanova, Irina, Tuguzova, Tatyana, Izhbuldin, Alexander
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English; Russian
• Published: Economic Research Institute of the Far East Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences 01.03.2018
• Subjects: autonomous power sources; cogeneration; efficiency; northern regions; off-grid power systems; small-scale power plants; solar plants; the Far East of Russia; wind farms
• ISSN: 1815-9834; 2587-5957
• DOI: 10.14530/se.2018.1.101-116

The paper presents the current state of autonomous energy sources in the north of the Far East. Consideration is given to the capacity structures with a focus on industrial and residential autonomous energy sources. One of the main problems facing power supply to residential consumers in the north of the Far East is the insufficiently developed transport infrastructure, which causes complicated fuel delivery patterns, fuel price rise, and hence high electricity generation cost. The changes in the installed capacity of renewable energy sources (RES) in the north of the Far East are demonstrated for the period between 2011 and 2015. The research shows the main directions of power production diversification in the north of the Far East. The directions include the use of local fuel types, the development of cogeneration, the involvement of renewable energy sources and small-scale nuclear power plants. The paper presents a forecast for the renewable energy development in the north of the Far East up to 2035, made by the authors. The priority RES projects in the off-grid power supply in the north of the Far East are wind and solar power plants