Off-Grid Renewable Energy in Remote Arctic Areas: An Analysis of the Russian Far East

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Volume 59, 2016, Pages 1029–1037

The Chinese University of Hong Kong Faculty of Law Research Paper No. 2016-15

38 Pages Posted: 14 Jun 2016 Last revised: 22 Jul 2016

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Anatole Boute

The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) - Faculty of Law

Date Written: June 13, 2016

Abstract

Electricity supply in remote areas of the Russian territory is heavily dependent on diesel sources. Diesel generation imposes an important economic and social burden on the local population, besides the environmental impact of greenhouse gas emissions, black carbon and oil spills. Switching to renewable energy could reduce the current economic, social and environmental cost of electricity supply in Russia’s remote areas. The objective of this paper is to review Russia’s off-grid renewable energy policy by focusing on the promotion of wind- and solar-diesel hybrid energy in the Russian Arctic. Taking a mainly regulatory perspective, this paper identifies existing barriers to the development of hybrid renewable-diesel investments. Building further on the international experience with the promotion of renewable energy in Arctic climates (e.g., in Alaska and Canada), this paper tests the feasibility of alternative ‘best practice’ mechanisms to support off-grid renewable energy in Russia.

Keywords: Off-grid renewable energy policy; Russian Arctic; Russian Far East; Wind-diesel hybrid system; Solar-diesel hybrid system

Suggested Citation

Boute, Anatole, Off-Grid Renewable Energy in Remote Arctic Areas: An Analysis of the Russian Far East (June 13, 2016). Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Volume 59, 2016, Pages 1029–1037, The Chinese University of Hong Kong Faculty of Law Research Paper No. 2016-15, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2794914

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