What Is to Be Done to Implement Russia’s Energy Strategy
O. N. Favorskiia1, V. M. Bateninb2, V. M. Maslennikovb3, V. V. Kudryavyic4, and S. P. Filippovd5, *
Translated by B. Alekseev
a Division of Energy, Machine Building, Mechanics, and Control Processes, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
b Joint Institute for High Temperatures, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
c MPEI National Research University, Moscow, Russia
d Energy Research Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
Correspondence to: е-mail: 1ptped@oem.ras.ru; 2vbat@oivtran.ru; 3ivtmaslen@mail.ru; 4nefedova@eurocem.ru; 5fil@eriras.ru
*RAS Academician Oleg Nikolaevich Favorskii is Deputy Academician-Secretary of the RAS Division of Energy, Machine Building, Mechanics, and Control Processes. RAS Corresponding Member Vyacheslav Mikhailovich Batenin is an RAS Advisor. Viktor Mikhailovich Maslennikov, Dr. Sci. (Eng.), is Chief Researcher of the RAS Joint Institute for High Temperatures (JIHT RAS). Viktor Vasil’evich Kudryavyi, Dr. Sci. (Eng.), is a Professor in the Department of Automated Control Systems of Thermal Processes at the Moscow Power Engineering Institute (National Research University) (MPEI). RAS Corresponding Member Sergei Petrovich Filippov is Director of the RAS Energy Research Institute (ERI RAS).
Received 22 April, 2016
Abstract—The elaboration of Russia’s power development concepts that envisaged doubled and even tripled power production by 2030 in accordance with an order of the Russian Federation was already under way several years ago. Today these concepts are undergoing revision. In the context of the sharp decline in industrial production, the illusion has arisen that the situation with power supply is relatively satisfactory: production capacities exceed demand by more than 20%. However, this is achieved due to the exploitation of expired and outdated equipment. The wear and tear of fixed assets in power production exceeds the critical mark of 60%. The main negative trends in the development of the Russian energy industry are analyzed, and a number of measures to resolve the existing situation are proposed.
Keywords: energy strategy, innovations, investment fund, combined cycle gas turbines, energy technology.
DOI: 10.1134/S1019331616050038