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The current state and the prospects of the use of renewable energy sources (RES) in the world, their total and technical potential and fields of application, and their advantages and disadvantages in comparison with fossil kinds of fuel are considered. Special attention is given to nonconventional RES. The reasons why Russia is lagging behind in the use of these sources are analyzed.
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Original Russian Text © V.P. Shuiskii, S.S. Alabyan, A.V. Komissarov, O.V. Morozenkova, 2010.
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Shuiskii, V.P., Alabyan, S.S., Komissarov, A.V. et al. The global markets of renewable energy sources and the national interests of Russia. Stud. Russ. Econ. Dev. 21, 318–327 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1134/S107570071003010X
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