Russia has enormous potential to become an important exporter of hydrogen in the event of a gradual elimination of carbon emissions by the world economy, the chairman of the Global Energy Prize International Award Committee said.
There are good prospects for a coal industry that remains efficient despite the economic crisis linked to the COVID pandemic and the announced transition to carbon-free energy sources, Russia’s Deputy Energy Minister Anatoly Yanovsky said.
Three professionals took part in a discussion dubbed “The Future of Energy” within the framework of the 12th Gaidar Forum – Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak, the CEO of Gazprom Neft, Alexander Dyukov, and the President of the Global Energy Association, Sergey Brilev – with the focus placed on measures to counter climate change, carbon capture and the future of hydrogen.
Russia’s biggest wind farm, the Kochubeyevskaya wind power station in Stavropol region, has started supplying power and electricity capacity to the wholesale market, according to Novawind, the wind power division of Rosatom, Russia’s nuclear power authority.