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.
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.