What is Russia's potential as a partner in the global race towards a low-carbon economy? This book provides a balanced analysis of Russia's impressive, understudied and sometimes surprising strengths in the renewable energy sector.
The work is a first of its kind, exploring the significant political and economic obstacles to developing renewable energy in Russia. The volume explores whether effective partnerships may be achieved by combining Russia's excellence in basic research and its diverse natural resources with Western management skills – and aiming for innovation and exports. Solar power, electricity reform, market niches for renewable energy and Nordic-Russian partnership are all examined in detail.
Providing crucial insights for academics, policy-makers and business actors seeking to cooperate with Russian partners, this groundbreaking book raises the vitally important question of how key countries such as Russia will approach global climate politics and their own energy supply in the post-Kyoto world.
Contents: Introduction; Russian energy markets: liberalization and niches for renewable energy; The knowledge-base for renewable energy in Russia: education, research and innovation; Russia's solar power sector; EU-Russian science and energy cooperation; Nordic-Russian cooperation on renewable energy; Working on renewable energy in Russia: 10 experiences; Conclusion; Appendices; Bibliography; Index
About the Author: Indra Øverland is Director of Energy Programme at the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI), Norway; and Heidi Kjærnet is a Research Fellow at the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI), Norway.
Reviews: 'EU and Russia are neighbours and energy plays a very important role in their relations and trade. This book provides unique insights into Russia's surprisingly strong tradition in renewable energy, as well as the obstacles at policy and regulatory levels.'
Peter Lund, Helsinki University of Technology, Finland
'Overland and Kjaernet cut right to the heart of Russia's renewable energy sector, and give the reader an exposé that is unprecedented both in its comprehensiveness and its detail. This work will be the international standard-bearer on Russia's renewable energy sector for many years to come.'
Valeriy Kharchenko, All-Russian Institute for the Electrification of Agriculture, Russia
This title is also available as an ebook, ISBN 978-0-7546-9929-3
Indra Øverland's homepage on The Norwegian Institute of International Affairs website.
Heidi Kjærnet's homepage on The Norwegian Institute of International Affairs website.
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Introduction
Index