PROSPECTS FOR THE FOURTH INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION IN CONTEXT OF GLOBAL ENERGY SECURITY

DOI: 10.36871/ek.up.p.r.2020.09.01.003
UDC 338

Authors

V. D. POTURUKHIN,
Graduate at the Faculty of Global Studies, of Moscow State University named after M. V. Lomonosov, Moscow, Russia

Abstract

The article consider the role of energy factor in historical process of the first three industrial revolutions. The efficiency of modern alternative energy sources compared with traditional sources is being studied, as well as prospects for "green" energy sources to become a resource base for economic growth and a new technoeconomic paradigm. The potential of the modern energy resource base to provide mass automation of production cycles is being estimated.

Keywords

energy resources, alternative energy, techno-economic paradigm, industrial revolution, automation.