UDC 336, 620.9
DOI: 10.36871/ek.up.p.r.2023.05.01.010
Authors
Sergey N. Kukushkin,
Dariko K. Balakhanova,
Plekhanov Russian University of Economics, Moscow, Russia
Abstract
The paper looks at the challenges and benefits of using renewable energy. The growth of human needs, the increase in the scale of production to meet growing needs, the development of methods for making products requires a large amount of energy. The use of traditional energy sources, based on hydrocarbons and electricity, leads to active human intervention in the environment. To stop the negative consequences, the concept of a "green economy" was developed, one of the main areas that can, if not fully restore the environment, and at least stop the negative consequences is the use of renewable energy sources or "green" energy. The first, short experience of using renewable energy sources (small hydropower, wind and solar energy, etc.) has shown that so far these solutions pose more questions than opportunities. These are problems associated with low efficiency of sources, high costs for their manufacture and operation, disposal of funds that have expired their service life. As a solution to saving the environment, renewable sources have created even more problems for it at all stages of the life cycle: extraction of raw materials and production of materials, the actual manufacture of sources, the operational period, disposal. The work considers various recommended scenarios for the introduction and use of renewable energy sources, which, according to the authors, do not effectively solve the problems of both environmental protection and the means of "green" energy.
Keywords
cost of sales; traditional energy, green energy, renewable energy, investment
