Innovative processes in renewable energy sector
The traditional components of global energy consumption are being revisitedand reconsidered in contemporary economy, including the whole carbon fuel sector -coal, oil and gas. The publication byD. Tsukerblat (Ph. D. in Pedagogical Science), lead research associate at the State Public Scientific and Technical Library of the Siberian branch of the Russian Academyof Sciences, and L. Perepechko(Ph. D. in Physics and Mathematics),chief of the Innovation, Applied and Foreign Economic Activity department at the Thermal Physics Institution of the Siberian branchof the Russian Academy of Sciences, presents the research focused on preparing and implementing the EnergyNet nationwidetechnical initiative proclaimed in 2016, its first results and problems. The paper shows that increasing electricity consumption drives developed nations to bet on alternative energy sources and stressesthe role of the EnergyNet project aimedto achieve both quantitative and qualitative growth of the Russian power sector.The authors describe the role of regional producers and developers in this project and provide the examples of scientific research and technologies developed by institutions within the structure of the Siberian branchof the Russian Academy of Sciences.The authors argue that it is feasible to protect the results of intellectual activity by patents when disseminating technologies andpay attention to the possibility to boost innovation in the renewable energy sector by merging scientific and production resources under research and industry clusters.