Perspectives of using renewable power sources in Tambov region for maintaining energy security

The authors of the article examine the possibilities of using alternative energy in Tambov region. Natural resources are the main power sources for both production process and human activity. Since hydrocarbon energy sources are not inexhaustible scientists all over the world are searching for new technologies for exploiting renewable power sources. The authors have studied the basic tendencies of Russia energy policy concerning the use of renewable power sources. According to “Energy Strategy of the Russian Federation until 2030†the share of renewable power sources will be increased and local fuel resources will be used in the regions. It is essential to define the opportunities and perspectives of using renewable power sources in Tambov region. The research involves analysis of actinometric and meteorological data in Tambov region. To ground the perspective of using solar energy based power sources the authors estimated the following updating criteria: total solar radiation, daylight hours, average monthly daylight irradiance, average annual and average monthly wind speed. The necessity of using alternative energy in Tambov region is explained by the pace of development of agricultural sector of economy. As a result there is a lot of agricultural waste (straw, grass, manure, sunflower husk, corn stalks, potato tops, bird droppings) which is the main source for bioenergy. To show the benefit of the measures taken the authors have conducted the SWOT-analysis of perspective use of renewable power sources in Tambov region.The study conducted demonstrates the expediency of using renewable power sources to solve the tasks of environmental and energy security