DOI: 10.7256/2454-0730.2019.2.29408

Abstract: The subject of this research is the renewable energy trends and their role in socioeconomic development of northern regions of the Russian Federation. The conducted analysis focuses on determining the key characteristics and vectors of development of the renewable energy in the conditions of scarcity of investment, shortage of energy resources, high power rates, depletion of fossil fuels, increased spending for the development of new deposits, complicated access to new technologies. Data is provided on the development of the renewable energy sector on the global scale, as well as the regions of Northwestern Federal District. The scientific novelty consists in the advancement of methodological approach towards the scenarios for the development of renewable energy and economic security on the basis of interaction of macro- and mezzo-level. The research results can contribute to deepening of the existing knowledge on the phenomena under consideration, particularly, pertaining to the improvement of government policy instruments in the field of development of organizational-economic aspects of implementation of the regional energy policy.

DOI: 10.7256/2306-4595.2014.1.9613

Abstract: Economic development of the regions within the framework of developing a new model for the economic growth in Russia is defined by its main tendencies and the modernization results in the social sphere as the basis for the formation of the society, which shall live and support the position of Russia in the conditions of globalization of the world territorial development.  The Russian regions differ greatly in the level of their economic and social potential, and the potential for the use of innovations. Most of the Russian regions announced their innovative development, however, most of the regions possess low potential, and there is need for specialized research in order to evaluate the possibilities for the transfer of their economy into the innovative type of development.  A defining prerequisite for all of the regions is presence of industrial, educational, scientific and technological potential, regular and innovative infrastructure, investment and innovative activities of the enterprises.  The educational potential of the region is an important element of innovative development, since the level of education of the population characterizes the human capital of the region, and efficiency of development of the regional education system.  The level of education predefines the quality of specialists of the regional labor market. In this sense formation of the educational potential of the region should take place before the formation of its economic potential.  And in this sense education is a factor for the development of science and science-intensive innovative economy.   In this aspect the educational potential plays a defining role.