Geothermal energy use in Russia

Abstract

Geothermal energy use is a way to achieve sustainable clean energy development in the world. Russia has rich high and low temperature geothermal resources and is taking good steps in this direction. The development of the present-day world is impossible without large cities. At present, urbanization has become a truly global process the rate and scaleof which increases catastrophically. The gigantic concentration of people results in a multiple increase in the supplies of water, energy, and food to cities, which, along with an increased production and service, is responsible for the accumulation of a huge amount of polluted water and industrial and domestic waste in the city areas. This causes an aggravation of social, environmental, and economic problems in large cities. Underthese conditions the problems of urbanization and municipal engineering take on an absolutely different social significance ?? they become part and parcel of the global problem of sustained development of the modern society. In this connection two important aspects could be considered: clean alternative renewable energy use and organization of environmental parks as a demonstration of preferences and advantages of such energetic supply, which is very close. The concept of environmental parks on theterritories of big towns and for reserved territories is under elaboration. The choice of the optimal system for a nature-friendly energy support is based on the use of the deep-thermal energy and other ecologically pure sources, depending on the concrete conditions of the environmental park/aquapark, and takes into account all the environmental, economical and social factors. As a result the environmental passport of territories can be created. The concept of environmental parks could help to demonstrate the advantages of renewable alternative energy utilization.