Russia

The Russian Federation is one of the world's leaders in the production and ownership of coal, oil, and forest materials; nearly 25 percent of the world's biomass resources exist within its borders. With the current world markets up for fossil fuels, the Russian Federation has not invested large amounts of capital nor scientific effort into the processing and utilization of biomass resources for energy. With over 10 million people without central heating, small scale and community-based bioenergy and biofuel production sites have great possiblity should the government turn its attention to a renewable resource.

Contact:

Nikolay Sviridov- Russian Federal Agency for Energy, Science, and Innovations.