Keyword: «fuel and energy resources»

The article deals with the problem of dependence of the EU countries on Russia's energy carriers. For many years, fuel and energy resources have been the basis of Russian exports; at the end of 2021, their share in the structure of domestic exports amounted to 54%. At the same time, over the past twenty years, dependence on these resources has been increasing. European Union is the main consumer of Russian energy resources. In the sense of the current geopolitical crisis and the ongoing sanctions war there are questions about the future of the Russian economy and existing economic ties with Western countries. The authors examine exports of Russian energy resources to the countries of the European Union, evaluate the dependence of these countries on Russian energy sources based on data from the Federal Customs Service, the Federal State Statistics Service and Eurostat. The authors also evaluate the possible losses of the Russian economy in case of a complete embargo on Russian energy resources by EU.

Wood consumption for boiler and furnace fuel in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) is still high. For the households in rural areas, wood remains the main fuel for heating purposes. The firewood consumption and production share in the fuel and energy balance is shown in the paper. In the course of the work, the actual specific heat consumption by the population in the centralized sector and the area of individually residential buildings heated by the population with firewood in each district were revealed. The annual consumption of thermal energy by the individually residential buildings for each district of the republic and the amount of firewood spent on heating in the single-family neighborhood, not connected to various types of energy supply, were calculated on the basis of the actual data. A forecast until 2030 for the firewood consumption by the population was made based on the assessment.