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Energy resources of the 21st century: problems and forecasts. Can renewable energy sources replace fossil fuels?

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Arutyunov, V S, Lisichkin, G V·2017·Russian Chemical Reviews

Abstract

The state of the art and the major trends of development of world energy engineering are analyzed. It is concluded that throughout the 21st century the role of alternative sources will remain rather modest. Fossil fuel will still be the major source of energy until the end of the century. Because of depletion of accessible oil resources, the proportion of crude oil in the world energy balance will constantly decline, while the proportion of natural gas will grow. It is shown that energy production from any source, including alternative sources, cannot be environmentally benign if the scale of production is large. In the long term, humanity has no sources other than fusion energy, but transition to this source would not solve the problem of the planet's heat balance.The bibliography includes 70 references.

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Authors
Arutyunov, V. S., & Lisichkin, G. V.
Affiliations
Russian Academy of Sciences (RU)
Venue
Russian Chemical Reviews
Published
2017-08-24
Volume
86
Issue
8
Pages
777-804
ISSN
  • 0036-021X (ISSN-L)
  • 1468-4837
OpenAlex
W2609644119
Cited by
277
References
25
Citations by year
2026: 42 · 2025: 64 · 2024: 54 · 2023: 22 · 2022: 39 · 2021: 29 · 2020: 10 · 2019: 13 · 2018: 3 · 2017: 1
FWCI
1.98
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
Russian Chemical Reviews (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Energy › Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment › Global Energy and Sustainability Research
  • Physical Sciences › Energy › Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment › Renewable energy and sustainable power systems
  • Physical Sciences › Energy › General Energy › Global Energy Security and Policy
Keywords
renewable energy, fossil fuels, energy balance, oil depletion, natural gas, alternative energy, fusion energy, environmental impact of energy production, energy forecasting

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