The main directions of scientific work of the department:

- Economics of traditional renewable energy sources (RES): wind energy, solar energy, hydropower, tidal and geothermal energy.

- Economics and scope of new energy systems.

- Storage systems in power systems and isolated networks.

- Hybrid systems using renewable energy sources in local and national energy systems.

- Management of renewable energy projects.

- Renewable energy support system in the Russian Federation and the world: changing, optimization.

- Short-term and long-term forecasting of RES resources and impact on emergency projects.

- Determination of RES resources at different levels: for a project, region, country.

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