Development of renewable energy in Russia

The article is devoted to the development of alternative energy sources in the world and in Russia and presents an overview of the current situation in the field of developing the alternative energetics. A set of factors affecting the development of renewable energy sources (RES) in various countries have been presented, as well as the main problems of using thealternative energy. The author investigates the development of the alternative energy sources (AER) in Russia and the prospects for the growth of the Russian alternative energy market.