Reduction of fuel consumption and lowering harmful gas emissions belong to the category of most important research topics in marine transportation. The former issue is important for all ships, while the latter one is even more emphasized for the vessels operating within highly inhabited areas like short-sea or inland waterway vessels. This paper considers technical, environmental and economic...
Urbanization of Northern territories of Russia is associated with the continuous growth in the thermal and electric energy production. The restricted use of fossil fuels in energy production is explained by their depletion, extraction and transportation costs. However, the main reason of the restricted use of fossil fuels is the susceptibility of Northern territories to contamination by...
The Russian Federation has a large territory, which is located in different climatic and zones. There are settlements, which are situated at a considerable distance from each other, in remote areas, given the shortage of basic vital natural resources, such as water, food, and energy. Such regions are located in the Far North, the total area of which is 70% of the entire territory of Russia....
