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edit The Energy Portal Welcome to Wikipedia's Energy portal, your gateway to energy. This portal is aimed at giving you access to all energy related topics in all of its forms. Main pageNew articles & Tasks Page contents: Introduction • Energy news • Selected article • Selected picture • Selected biography • Did you know? • Quotations • Related portals • Wikiprojects • Things you can do • Associated Wikimedia • Help Introduction Selected article The Energy policy of Russia is contained in an Energy Strategy document, which sets out policy for the period up to 2020. In 2000, the Russian government approved the main provisions of the Russian energy strategy to 2020, and in 2003 the new Russian energy strategy was confirmed by the government. The Energy Strategy document outlines several main priorities: an increase in energy efficiency, reduced impact on environment, sustainable development, energy development and technological development, as well as an improved effectiveness and competitiveness. Russia, one of the world's two energy superpowers, is rich in natural energy resources. It has the largest known natural gas reserves of any state on earth, along with the second largest coal reserves, and the eighth largest oil reserves. Russia is the world fourth largest electricity producer after the USA, China, and Japan. Russia is the world’s leading net energy exporter, and a major supplier to the European Union. Renewable energy in Russia is largely undeveloped although there is considerable potential for renewable energy use. Geothermal energy, which is used for heating and electricity production in some regions of the Northern Caucasus, and the Far East, is the most developed renewable energy source in Russia. Selected picture Photo credit: Senior Airman Joshua Strang, United States Air Force An aurora, caused by the release of energy as charged particles collide with atoms in the Earth's upper atmosphere. Did you know? The Geysers The Power of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil is a documentary film which details Cuba's efforts to recover from the 1990s economic crisis known as the Special Period? The Geysers (pictured), north of San Francisco, California, is the largest geothermal power development in the world? The International Energy Agency was founded in 1974 by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in the wake of the 1973 oil crisis? Indian Railways has started to use Jatropha oil, blended with diesel fuel in various ratios, to power its Diesel locomotives? The South Wales Gas Pipeline is the largest high pressure gas pipeline in the United Kingdom? The Presbyterian Church (USA) was the first major religious denomination in the world to call on its followers to become carbon neutral? There was partial meltdown at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in 1979? A hybrid electric vehicle achieves better fuel economy than a conventional vehicle without being hampered by the limited range of an electric vehicle? Selected biography Marion King Hubbert (1903–1989) was a geophysicist who made several important contributions to geology and geophysics, most notably the Hubbert curve and Hubbert peak theory (or peak oil), with important political ramifications. Born in Texas, Hubbert studied geology, mathematics, and physics at the University of Chicago. He pursued his Ph.D. while working for the Amerada Petroleum Company, then worked for the Shell Oil Company from 1943 until 1964. On leaving Shell he became a senior research geophysicist for the United States Geological Survey until retiring in 1976. Hubbert was also a professor at Stanford University and at UC Berkeley. Hubbert is most well-known for his studies on the capacities of oil fields and natural gas reserves. He predicted that, for any given geographical area, the rate of petroleum production over time would resemble a bell curve. At the 1956 meeting of the American Petroleum Institute, Hubbert predicted that United States petroleum production would peak in the late 1960s or early 1970s. He became famous when his prediction came true in 1970. In 1974, Hubbert projected that global oil production would peak in 1995 "if current trends continue". Various subsequent predictions have been made by others as trends have fluctuated in the intervening years. Hubbert's theory, and its implications for the world economy, remain controversial. Energy news 9 June 2017: Natig Aliyev, Azerbaijani minister of energy, dies at the age 69. 1 June 2017: Controversial Dakota Access Pipeline starts commercial operations. 17 August 2016: The world's most powerful fast reactor BN-800 reaches its full power production level. 30 December 2015: The world's last operational commercial scale Magnox nuclear power reactor, Wylfa 1, closes in Wales. 13 December 2015: Construction of the Turkmenistan–Afghanistan–Pakistan–India Pipeline starts near the Galkynysh Gas Field in Turkmenistan. 9 December 2015:, The LitPol electricity link, connecting Lithuanian and Polish electricity grids, starts the test operation. 4 December 2015: Thirty workers die as a result of fire at the Azerbaijani Gunashli oilfield in the Caspian Sea. 8 April 2015: Royal Dutch Shell announces a takeover of BG Group for US$70 billion. 27 October 2014: The liquefied natural gas storage and regasification vessel Independence arrives to Klaipėda LNG terminal in Lithuania. Wikinews on energy Renewable energy news Quotations "There are only two ways to stabilize concentration of greenhouse gases. One is to avoid emitting them in the first place; the other is to try to capture them after they're created. And there are problems with both approaches." – George W. Bush, 2001 "The planet has a fever. If your baby has a fever you go to the doctor. If the doctor says you need to intervene here, you don't say, 'Well, I read a science fiction novel that told me it's not a problem.' If the crib's on fire, you don't speculate that the baby is flame retardant. You take action." – Al Gore, 2007 "If the climate researchers' reports are to be believed, global warming is a huge medium and long-term threat, one which could have dramatic consequences such as refugee flows and armed conflicts." – Angela Merkel, 2007 Related portals WikiProjects WikiProjects connected with energy: WikiProject Energy Oil megaprojects task force Other WikiProjects that may be of interest: WikiProject Environment WikiProject Technology WikiProject Biography Help Puzzled by energy? Can't answer your question? Don't understand the answer? Ask at the reference desk Read the Wikipedia help pages For further ideas, to leave a comment, or to learn how you can help improve and update this portal, see the talk page. 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