“In the horizon of 5-6 years, we expect to complete work on the creation of hydrogen turbines to transfer part of the power generation to the most environmentally friendly fuel,” said Manturov, quoted by RIA Novosti.
In addition, prototypes of hydrogen buses have already been created in Russia, the minister recalled, their serial production is planned to begin in 2023.
Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin recalled that, according to international experts, Russia is among the leaders in global decarbonization, and the share of energy from practically carbon-free sources in the country exceeds 40%, and including natural gas, it is 86%.
As the head of state noted, Russia plans to achieve carbon neutrality targets by 2060.