Subsidy for the Gomel Industrial and Commercial Energy Storage Project in Belarus

Belarus's geothermal potential is relatively undiscovered, with only a few regions having been tested. Of the tested regions, the most promising geothermal energy potential lies in the Pripyat Trough (Gomel region) and the Podlasie-Brest Depression (Brest region), in dozens of abandoned deep wells.

The main emphasis in Belarus is on increasing the use of wood fuel, as it requires less capital investment than other types of renewable energy. Fuel from woody biomass (i.e. rough wood, pellets, chips and briquettes) is produced locally using modern harvesting and wood-chipping equipment.

Subsidies for biofuels dominate in the United States (62 %) and the rest of the world (75 %). In 2017, the EU had the largest share of renewable energy subsidies, due to its USD 78 billion subsidy for power generation (Figure 5).

All technologies currently deployed in Belarus are mature and have commercial status. The technology with the most mature local market is biomass, currently used mainly in heat generation.

Systematic collection and analysis of state-level subsidies to renewables would be a useful addition to the understanding of overall subsidy levels in the United States, as many states provide support that will not be captured by a price-gap analysis.

287 solar heating installations with total heat capacity of 3.9 MW th. Hydropower resources in Belarus are deemed scarce, though there are opportunities for small hydro in the northern and central parts of the country.