PROSPECTS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF ALTERNATIVE ENERGY IN UKRAINE

Problem statement. The article considers the world's situation with energy sources, showing that from environmental, economic and political points of view for a long time all countries in the world need to switch from traditional sources of energy to so-called renewable or innovative energy sources. This saves a lot of money for the economy of countries, reduces the cost of energy, as well as reduces the negative impact on the environment. Energy independence or reduction of such dependence for each country on traditional energy donor countries is one of the important tasks for normal development of countries, use of advanced technologies, development of science and technology. The purpose of the article is to analyze the prospects for power generation from alternative sources, considered the use of alternative energy in the regions of Ukraine, as well as show how and in what countries are already quite effective programs to replace traditional energy sources for innovative. Conclusions. The analysis of the prospects for the use of innovative energy sources is conducted, the resources of these sources in Ukraine are shown, as well as predictions for the main areas of development.