Особенности использования возобновляемых источников энергии в сельском хозяйстве Cтавропольской губернии в пореформенный период

Abstract

Introduction. The article studies the peculiarities of the use of renewable energy sources in the Stavropol province of the post-reform period, mainly in the field of flour milling, which added most to the well-being of both local population and the population of adjacent regions. Materials and research methods. The study analyzes historical statistical data reflecting the state of the flour milling industry of the Stavropol province in the post-reform period. The research is based on open literary sources of the XIX–XX centuries. Research results and their discussion. In the course of the study, the dynamics of the number and territorial features of the placement of windmills and watermills of the Stavropol province for the post-reform period were analyzed. The state of flour milling in the Stavropol province of the XIX and early XX centuries is characterized, and an overview of the features of the use of various types of mills in agriculture is given. Data on the current state of alternative energy in the Stavropol Krai are presented. Conclusions. The use of renewable energy sources in the Stavropol province for grain processing prevailed until the second half of the XIX century, and the various territories of the Stavropol province were heterogeneous in the quantitative composition of the types of mills used. By the beginning of the XX century, water and windmills were being replaced by steam mills, the stability of which was less affected by the weather and climatic conditions of the territory.