The article discusses the prospects of local wood waste resources as replacements for fossil fuel imports in the remote settlements of the Russian North from a viewpoint of a case study: the Arkhangelsk region and its outdated heating and fossil fuel delivery systems. Drawing on energy transition literature and expert interviews, the most influential factors are defined in geographic-infrastructural, institutional, financial, and behavioral contexts. In conclusion, the article determines that a key issue is that the constraints for alternative energy sources reinforce each other, while the actors working for them find themselves in an isolated position. This is especially true for the institutional and financial constraints. However, by examining the enabling factors it is possible to see how the bundle of constraints could also be undone together. Most efficient way for success would likely be helping municipalities and actors in the fields of biomass and energy production to form joint clusters and share resources.

本文从一个案例研究的角度讨论了俄罗斯北部偏远地区本地木材废物资源替代化石燃料进口的前景：阿尔汉格尔斯克地区及其过时的供热和化石燃料输送系统。借助能源转型文献和专家访谈，在地理基础设施，机构，财务和行为方面定义了最具影响力的因素。总之，本文确定了一个关键问题，即替代能源的约束条件相互增强，而为替代能源工作的参与者却处于孤立的境地。对于机构和财务约束尤其如此。但是，通过检查促成因素，可以看到约束束如何也可以一起撤消。