Europe is turning away from coal and Russian gas: an overview of the EU electricity sector
A new report by Ember analysts “European Electricity Sector Outlook 2025” reveals key achievements and trends that are contributing to the transformation of the EU energy landscape. The Ukrainian Wind Energy Association has prepared an overview of the document. Solar and wind overtake fossil fuels In 2024, solar energy production in the EU exceeded coal […]
DTEK invests €140 million in energy storage systems
DTEK has selected Fluence Energy B.V., a subsidiary of Fluence Energy, Inc. to implement Ukraine’s first large-scale project to create a portfolio of battery-based energy storage systems. According to the company’s statement, Fluence and DTEK Renewables will build six energy storage facilities in different regions of Ukraine with a capacity of 20 MW to 50 […]
Head of Global 100% RE Ukraine held a webinar for local communities: what was discussed
On Friday, January 24, Oleksandr Dombrovskyі, Chairman of the Board of Global 100% RE Ukraine and President of MHP Eco Energy, together with the Association of Small Cities of Ukraine, held a webinar on the digital platform Supermarket of Solutions for Communities. The meeting focused on how territorial communities can ensure their energy independence and […]
Guaranteed Buyer paid almost UAH 58 billion to RES producers in 2024
According to Ukrainian Energy, citing the press service of the State Enterprise Guaranteed Buyer, renewable energy producers received the largest amount of money for electricity generated from renewable sources in 2024 – UAH 39.35 billion. UAH 17.47 billion was paid for 2023. In total, last year, UAH 57.95 billion was paid for renewable electricity purchased […]
Committee on Energy Storage Installations Established at SEAU
The Solar Energy Association of Ukraine has launched the Committee on Energy Storage Facilities (ESF). The key tasks of the Committee will be: development of best practices for the integration of solar power plants with energy storage systems; development of off-grid solar power plants and autonomous energy storage facilities operating on a market basis; improvement […]
Bioenergy is the largest source of renewable energy in Europe, – Bioenergy Europe report
In 2022, bioenergy accounted for 54% of Europe’s renewable energy mix. This helped to avoid 300 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions per year. This is stated in the new Bioenergy Europe report, reviewed by the Bioenergy Association of Ukraine. The report analyzes the role of bioenergy in supporting Europe’s transition to a zero-emission economy […]
The Cabinet of Ministers simplifies conditions for the construction of gas distributed generation
The Cabinet of Ministers has amended the resolution on the construction and deployment of gas piston and gas turbine units, as well as generators for the period of martial law. According to Ukrainian Energy, the Permanent Representative of the Cabinet of Ministers in the Verkhovna Rada, Taras Melnychuk, wrote about this on his telegram page. […]
Guaranteed Buyer has announced the first “green” auction of the year. Solar quotas will be distributed
SE Guaranteed Buyer will hold the first auction this year to allocate a quota for supporting new capacity from alternative sources. 33 MW of solar power plants will be allocated. The auction is scheduled for March 13. According to the Guaranteed Buyer’s website, applications are accepted until March 12 inclusive. The auction will be held […]
A new photovoltaic material – a “solar carpet” – has been created in Massachusetts
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology has introduced an ultra-thin photovoltaic “paper” that can be applied to almost any surface. The new solar material is thinner than a human hair and provides 18 times more energy per unit weight than conventional glass and silicon panels. It can be used where the weight of conventional solar installations […]
“Green” energy is not a whim, but a serious tool”: what was discussed at the Global 100% RE Ukraine press conference
On Thursday, January 9, the Interfax-Ukraine agency hosted Global 100% RE Ukraine’s final press conference on “Sun, wind, biogas: how green energy will help Ukraine survive in 2025”. According to Oleksandr Dombrovskyi, President of MHP Eco Energy and Chairman of the Board of Global 100% RE Ukraine, the philosophy of a tightly centralized energy system, […]
Wind power set a number of records in 2024
The year 2024 was one of the milestones for the global development of renewable energy sources, and in a number of countries wind power continues to lead the way among the fastest growing electricity generation technologies, increasingly displacing fossil fuels from the market. On its Facebook page, the Ukrainian Wind Energy Association provides examples of […]
Global 100% RE Ukraine, SEAU, UWEA and UABIO to hold a press conference on January 9 (Announcement)
On Thursday, January 9, at 11.00 a.m., the press center of the Interfax-Ukraine news agency will host a press conference entitled @Sun, Wind, Biogas: How Green Energy Will Help Ukraine Survive in 2025@. Participants: Oleksandr Dombrovsky, Chairman of the Board of Global 100% RE Ukraine, President of MHP Eco Energy; Georgii Geletukha, Chairman of the […]
In Germany, the cost of electricity has fallen below zero. The wind helped
According to EnergoBusiness, the phenomenal decline in electricity prices to negative values is becoming more and more common in Europe. The reason is developed wind power and strong winds, which leads to overproduction of wind farms. This time, prices fell below zero in Germany. It happened on the first trading day of the year. This […]
