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Epicenter seeks €55.3 million for 75 MW of solar capacity
Epicenter Group has applied to several banks, hoping to receive funds to implement the second phase of the project to provide its facilities with their own green energy. The project consists of three stages. In the first, in 2023-2024, the company installed 170 thousand square meters of solar panels with a total capacity of 7.5 […]
State of the wind energy sector in Europe in the first half of 2024
In the first half of 2024, European countries built 6.4 GW of new wind farms: 5.3 GW of onshore and 1.1 GW of offshore wind farms. This is stated in the latest report by WindEurope “The latest autumn statistics on wind energy in Europe“, which is quoted by the Ukrainian Wind Energy Association. In 27 […]
Germany to allocate EUR 70 million for distributed generation in Ukraine
Small thermal power plants, boiler houses, generators and solar systems for hospitals, schools, and community centers will be purchased for €70 million. This was reported by “Ukrainian Energy” with reference to the German Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development. The funds will be used to provide cities and villages of Ukraine with their own facilities. […]
SEAU launches a catalog of solar power plant installers
The Solar Energy Association of Ukraine has announced the creation of an online catalog of solar power plant installers. The purpose of the catalog is to create a single platform that will help citizens and businesses quickly find reliable solar power plant installers in their regions. Therefore, SEAU invites companies specializing in the installation of […]
Britain is the first in the G7 to get rid of coal power
On the last day of September, the UK closed the last coal-fired power plant Ratcliffe-on-Soar in Nottinghamshire. It became the first G7 country to completely abandon coal power. The closure of the last coal-fired power plant is in line with the government’s policy of phasing out coal, which was introduced almost a decade ago. In […]
There are already 76 GW of offshore wind power capacity in the world
On the eve of the opening of WindEnergy Hamburg 2024 (our friends from the UWEA also presented their stand there), Clarksons Research has published a number of data on the offshore wind energy sector. According to the company’s analysts, there are 76 GW of offshore wind power capacities in operation worldwide, including about 13,800 turbines […]
UWEA represents Ukraine at WindEnergy Hamburg exhibition
WindEnergy Hamburg, the world’s largest trade fair for onshore and offshore wind energy, opens in Hamburg, Germany, on Tuesday, September 24. The wind energy space will be spread over 14 halls at the Hamburg Messe und Congress exhibition center. The organizers expect 40,000 visitors from all over the world to attend the event. The Ukrainian […]
UN to help Ukraine purchase gas piston units and modernize public buildings
“Naftogaz” is cooperating with UNDP on energy security and the 2024/2025 heating season. According to Naftogaz CEO Oleksiy Chernyshov, at a meeting with UNDP representatives on September 16, it was agreed to purchase gas reciprocating units for Ukraine. “We have an agreement to purchase gas reciprocating units that will further strengthen our ability to provide […]
Solar panels installed on a reservoir in Switzerland
A floating solar power plant has been built in the Swiss Alps. Romande Energie installed solar farms on large platforms in the middle of the Lac des Toules reservoir. The reservoir itself is located in the Alps at an altitude of about 1810 meters above sea level. There are 35 platforms with photovoltaic panels on […]
DTEK to build 200 MW of energy storage facilities
DTEK will invest €140 million in energy storage facilities with a total capacity of 200 MW to help build a safe and green energy system. According to the company’s press service, several facilities will be built geographically distributed across Ukraine. The batteries will be commissioned no later than September 2025 and will start providing ancillary […]
Solar panels made of natural fiber invented in the USA
An international research team has developed a solar panel that uses a back panel made of natural zeolite-polyester resin as an alternative to traditional polyethylene terephthalate (PET) panels. The innovation is designed to reduce the environmental impact of the PET back panel and improve the thermal and mechanical properties of the solar module. The natural […]
BIOMETHAVERSE project: How Ukraine drives the EU biogas industry forward
The #100GREEN channel has published the first video in a series of interviews about the #BIOMETHAVERSE universe, a large pan-European biogas collaboration supported by the European Commission. Georgii Geletukha, Head of the Biogas Association of Ukraine, together with Dmytro Vasyliev, co-founder and host of the channel, President of RADA, talk about the state of the […]
The procedure for customs clearance of biomethane transported by pipelines has been published
The Official Gazette of Ukraine has published Order of the Ministry of Finance of Ukraine No. 380 “On Amendments to Certain Regulatory Acts of the Ministry of Finance of Ukraine on Customs Affairs”. The Order was issued on August 1 and registered with the Ministry of Justice on August 15, 2024. After publication, on September […]
The Ministry of Energy has determined the environmental value of electricity from RES
he Ministry of Energy of Ukraine issued Order No. 325 “On Approval of the Environmental Value of Electricity Generated from Renewable Energy Sources for 2024”. According to the document, the environmental value of electricity from renewable energy sources for 2024 is 1232.84 kilograms of CO2 equivalent per 1 MWh of electricity. The Order was prepared […]
SEAU calls on the Cabinet of Ministers and the Verkhovna Rada to review unfair tax practices
The Solar Energy Association of Ukraine and the European-Ukrainian Energy Agency (EUEA) have sent inquiries to official bodies to clarify problematic issues of tax legislation. According to the SEAU on its Facebook page, the relevant letters were sent to the State Tax Service of Ukraine, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, the Ministry of Finance of […]
Development of the biogas and biomethane market in Ukraine: what the panelists discussed
On Thursday, August 29, an online panel discussion “Biogas and Biomethane: New Opportunities for Ukraine’s Energy Independence” was held. The event was organized by the UN Global Compact in Ukraine in cooperation with ExPro Consulting and the Bioenergy Association of Ukraine as part of the Ukraine Energy Initiative. The panelists – government officials, business representatives […]
A mobile solar and wind power plant was tested in Zakarpattia
In early August, a public test of an autonomous power plant capable of generating energy using photovoltaic panels and wind turbines took place near the village of Mezhyhirya in Khust district. According to Ukrainian Energy, the site for the presentation was not chosen by chance – this area, between Borzhava and the southwestern part of […]
Shelling on August 26 was the most massive since the beginning of the war – Ministry of Energy
The Ukrainian power system is being restored after the ninth massive Russian attack. This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Energy. Emergency and scheduled repairs are underway at power facilities. The system still has a power deficit. “Yesterday, on August 26, the enemy launched the largest missile and drone attack on […]
In 15 years, the total capacity of offshore wind farms will exceed 520 GW
According to reNEWS, citing an analytical report by Rystad Energy, by 2040, the total global capacity of offshore wind installations, excluding China, will exceed 520 GW. Europe will play a crucial role in this growth. It is expected to account for more than 70% of the world’s offshore wind power installations by 2040. Although some […]
The world’s largest vertical solar power plant was deployed in Norway
Over Easy Solar, a Norwegian supplier of vertical photovoltaic systems, has deployed a 248.4 kW installation at the Norwegian national football stadium Over Easy Solar specialists have installed the world’s largest vertical panel solar power plant on the roof of the Ullevol football stadium in Norway. It has a peak capacity of 248 kilowatts. Unlike […]