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California plans to expand offshore wind generation by 25 GW by 2045
The California Energy Commission (CEC) has adopted a comprehensive strategic plan for the development of offshore wind energy, which remains a huge untapped energy resource for the state. Renewable Energy World writes about it. The plan includes analysis and strategies for deploying floating turbines off the state’s central and northern coasts to reach 25 GW […]
“Guaranteed Buyer repays part of its debt to RES producers
On July 11, 2024, the State Enterprise Guaranteed Buyer made an additional payment to renewable energy producers for electricity in 2022 and 2023. According to the company’s press service, a total of UAH 547.3 million was paid: UAH 209.0 million was paid in October 2022, with the overall level of payment for this month being […]
The Ministry of Health will install solar power plants in 130 primary healthcare facilities
The Ministry of Health of Ukraine plans to purchase and install solar power plants in 130 primary healthcare facilities within five months. These are complete sets of solar panels, inverters and batteries that will ensure the stability of healthcare facilities. The equipment will be installed in Volyn, Rivne, Zhytomyr, Vinnytsia, Zakarpattia, Ivano-Frankivsk, Ternopil, Chernivtsi, Kyiv, […]
“We need to prepare infrastructure for energy hunger”: how Ukraine can survive the winter
Ukrainian businesses and some active communities are already implementing small-scale generation to improve their energy resilience in winter. And this is worth emulating This was stated by the participants of the discussion “Ukraine’s Energy Resilience in the Context of Total War” held at Ukraine Crisis Media Center. According to Valeriy Chaly, Chairman of the Board […]
July 9–24 will be a day without power outages in all regions of Ukraine
For two weeks, from July 9 to July 24, all regions will change their blackout schedules: each region will have a day without power supply restrictions during this period. Thanks to such measurements, Ukrenergo’s Dispatch Center will be able to see how consumers behave when they have constant access to electricity. The approximate schedule of […]
The “Green Auction” for the construction of new renewable energy sources may take place by the end of 2024
An auction to support the construction of new renewable energy facilities, the so-called Green Auction, may take place this year, said Andriy Gerus, chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Energy Committee. This was reported by Energoreforma. “There is information from the Ministry of Energy that they want to hold an auction for the first 100 MW […]
Kyiv residents will be compensated up to UAH 300 thousand for independent energy sources
The Kyiv city budget will reimburse the cost of independent energy sources for buildings in the capital depending on their number of storeys. The relevant decision was submitted to the Kyiv City Council on June 4, but Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko insultingly announced its adoption. Until now, all condominiums/association of housing cooperatives/managers were entitled to receive […]
Vatican to build solar station instead of “electro-smog field”
Pope Francis has issued a decree to create a field of solar panels to provide the Vatican with electricity. The solar farm is to be built in northern Rome at a location that has long been a source of controversy due to the radiation from the Vatican Radio towers there. This is reported by Renewable […]
The EU will invest 25 billion euros of private investment in the development of the biomethane sector
According to the European Biogas Association (EBA), the European biomethane sector will receive 25 billion euros in private investment by 2030. This was reported by the Bioenergy Association of Ukraine on its Facebook page. According to UABIO, the second edition of the Biomethane Investments Outlook predicts an additional 2.1 billion euros of investment in the […]
SEAU to discuss the problems of buying and selling electricity under the “green tariff” with the “Guaranteed Buyer”
The Solar Energy Association of Ukraine and the SE Guaranteed Buyer have agreed to hold an open discussion of issues that arise in the course of business activities of buying and selling electricity between RES producers under the feed-in tariff and the state under the market premium mechanism. According to the SEAU, questions that market […]
Solar charging from a church and a jump in battery capacity. News digest from the USA
The United States of America is a country where green technologies grow especially fast and even bold startups find investors. This is just some of the news from the renewable energy industry, but it also demonstrates that this industry is developing at a frantic pace in the United States with huge budgets. And the government […]
Almost 16 GW of energy storage systems are in operation in the US
By the end of 2023, US companies reported operating 575 batteries with a total capacity of 15,814 megawatts. The US Energy Information Administration (EIA), based on the plans of energy companies, expects that by the end of 2028, the capacity of batteries in the United States will more than double to 35,953 MW. This is […]
The Government approved the National Energy and Climate Plan
The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the National Energy and Climate Plan (NECP) for the period up to 2030. According to the press service of the Ministry of Economy of Ukraine, the decision was made at a meeting on June 25. The NECP is a strategic document aimed at harmonizing environmental, energy, and economic policies […]
DTEK Renewables plans to start construction of wind farms in Poltava region in 2025
DTEK Renewables has received technical specifications for connecting 650 MW of wind capacity to Ukraine’s power grid. According to the company, the wind farm will be built on the territory of the Globynska territorial community in Poltava region. Construction is expected to begin in 2025. A second weather mast has already been installed on the […]
Global 100% RE Ukraine and UABIO visited the Biogas Lagada S.A. plant as part of the EU Biomethaverse project
Oleksandr Dombrovskyi, President of MHP Eco Energy, Chairman of the Board of Global 100% RE Ukraine, and Anna Pastukh, lawyer of the Bioenergy Association of Ukraine, visited one of the demonstration sites in Thessaloniki. They took part in a meeting of project partners to discuss innovative ways to produce biomethane. The BIOMETHAVERSE project (BIOMETHAne uniVERSE) […]
UABIO appeals to the authorities on the problems of the biomethane industry
The Bioenergy Association of Ukraine has written a letter to the Office of the President, NEURC and GTS Operator regarding the problems of the biomethane industry in Ukraine The Association published a statement on its Facebook page. “Today, Ukrainian companies are working hard to establish the production of biomethane from agricultural waste, which is a […]
SEAU calls on the Cabinet of Ministers not to disconnect SPPs from the grid
The Solar Energy Association of Ukraine calls on the government to use each available kilowatt of power efficiently and to stop the practice of disconnecting existing solar power plants from the grid. The Association published a corresponding petition on its Facebook page. Here is the full text of the petition: “With the constant shortage of […]
The Verkhovna Rada has taken the first step towards abolishing the carbon tax for bio-units
Parliament has adopted as a basis the European integration draft law No. 9597 on amendments to the Law of Ukraine “On Alternative Fuels” to create a register of facilities that use biofuels as the only type of fuel. This draft law aims to create a register of biofuel facilities (including biogas and biomethane) in order […]
ACEU represents Ukraine at InterSolar 2024
InterSolar 2024, the largest international exhibition in the solar energy industry, has started its work in Munich. This year, about 115,000 visitors are expected on the exhibition area of 111,000 square meters (the territory of two stadiums of the NSC Olimpiyskiy). It is the most anticipated solar energy exhibition in Europe. For more than 30 […]
The Verkhovna Rada is proposed to abolish VAT and import duties on energy equipment
The draft laws with the relevant amendments to the Customs Code were registered by MP from the “Servant of the People” party Andriy Motovylovets. Draft Law No. 11343 provides for the exemption from value added tax of importation, transportation (shipment) in international postal and express mail to the customs territory of Ukraine under the customs […]