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Microsoft has signed an agreement to invest more than $10 billion in the development of renewable energy capacity to meet the growing demand for artificial intelligence and data centers. Under the agreement, Brookfield Asset Management will supply 10.5 gigawatts of renewable energy to Microsoft between 2026 and 2030 in the United States and Europe. The […]

The project “Production of advanced biomethane from microalgae grown on the digestate of biogas plants” by MHP Eco Energy and the Bioenergy Association of Ukraine won the “Innovate Ukraine – Support for Energy Recovery of Ukraine” competition. The project will be implemented by a consortium of Ukrainian and UK companies: University of Manchester (UK, administrative […]

The State Enterprise ‘Guaranteed Buyer’ has paid UAH 4.3 billion to renewable energy producers for January–March, July and September 2023. According to the Ukrainian Wind Energy Association, the level of payment for 2023 is a record. For 2022, payments to renewable energy companies still amount to 55%, and for January–April 2024 – 72%. The UWEA […]

The UABIO project “Development of a business model for biomethane production in Ukraine” won the Innovate Ukraine competition – Supporting Ukraine’s Energy Recovery. The project will be implemented within two years by a consortium of companies from Ukraine and the UK: Marriott Davies Yapp LLP (UK), Rika Biofuel Developments LTD (UK), Regenerative Agriculture (Ukraine), SEC […]

In 2023, carbon-free energy generated 54% of Minnesota’s electricity. This is the fourth year in a row that carbon-free energy has generated the majority of the state’s electricity, as the national share of carbon-free energy in the United States is 41%. The authors of the Minnesota Energy 2024 factsheet outline the main factors behind this […]

On April 30, the NEURC approved the cost of the service to ensure an increase in the share of electricity production from alternative energy sources provided by SE Guaranteed Buyer. The approved cost amount is as follows: – in January 2023 – UAH 432,110,619.39 (excluding VAT); – in February 2023 – UAH 1,050,577,585.13 (excluding VAT); […]

Microgrids are small local power networks with internal generation facilities and the ability to switch to an “island” mode to meet their own needs autonomously. Why it is important The creation of distributed generation is only part of the task of decentralizing energy production (which is especially important in the context of the unprecedented destruction […]

The U.S. Coast Guard Academy surveyed about 200 recreational fishermen about their views on the Block Island Wind Farm, the nation’s first offshore power plant operating off the coast of Rhode Island, the smallest U.S. state. The research team found a generally neutral or positive impact on recreational fishing. Many of the respondents believe that […]

BESS is a Battery Energy Storage System designed to accumulate, store and supply electricity to the grid. Its job is to maintain a stable and uninterrupted power supply. According to Alexander Dombrovsky, President of MHP Eco Energy, this is the first industrial energy storage system to be installed and connected to the company’s own grid. […]

The DNV group has prepared the Energy Transition Outlook 2023. The Ukrainian Wind Energy Association has selected the most interesting. Wind generation in the world will increase from 2,000 TWh in 2022 to 18,300 TWh in 2050. The average annual growth rate will be 8%. This progress may be achieved due to a sevenfold increase […]

On April 18, 2024, Galina Schmidt, UWEA Board Member and Vice President of the World Wind Energy Association (WWEA), signed a trilateral Memorandum of Cooperation with the Borodyanka Village Council (Kiyv region, Ukraine) and the charitable organization “Vidvazhni” (“Braves”). As part of the partnership, a small solar power plant will be installed on the roof […]

On Monday, April 22, the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Energy, Housing and Utilities considered several draft laws related to the energy sector. The first of them is on amendments to the Law of Ukraine “On Oil and Gas” regarding the definition of critical gas storage facilities and critical gas transmission pipelines. The other three will […]

The Chairman of the Board of SEAU Vladyslav Sokolovskyi and the Executive Director of SE “Premier Expo”, Director of ReBuild Ukraine exhibition Olena Kononenko signed a Memorandum of Cooperation. The event took place on April 16. The first joint project will be participation in the main engineering exhibition of Ukraine “Aquatherm Kyiv”, where SEAU will […]

The Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) has prepared and published the latest Global Wind Energy Report. 2023 was the most successful year for the global wind energy sector in its history. The number of newly commissioned wind power capacities increased by as much as 50% compared to the previous year. Thanks to 117 GW of […]

Restoring the centralized energy system, as it was before 2024, is expensive and not always reasonable. An alternative may be to develop a distributed generation using small, but numerous and scattered electricity and heat generation based on wind and solar energy, biogas, Ukrainian gas, etc. This was stated by participants of the press conference “How […]

The Kremlin’s shelling of Ukraine’s energy infrastructure has demonstrated its extreme vulnerability to such attacks. We risk entering the winter without the usual power generation. Distributed generation can be a way out of the critical situation. We have to move away from the usual centralized power system. We need to use all the capacities we […]

Halyna Schmidt, member of the Board of the Ukrainian Wind Energy Association and Vice President of the World Wind Energy Association (WWEA), spoke about the trends in the development of wind energy in Ukraine as part of the webinar “Wind Energy Around the World”, held on April 10. She told about situation si the industry […]

The Bioenergy Association of Ukraine has prepared a list of what needs to be done next? ❗️ Amendments to the Order of the Ministry of Finance of Ukraine dated 30.05.2012 No. 629 “On Customs Formalities on Pipeline Transport and Power Lines”. ❗️ Amend the Order of the Ministry of Finance of Ukraine dated 20.04.2015 No. […]

The Ukrainian Hydrogen Council, co-founder of Global 100% RE Ukraine, has presented its 2023 report. Learn more about the initiatives and achievements of the Ukrainian Hydrogen Council, which demonstrate the team’s unwavering commitment to the development of hydrogen technologies and a green future. In addition, the team has published plans for 2024. The report can […]

The Ministry of Energy of Ukraine continues its efforts to support and develop renewable energy generation. The Cabinet of Ministers approved a resolution drafted by the Ministry of Energy that allows the state-owned enterprise Guaranteed Buyer to sell electricity purchased from renewable energy producers not only on the domestic market but also on the European […]