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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 […]

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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) […]

Biofuel plant Biogas Lagada S.A.

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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

Афіша виставки ІнтерСолар

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 […]

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Three hospitals in Kryvyi Rih will become more autonomous thanks to ESCO solar power plants

The city authorities of Kryvyi Rih received solar panels through a grant back in 2023. However, the community did not have sufficient funding to complete and install them. This was reported by the Solar Energy Association of Ukraine on its Facebook page. As the Association explains, sometimes communities receive solar panels as a grant, but […]

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EBRD gives OKKO Group €60 million to build a biofuel plant

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) will provide a €60 million loan to the Ukrainian private company Lan-Oil LLC as part of its first project to finance the construction of a new private biofuel plant in Ukraine since the start of the full-scale war. This was reported by AgroTimes with reference to the […]

Планета нагрівається: травень став дванадцятим поспіль найгарячішим місяцем в історії

The Copernicus Climate Change Service, funded by the European Commission, reported that May 2024 was the warmest May on record worldwide. The average air temperature was 0.65°C above the 1991-2020 average. This is the 12th consecutive month that the global average temperature has reached a record high for the month. This 12-month series is confirmed […]

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German-Ukrainian Green Business Dialogue organized by Global 100% Re Ukraine took place in Berlin

On the eve of the Ukraine Recovery Conference 2024 – URC2024, Global 100% Re Ukraine held a preparatory event in Berlin dedicated to renewable energy issues in the context of Ukraine’s recovery, the German-Ukrainian Green Business Dialogue. The goal of the event is to bring together German and Ukrainian renewable energy companies and policy makers […]

Time is short, but there is a chance: what Ukraine needs to survive the winter

Unlike in previous years, Ukraine’s energy system has suffered devastating losses this year and will not recover in time for winter. However, private businesses have some technologies that can help provide households and businesses with heat and electricity. To scale them up, we need competent and, most importantly, prompt government assistance. Participants of the press […]

Solar Energy Association of Ukraine is going to Intersolar Europe 2024

The Solar Energy Association of Ukraine will participate in the large-scale global exhibition Intersolar Europe 2024. Intersolar is the most expected exhibition of the solar industry in Europe. For more than 30 years, Intersolar has been bringing together key players in the solar market – from manufacturers, suppliers and distributors to installers, service providers, project […]

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Prime Minister promised to promote alternative generation in Ukraine

The government will promote the creation of alternative generation in Ukraine. Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said this on his official Telegram page. “I heard the reports of First Vice Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko and Minister of Energy Herman Halushchenko. We considered the possibility of abolishing import duties and VAT on all energy equipment and its […]

Winners of the Children’s Drawing Contest, organized by Global 100RE Ukraine, were announced in Vinnytsia

This story began three years ago, in 2021. Global 100RE Ukraine then joined the organization of a children’s drawing competition. It reached the semifinals – the news about it can be found on February 22, 2020. Two days before the full-scale Russian invasion. The contest was put on hold. Today, on International Children’s Day, the […]

The Cabinet of Ministers raised the price of electricity for household consumers

The Government has approved a decision to extend the provision imposing special obligations on electricity market participants. It establishes a single fixed electricity price for individual and collective household consumers at UAH 4.32 per kWh. The decision was made at a government meeting on May 31. The tariff will be valid until April 30, 2025. […]

NEURC joined the Association of Green Energy Issuing Bodies

On May 30, 2024, by the decision of the General Assembly of the Association of Issuing Bodies (AIB), Ukraine, represented by NEURC, became an official member of the Association. “This is a key step for the launch of the Ukrainian system of guarantees of origin of ‘green’ electricity in accordance with the EU principles and […]

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UABIO calls on NEURC to pay off electricity producers using biomass and biogas

The Ukrainian Bioenergy Association has appealed to the National Energy and Utilities Regulatory Commission to settle payments to electricity producers under the “green” tariff using biomass and biogas as fuel. The Association posted a statement on its Facebook page. According to the statement, the level of payments by SE Guaranteed Buyer to electricity producers using […]

Логотип UABIO: напис на зеленому тлі

Renewable energy could reach 31 TW by 2050

Bloomberg NEF has released a new Energy Outlook 2024, which analyzes how the world can still achieve the main goal of the Paris Agreement – to keep global warming below 2°C and avoid the worst effects of climate change. The authors of the Outlook emphasize that the speed of deployment of clean technologies and decarbonization […]

Вітротурбіни та сонячні панелі

A startup invested in by Bill Gates will receive additional $12.7 million for an “oval wind turbine”

The American startup AirLoom Energy plans to implement a new approach to wind energy. The idea started with a drawing on a napkin. Instead of placing massive turbines on top of 100-meter towers, the company attaches vertical blades to cables that run along an oval track just 25 meters (82 feet) above the ground. The […]

Схема вітротурбіни у формі гоночного треку