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“I’m a supporter of “green” transition and personally interested in making our energy sector “green”, because it means clean air and a clean environment for us and our children. The “green” transition must be sustainable both economically and politically,” Mr. Yuriy Vitrenko, Acting Minister of Energy of Ukraine On 18 February 2021, the UWEA’s member companies had a meeting with Mr. Yuriy Vitrenko, Acting Minister of Energy of Ukraine. The UWEA’s delegation included Andriy Konechenkov, the Chairman of the UWEA Board, and representatives from such wind companies as UDP Renewables, GÜRİŞ, Vindkraft Ukraine, DTEK RES, Yuzhne Enerdzhi LLC, EuroCape Ukraine I, Elementum Energy, MC Wind Parks of Ukraine LLC, and NBT. The participants discussed the current state of the national wind power market and focused on its further development and possible solutions to the crises caused by indebtedness and lack of a clear strategy for further wind energy development in...
“Governments and RES investors should consolidate their efforts in finding out a profitable solution not only to resolve the current crisis but also to promote the further Renewable Energy development,” Mr. Andriy Konechenkov, the Chairman of the UWEA Board On February 8, 2021, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky launched a large public dialogue to mark the 30th Anniversary of Ukraine's independence, which would consist of 30 large-scale weekly forums on vital issues for the country. On 16 February 2021, All-Ukrainian Forum “Ukraine 30. Payment”. was dedicated to the issues related to utility tariffs and energy independence of Ukraine. The Forum was attended by representatives of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, the Ministry of Energy of Ukraine, State Agency on Energy Efficiency and Energy Saving of Ukraine; People's Deputies of Ukraine and heads of relevant Committees of the Verkhovna Rada; representatives of international organizations,...
Every year Windpower Monthly ranks the best wint turbine models. For your attention is 2020 rating of modern models of onshore wind turbine 4.5–plus. MEDAL WINNERS GOLD Enercon E-160 EP5 The installation of the 4.6MW E-160 EP5 E1 prototype in July was the most important milestone for Enercon in 2020. However, it is only a stepping stone in the German company’s mission to reshape itself and its product portfolio for current and future global demands. When Enercon acquired Lagerwey in late 2017, the small Dutch supplier operated two “compact-drive” L136-4.5MW prototypes. This prototype became the core technology basis for Enercon’s EP5 platform, with the new E-147 and E-160 models announced less than a year later. The E-160 E1 is a comprehensive product advancement, alongside with the 5.5MW E-160 E2 upgrade already planned for Q1 2021. Another major step for 2021, involving both the EP3 and EP5 platforms, is the E-nacelle. An extended nacelle rear section will...
For two days - January 27-28, 2021 Ukraine hosted the 4th Edition of the RENPOWER Ukraine Investors Forum organised by Euroconvention Global in partnership with Ukraine leading Renewable Energy Associations including the Ukrainian Wind Energy Association. Renpower is one of the largest global B2B platforms in the world with editions in more that 50 countries and is one of the best-established and recognized renewable energy forums in Ukraine in the last years. Speakers and participants discussed the expectations from the first auctions for RES generation planned in Ukraine for 2021, technological opportunities for Ukraine under the EU Green Deal, future of “green” hydrogen and energy storage development in Ukraine. Much attention was paid to issues related to the financial crisis in the renewable energy sector and possible solutions to it. The list of key speakers included Yaroslav Demchenkov/ Deputy Minister of Energy of Ukraine in charge of EU integration; Liudmyla...
The official launching of the children’s book “Sekrety Vitru” (The Secrets of Wind) took place in the UKRINFORM news agency on 27 January 2021. The book initiated by the Ukrainian Wind Energy Association and co-sponsored by the Heinrich Böll Foundation Kyiv Office Ukraine and the UWEA, describes adventures of Max and his friends – a professor, Alina and a smart electric car Moby-El. Heroes explore the “secrets” of wind, learn about wind energy and how to take care of the Environment. With this book for kids aged 6-12, the publishing house “Ridna Mova” has launched a special series of books “Children for Clean Planet”. “The Secrets of Wind” by Galyna Shmidt, the UWEA Board member and Galyna Maniv, a children's writer from publishing house “Ridna Mova”, is a real kind of nonfiction with vivid adventures of the main heroes. Its lively, easy-to-understand content takes your breath away. “The education of respectfulness to the nature as well as usage...
On Christmas Eve, leading industry associations, MP’s of Ukraine and foreign RES investors urgently gathered for a joint briefing at the Razumkov Center to publicize the NEURC’s illegal effort to prolong the crises in the national RES sector On 6 January 2021, a non-governmental think tank Razumkov Center held an urgent briefing on the critical situation in Ukraine’s energy market. Liudmyla Buimister and Oleksiy Honcharenko, the People's Deputies of Ukraine, Karl Sturen, Co-Chair of the Energy Committee of the European Business Association, Magnus Johansen, General Manager of the Norwegian NBT in Ukraine and the Chairmen of three leading RES associations of Ukraine: Andriy Konechenkov, the Chairman of the Ukrainian Wind Energy Association’s Board, Oleksandra Gumeniuk, Executive Director of the European-Ukrainian Energy Agency and Oleksandr Kozakevych, the Chairman of the Ukrainian Association of Renewable Energy, expressed their expert views on the current situation. Maksym...
Year 2020 has been the most difficult years in the history of Ukraine's renewable energy sector being marked with following challenges: record debts to RES producers, frequent changes in RE legislation, reduction of the “green” tariff rates, difficult financial situation of the SE “Guaranteed Buyer” and NPC “Ukrenergo”, failure to comply with obligations undertaken by the Government under the Memorandum of Understanding including Government ‘s failure to fulfil provisions of the Law No 810-IX, constitutional petition of 47 MP’s of Ukraine on declaring unconstitutional the legislative provisions of the “green“ tariff Law and constant political pressure on the industry. On December 17, 2020 four leading Renewable Industry associations – Ukrainian Wind Energy Association, Solar Energy Association of Ukraine, Ukrainian association of Renewable Energy and European-Ukrainian Energy Agency summed up the situation in the renewable power market of Ukraine in 2020 at...
The UWEA Board meeting involving the UWEA members took place on 16 December 2020 to sum up the UWEA’s activity in 2020 and determine priority areas for 2021. The Board members expressed great satisfaction with the work of the UWEA Secretariat in 2020.
The priority focus areas for 2021includes:
Monitoring of the implementation of the provisions of the Memorandum of Understanding and Law of Ukraine No 810-IX by the Government;
Development of the Roadmap for the wind energy development in Ukraine with its further incorporation to a new (update) energy strategy of Ukraine;
Offshore wind energy development and “green” hydrogen production
Distributed generation (WPPS up to 5 MW);
RES Auctions;
New models for wind development in Ukraine based on market prices and competition including, Guarantee of Origin, CfD etc.
A decision was made on forming four working groups within the UWEA:
Working Group on monitoring the implementation of the...
WIND FARM LLC, the Ministry for Reintegration of the Temporarily Occupied Territories of Ukraine and the Donetsk Regional Military Civil Administration signed the Memorandum on cooperation for the implementation of the Project “New construction of 800 MW wind power plant in Donetsk region by WIND FARM LLC”. All signatures are interested in the implementation of the project that will develop the region through such contributions as new jobs, local production of wind turbine components, renewal of electrical grid infrastructure and payments to the State and local budgets. The list of signatories includes: the Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for reintegration of the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine Olexii Reznikov, the Head of the Donetsk Regional Military Civil Administration Pavlo Kyrylenko and the Director of the WIND FARM LLC Yurii Zhabskiy. The Ukrainian Wind Energy Association supports its Member Companies in their efforts to develop the wind energy sector of...
Within 4 days – from 1 - 4 December 2020 – all eyes of the global wind energy industry had been turning to the international wind energy summit WindEnergy Hamburg, which this year, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, was held online with a broadcast on WindTV. WindTV is an innovative event concept, produced jointly by WindEurope, GWEC and Hamburg Messe und Congress. From 4 studios in Brussels, Hamburg, Essen and Port Shoreham (UK), two WindTV channels - OpenStream and Premium - offered documentaries, news, interviews, TED talk format, Global Wind Briefs and entertaining content - all designed to bring the audience the role of wind energy in the sustainable development of Europe and the world. “Live WindTV stream is much more than just a traditional WindEurope conference. It is also a new format for communication with experts and interaction with participants, including a whole load of features - videos, interviews, entertainment. There were top speakers from industry, government,...
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