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On 28 September 2021, Kateryna Knysh, Head of UWEA's Analytical Department, took part in the international conference “Energy Week Black Sea 2021”, which was held online and offline in Bucharest, Romania.
During the session “On & offshore wind: project updates and developments”, high-level experts from Turkey, Ukraine, Georgia and Romania outlined the key trends in the development of their national wind power sectors.
Kateryna Knysh in her presentation “Prospects for offshore wind power development in Ukraine: current and future steps”, described the current status of wind power market in Ukraine, emphasized key problems of national energy sector and stressed the need for the development of offshore wind power and “green” hydrogen technologies in Ukraine as well as these technologies’ advantages for the industry of Ukraine.
Kateryna stressed that offshore wind energy was an effective mechanism for promoting international cooperation. She cited a recent example when a Protocol on Initiating Black Sea Offshore Wind Energy Federation was signed between the UWEA and TOWEA and invited the relevant wind energy associations from Romania, Bulgaria and Georgia to join this initiative.
“According to our optimistic predictions, the first offshore wind farms in Ukraine could be commissioned in 2028, and from 2029 onwards at least 100 MW of new offshore capacities could be added per year. Of course, the first offshore wind projects will be implemented exclusively for the production of "green" hydrogen, but in the future, offshore wind farms could also act as interconnectors between Ukraine and the European energy system,”- said Kateryna Knysh.
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