Ukraine wind and solar hybrid systems

Can wind power be used in Ukraine?

Ukraine has a rather high climatic potential of wind power, which provides productive work not only of autonomous power units, but also of powerful wind power plants. The interest in exploring the most promising places for using wind energy is growing, based on its climatic potential and indicators of its possible utilization.

Is Russia destroying Ukraine's energy infrastructure?

One of the main targets of Russia’s ongoing attacks on Ukraine is the energy infrastructure. The extent of the destruction is enormous. “One year after the start of the war in February 2022, 76 percent of thermal power plants had been destroyed; now the figure is 95 percent,” says Ukrainian scientist Iryna Doronina.

How much energy can Ukraine generate?

This technical potential is enormous. The researchers estimate that the potential for wind energy is around 180 gigawatts, while for solar energy it’s around 39 gigawatts. A total capacity of 219 gigawatts would vastly exceed the generation capacity of 59 gigawatts that Ukraine had at the start of the war.

Does Ukraine still have a nuclear power plant?

The Zaporizhzhia plant in southwest Ukraine, Europe’s largest nuclear power plant, was occupied by Russian troops and hasn’t supplied electricity since September 2022. However, a further three nuclear power plants with seven reactors between them remain operational in the east and south and continue to supply Ukraine with electricity.

Are Ukraine's power plants being attacked?

The corresponding findings, to which researchers from the Technical University of Munich and the University of Bayreuth also made valuable contributions, have now been published in Joule, a leading journal for energy research. “We’ve established that practically all Ukraine’s large, centralised power plants have been attacked since February 2022.

Should Ukraine develop a distributed power supply system?

However, Russia’s repeated attacks on the distribution grid lead to hours-long power cuts, including in the capital city of Kyiv. “That’s why Ukraine should develop a distributed power supply system,” Doronina says. A centralised system is easier to attack, whereas independent systems are more resistant to war and crisis.