1,439 COMMUNITIES ON ONE MAP: FROM RENEWABLE ENERGY POTENTIAL TO INVESTMENT DECISIONS
The Institute of Renewable Energy of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine has presented an interactive map of renewable energy sources and green hydrogen in Ukraine, providing detailed information at the level of individual territorial communities.
On 24 September 2026, the Hydrogen Futures Ukraine Symposium 2026 took place in Lviv, bringing together representatives of Ukrainian and German public institutions, Ukrainian and international businesses, the scientific and expert community, territorial communities, investors, and project developers. The event was organized within the H2-diplo / GIZ initiative in cooperation with the Ministry of Energy of Ukraine. The Institute of Renewable Energy of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine was represented by its Director, Oleksii ZURIAN, DSc, and Head of the Wind Energy Department, Kateryna PETRENKO, PhD.
During the session dedicated to Ukrainian hydrogen projects and innovations, Oleksii ZURIAN presented the results of the Institute team’s work on developing digital tools for assessing renewable energy potential and the prospects for implementing green hydrogen projects in Ukraine.
One of the key results presented at the Symposium was the interactive geoinformation platform for assessing renewable energy potential and the investment attractiveness of green hydrogen projects, developed by the Institute. Its distinctive feature is the level of detail covering 1,439 territorial communities of Ukraine and the transition from simply displaying resources on a map to their quantitative assessment.
The platform is the result of the joint work of the Institute’s team. Individual thematic layers were developed by researchers from the relevant scientific departments under the leadership of Serhii MATIAKH, PhD; Kateryna PETRENKO, PhD; Anastasiia BARILO; and Hennadii CHETVERYK, PhD. At the final stage, the investment attractiveness layer was developed by a team comprising Oleksii ZURIAN, DSc; Mykola KUZNIETSOV, Corresponding Member of the NAS of Ukraine; Kateryna PETRENKO, PhD; and Oleksandr KARDASHOV, PhD. The research project is headed by Stepan KUDRIA, Corresponding Member of the NAS of Ukraine.
Importantly, the development is already moving from a scientific result towards practical application. At the same Symposium, a representative of the Kobleve Territorial Community presented the concept of the Kobleve Energy Hub, for which the Institute’s assessment of renewable energy potential and GIS analysis provided the initial scientific basis.
From scientific data to a digital tool, and from a digital tool to community-level solutions and real energy projects. This is how the Institute sees the practical role of science in Ukraine’s recovery and energy development.
PUBLIC DISCUSSION OF THE WORK «ORGANIC WASTE DISPOSAL COMPLEXES AS AN ELEMENT OF DISTRIBUTED GENERATION IN WARTIME»
On September 4, 2024, the Institute of Renewable Energy of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine held a public discussion of the work “Complexes for the utilization of organic waste as an element of distributed generation in wartime.”
Based on the results of public discussion and open voting, the Scientific Council of the Institute of Renewable Energy of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine ADOPTED the following decision:
1. Determine that the work “Complexes for the utilization of organic waste as an element of distributed generation in wartime” corresponds to the current level of scientific and technical knowledge, the trends of scientific and technical progress, is characterized by significant socio-economic and ecological results of implementation in the sector of ecology and energy stability of Ukraine.
2. The work “Complexes for the utilization of organic waste as an element of distributed generation in wartime” by the group of authors Gennady Zhuk, Serhiy Krushnevich, Valery Verbovskyi, Yuriy Ivanov, Stanislav Kubenko, Oleksandr Tashirev, Vira Govorukha, Dmytro Komissarenko deserves the award of the Boris Paton National Prize of Ukraine.
THE INSTITUTE OF RENEWABLE ENERGY OF THE NAS OF UKRAINE RECEIVED THANKS FROM THE “FREEDOM” BATTALION
The other day, representatives of the “Svoboda” Battalion came to IEE to present the Certificate of Appreciation and express their gratitude to the Institute of Renewable Energy for helping the Defense Forces of Ukraine in the war against the Russian aggressors.
“I would like to thank Stepan Kudra, Institute of Renewable Energy of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, for his active participation in charitable assistance to the Svoboda Battalion – the formation of the National Guard of Ukraine, military unit 3018,
which is part of the 4th brigade of operational assignment. You are our reliable rear and efficient front. Glory to Ukraine!!! Glory to the Nation!!!” – wrote a representative of the Svoboda Battalion on his Facebook page.
PRACTICAL WORKSHOP ON INSTALLATION AND ADJUSTMENT OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM
On October 28, 2023, a practical workshop on mounting and setting up a hybrid balcony solar system was held at the Institute of Renewable Energy of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine in continuation of the project “Green Reconstruction of Ukraine: Sustainable Solutions for IDP Housing”.
The event was organized by the NGO “Agency for Sustainable Development “SYNERGY” in partnership with the NGO “Hromada” and “Ukraine-Hilfe Berlin e.V.” with the financial support of the Foundation “Nord-Süd-Brücken e.V.” from the funds of the Development Cooperation Agency (Berlin) and the Fund named after Heinrich Böll, Kyiv-Ukraine Bureau.
Representatives of the organizers and donors of the project addressed the participants with welcoming words. Stepan Kudrya, director of the institute, spoke on behalf of the Institute of Renewable Energy of the National Academy of Sciences. He emphasized the importance of holding joint educational events of scientific and educational institutions in cooperation with the public and non-governmental organizations, and also spoke about the advantages of establishing autonomous SES.
During the workshop, the participants had the opportunity to consolidate the acquired theoretical knowledge in practice: in the first part, there was a demonstration and explanation of the features of connecting and installing the hybrid balcony SES, and in the second part, after dividing into three working groups and receiving the necessary equipment, the teams independently assembled the hybrid SES under the supervision of experts.
PUBLIC DIALOGUE “PROSPECTS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF GREEN ENERGY COMMUNITIES IN UKRAINE”
On October 27, 2023, experts from the Institute of Renewable Energy of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine took part in the public dialogue “Prospects for the Development of Green Energy Communities in Ukraine.” The event was organized by the Agency for Sustainable Development “Synergia” in cooperation with wechange eG within the framework of the “Civil Society Energy for Resilient Ukraine” project, funded by the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Auswärtiges Amt).
The dialogue brought together participants from Ukraine and abroad, who discussed the prerequisites and advantages of public energy in Ukraine, nuances of the legislative framework and regulation of energy communities in Ukraine, financing and investment opportunities in energy community projects, development prospects and challenges for creation and operation energy communities, shared their experiences and established connections.
The speakers and organizers of the project exchanged opinions and views on the chances and obstacles on the way to the creation of energy communities in Ukraine, talked about cooperation at the level of man-community-state in the development of green energy in Ukraine, as well as about the use of European and, in particular, German experience in creation of cooperatives. Together with the experts, the participants agreed that energy communities are a strategic direction of Ukraine’s development.
The Institute of Renewable Energy of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (hereinafter – the Institute of Renewable Energy of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine) was established in 2003 as part of the Department of Physical and Technical Problems of Energy of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine with the aim of further development and coordination of research in the field of renewable energy sources and ensuring the use of their results for the implementation of Resolution of the Presidium of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine No. 299 dated 10.12.2003
The main areas of activity of the Institute were approved by the Resolution of the Presidium of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine:
- physical and technical basis of the processes of conversion and use of solar energy;
- scientific foundations of wind energy conversion and use;
- thermophysical basics of using geothermal energy;
- scientific basis of processes of transformation and use of energy of small rivers and seas;
- scientific basis of transformation and use of renewable organic energy carriers;
- technologies and systems of integrated use of renewable energy sources.
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