Wind farms are particularly vulnerable during the war, with 89% of capacity in areas where active hostilities were underway as of last week. A further 9% was in close proximity to those regions and more than half of wind farms have already been shut down, according to the UARE. That is because the majority of wind farms are in the contested south of the country, where wind conditions are most favourable.
Wind farms are particularly vulnerable during the war, with 89% of capacity in areas where active hostilities were underway as of last week. A further 9% was in close proximity to those regions and more than half of wind farms have already been shut down, according to the UARE. That is because the majority of wind farms are in the contested south of the country, where wind conditions are most favourable.
Nearly all of Ukraine’s existing wind capacity is in areas where active hostilities are underway following Russian invasion
More than 9GW of wind, solar, biomass and hydro assets are at risk from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, according to the country’s renewable energy industry.
About half of the country’s renewable energy capacity, representing $5.6 billion of investment, is in areas where active hostilities are taking place, the Ukraine Association for Renewable Energy (UARE) stated last week.
The UARE has not confirmed how much capacity of each technology is at risk.
It released its report last week before Russian soldiers expanded fighting to the west of Ukraine.
Wind farms are particularly vulnerable during the war, with 89% of …
... more [truncated due to possible copyright]Nearly all of Ukraine’s existing wind capacity is in areas where active hostilities are underway following Russian invasion
More than 9GW of wind, solar, biomass and hydro assets are at risk from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, according to the country’s renewable energy industry.
About half of the country’s renewable energy capacity, representing $5.6 billion of investment, is in areas where active hostilities are taking place, the Ukraine Association for Renewable Energy (UARE) stated last week.
The UARE has not confirmed how much capacity of each technology is at risk.
It released its report last week before Russian soldiers expanded fighting to the west of Ukraine.
Wind farms are particularly vulnerable during the war, with 89% of capacity in areas where active hostilities were underway as of last week. A further 9% was in close proximity to those regions and more than half of wind farms have already been shut down, according to the UARE. That is because the majority of wind farms are in the contested south of the country, where wind conditions are most favourable.
Biomass was proportionally the next most vulnerable renewable energy source, with 48% of its installed capacity in areas where active hostilities were underway and 42% in close proximity to those regions.
At the end of 2021, Ukraine had 1.7GW of operational wind capacity, according to Windpower Intelligence, the research and data division of Windpower Monthly.
But the UARE said more than half of Ukraine's wind farms have now been shut down because of equipment damage onsite and some because transmission lines had been destroyed. It vowed to pursue claims for compensation via international courts.
Emergy’s 245.7MW Syvash wind farm between the Crimean peninsula and the Kherson region in the south-east was shelled early on in the invasion.
The developer stated that its Zophia wind farms are now on hold, adding: “the situation in the country is very serious and unclear”.
Ukraine had about 2GW of wind power capacity under development – all of which is now assumed to be on hold – according to Windpower Intelligence.