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Brazil
interested in creation of joint venture for biofuel
production
Brazil is interested in the creation of a Ukrainian-Brazilian
JV for biofuel production in Ukraine. This issue was
discussed at the Ukrainian-Brazilian talks in Kiev.
"We are interested in alternative types of fuel.
The Brazilian side has serious plans in this regard,
and we are even ready to set up a joint Ukrainian-Brazilian
company for biofuel production in Ukraine," Antonio
Fernando Cruz de Mello, Brazilian Ambassador in Ukraine,
said. Brazil, the world's second country after the United
States in terms of the production of ethanol and its
largest exporter, is actively popularizing the subject
of biofuel in the world.
22.03.2010 Source: Ukrinform
NAER: Ukraine fails to use
UAH 3bn of green investments
Ukraine did not use UAH 3 billion, obtained under the
Kyoto Protocol in 2009, according to Serhiy Yermilov,
the Chairman of the National Agency of Ukraine for Efficient
Use of Energy Resources (NAER). "These are the
so-called green investments. We can not use these funds
anyhow. We need these funds to invest in energy saving
programs in such a way that emissions are decreased
by a corresponding amount," he said. Yermilov said
that energy saving projects under the funds of the Kyoto
Protocol should be ratified by Japan, since it bought
the country quota. He added that last year the Japanese
liked none of the projects. NAER hopes that this year
there will be funds from the budget, and the agency
in cooperation with line ministries would prepare high
quality energy saving projects.
20.03.2010 Source: NAER
Ukrainische Rapsexporte könnten
über EU-Richtlinie stolpern
Die ukrainische Organisation Agrarbusiness-Club hat
vor einem möglichen Einbruch der nationalen Exporte
von Ölraps in die Europäische Union gewarnt.
Der Grund dafür liege in neuen, aus der EU-Richtlinie
zur Förderung der Nutzung von erneuerbarer Energie
hervorgehenden Kriterien für die eingesetzten Rohstoffe.
So ist ab 1.07.2010 nachzuweisen, dass die Biomasse
nachhaltig hergestellt worden ist. Für Tausende
ukrainische Rapsproduzenten könnte die Forderung
der Exporteure nach einem entsprechenden Zertifikat
eine Überraschung bedeuten. Der Agrarbusiness-Klub
hat daher das Landwirtschaftsministerium aufgefordert,
eine Arbeitsgruppe ins Leben zu rufen, die sich umgehend
mit diesem Problem befassen soll. Den Angaben zufolge
werden etwa 90% des in der Ukraine erzeugten Ölrapses
ausgeführt, zum größten Teil in die
EU-Länder.
10.03.2010 Source: agrarheute
Ukrainian company building
a biogas-plant in Indonesia
On 01.03.2010 ZORG signed a new contract for construction
of a biogas plant for an agricultural complex producing
diary products in Indonesia. ZORG Ukraine is going to
supply all materials and equipment necessary for construction
of the biogas plant and manage plant's launching while
Indonesian contractors will carry on with the construction
of reactors from reinforced concrete.
Ultimate capacity of the plant's four reactors will
reach 1,34 megawatts. As planned, companies will proceed
with the construction works in course of 2010-2011.
The cost of the first reactor to be built estimates
around EUR 2.5 million.
04.03.2010 Source: Interfax
Ukraine-Poland lab for alternative
energy sources tests set up in Poltava
Ukraine-Poland Laboratory for Experiments with Alternative
Energy Sources was set up in Poltava. The initiators
- experts with Poltava Agrarian Academy and Krakow Electrical
College - intend to replace oil and gas by natural alternative
energy. According to Prof. Antonina Kalinichenko at
Poltava Agrarian Academy, the experimental work will
start with studying the operation of four collar absorber
assemblies given by the Polish firm Neon, capable of
delivering heat water from early spring to late autumn,
and in the future - development of own projects on the
use of solar and wind energy and other natural sources.
04.03.2010 Source: Ukrinform
Ukraine base for new biofuel
and feed initiative
Alternativa Ltd. and GreenShift Corp. have entered into
an exclusive supply and cooperation agreement for the
purpose of designing and developing sustainable integrated
feedstock and renewable energy production facilities.
The companies will initially focus on selected geographies
throughout the world that have both abundant undeveloped
biomass-derived feedstock resources and the downstream
supply-chain infrastructure needed for robust distribution
and use of renewable energy and other biomass-derived
products at scale.
02.03.2010 Source: allaboutfeed
Total installed capacity of
wind power plants reaches 1,200 kWt
Over recent one and a half years the number of wind
power plants set up in Ukraine doubled. Although, the
crisis slowed down development of the alternative energy
sources market, but on the whole the segment succeeded
to preserve a good dynamics, Head of the Ukrainian Wind
Energy Association (UWEA) Andriy Konechenkov has said.
Ttotal capacity of wind power plants set up in the country
reaches 1,200 kWt. Although, technology by both Chinese
and European producers is widely presented on the market,
nevertheless out of over 50% of wind plants of 10 kWt
capacity, sold over the years of independence, falls
on the national producer. The Ukrainian wind power plants
are in demand not only with national farmers and tourist
bases, but they go for export. In particular, Ukrainian
wind aggregates are working in Poland, Germany, Hungary
and Macedonia.
26.02.2010 Source: UWEA
Ukraine interested in South Korea's experience in
using alternative, renewable energy sources
The draft state economic program of energy efficiency
for 2010-2015 foresees the implementation of a number
of programs and projects worth UAH 250 billion. It is
necessary to reduce energy consumption per unit of Ukraine's
GDP by 20% by 2015. Taking into account South Korea's
considerable experience in the use of alternative and
renewable energy sources, the development of bilateral
relations between Ukraine and South Korea is strategically
important. Chairman of the National Agency of Ukraine
for the Efficient Use of Energy Resources Serhiy Yermilov
said this in his welcoming speech at a Ukrainian-Korean
seminar. South Korean Ambassador to Ukraine Pak Ro Byok,
in turn, said that the leading South Korean companies
were interested in investing in energy efficiency projects
in Ukraine. A memorandum of understanding between the
National Agency of Ukraine for the Efficient Use of
Energy Resources and Korea Development Institute was
signed as part of Ukrainian-South Korean cooperation.
Now such companies as Samsung, POSCO, KOTRA and others
are ready to consider real projects to be jointly implemented
in Ukraine.
24.02.2010 Source: Ukrinform
EBRD to invest EUR 100mln into UKEEP program for
Ukrainian enterprises
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
is ready to invest EUR 100 million into the Ukrainian
Energy Efficiency Program (UKEEP) for Ukrainian enterprises
of any industrial sector, Anders Lund, the UKEEP Project
Manager said during presentation of the program in Dnipropetrovsk.
The program realization will help enterprises to raise
its competitiveness at the expense of reduction of energy
consumption or development of renewal energy sources.
International consultants will visit an enterprise and
determine the necessary energy saving programs, free
of charge, following that, on an agreement with the
enterprise, credits will be earmarked within the frames
of the UKEEP program.
17.02.2010 Source: Ukrinform
Tymoshenko promises privileges
to companies generating
electricity from renewable energy sources
Ukrainian Premier Yulia Tymoshenko has promised tax
privileges to Ukrainian companies that generate electricity
from renewable energy sources. The draft law has been
registered in the parliament. Tymoshenko said that the
share of electricity generated from renewable energy
sources in the Ukrainian power grid should be at least
20-25%.
30.01.2010 Source: Interfax
Ukrainian Biofuel Industry
Receives Tax Benefits
By the 18-th of January 2010 the Ministry of Industrial
Policy of Ukraine received 7 requests to proceed with
concessionary import of equipment, used within the industry
of renewable fuels. On January 1, 2010 Ukrainian government
validated a law "On making changes and additions
to the tax policy of Ukraine in order to facilitate
production and usage of biofuels." According to
the changes brought by the government, Ukrainian companies
that work in the field of alternative energy can get
an exemption from the tax on value added when they import
technical equipment.
25.01.2010 Source: press-service of FuelAlternative.
Miro Group may invest into
Ukraine
The International Foundation Miro Group familiarized
with investment projects of Ukrainian companies in the
agriculture and alternative sources of energy and now
studies possibilities to invest its funds into them.
According to him, the foundation did not take any decision
yet about concrete investment objects, however it intends
to focus on studying the projects of biogas production
from agricultural waste.
10.12.2009 Source: Ukrinform
Mykolayiv will be among the
first to start producing biogas at city dump
The first stage of a tripartite project on remediation
and decontamination of the city dump being implemented
along with representatives of Japanese and Polish companies
has completed in Mykolayiv. Today, 14 out of 23 fields
for biogas production from domestic waste are ready
for operation. Overall, 84 integrated fields are planned
to be drilled at the area of 17 ha. As tentative estimates
show, the investment project will be worth EUR 2 million.
After the project is implemented, the investors will
get methane, the Japanese side will be able to buy Ukrainian
quotas for emission of this gas (within the Kyoto Protocol),
while Mykolayiv will have a modern waste container that
meets European standards.
13.11.2009 Source: Ukrinform
EUR
50 million for companies developing renewable energy
in the Ukraine
The European
Board for Reconstruction and Development or EBRD is
considering establishing a EUR 50 million Ukraine Renewable
Energy Direct Lending Facility "UREDLF" or
"Facility", which would provide the Bank with
an instrument to extend debt financing for renewable
energy projects in Ukraine. The total project cost will
be up to 100 million euro.
The Facility will consider all forms of renewable energy
generation project including hydro, wind, biomass and
solar.
 PDF
Download, EBRD, 30.10.2009
Biogas plant planned for construction
in Donetsk region
An order for an unusual project was made by the JSC
Ekoprod, one of the largest agricultural enterprises
in Donetsk region. Jointly with German partners they
decided to build their own plant to produce biogas.
It is interesting that ordinary dung will become a raw
material for it, since the Ekoprod has its own cattle
farm numbering 7,000 heads.
The new production will bring 1 million cu m of gas,
plus 12.5 kWh of electric energy and another 80,000
tons of liquid fertilizers. It will be enough for their
own needs and for own greenhouses, as well as for social
culture objects, and even for sale, the Ekoprod director
said. It is expected that a new enterprise will be placed
in operation next year.
26.10.2009 Source: Ukrinform
Smart-Holding intends to master
production of wind
energy equipment and build a wind power station
Smart-Holding company controlled by Vadym Novinsky considers
a possibility of manufacturing wind energy equipment
at Dnipropress and Mykolaiv-based machine building plant.
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries may become partner of Smart
Holding for this project, as the Japanese corporation
has extensive experience in production of wind-power
units.
Smart-Holding is not the first large Ukrainian company
to lately get interested in wind power engineering.
Earlier, Director General of fuel and energy company
DTEK, the energy arm of Akhmetov's SCM, announced intent
to launch a wind power station by 2011 supposedly. A
strategic task for DTEK is that its power capacity portfolio
includes 20% from wind.
22.10.2009 Source: Delo
Ukraine introduces biofuel
production licensing
The Cabinet introduces licensing of production, storage
and selling of liquid fuel made of biomass and biogas,
the government's resolution of July 29, 2009, reads.
The normative act establishes that fulfilment of functions
by the Fuel and Energy Ministry on licensing activities
in the sphere of production, storage and selling of
biogas and biofuel are carried out within the frames
of budget allocations provided for the ministry's support.
25.08.2009 Source: Ukrinform
EUR 20-billion waste-to-energy
deal signed between Ukraine and EcoEnergy
Swedish company EcoEnergy Scandinavia signed a EUR 20-billion
(USD 27.6 billion) agreement with the Ukrainian government
for a waste incineration plant that will produce electricity,
heating, and biogas all at the same time. The agreement
was signed on June 15 in Kiev by Ukrainian Prime Minister
Yulia Tymoshenko and EcoEnergy Chairman Lars Guldstrand.
16.06.2009 Source: EcoEnergy press release
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