The Baltic power transmission system operators plan to notify Russia and Belarus about their decision not to renew the so-called BRELL contract and to exit the Moscow-controlled post-Soviet electricity system until February 2025, the Lithuanian Energy Ministry reports. “In the coming weeks, the Baltic transmission system operators will inform the other parties of their joint…
Polish scientist Olga Malinkiewicz and the team she leads at Saule Technologies have won the European Inventor Award for their work in developing a printable solar cell that is cheaper and more flexible than traditional photovoltaics and can even produce power from artificial light. They won in the small and medium enterprises category and were…
Poland is looking at the possibility of sending electricity generated by Polish power stations using Polish coal to Ukraine this winter, as its neighbour faces an energy crisis caused by Russian attacks against its infrastructure. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, who met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on July 8, said that his government was…
Ukraine and its partners are constantly looking for solutions to accelerate the restoration of the Ukrainian energy sector and attract more support from the private sector. In particular, the possibilities of grant and investment programmes for energy recovery were discussed during a video meeting of the Ministry of Economy of Ukraine with the leadership of…
Eighteen out of 91 cogeneration plants, transferred to Ukrainian communities by the USAID Energy Security Project (ESP), have already been connected. The relevant statement was made by the USAID ESP on Facebook. “USAID has delivered 91 cogeneration plants to Ukraine. The total capacity is 56.5 megawatts. Eighteen plants have been connected, and the rest are…
As part of his working visit to the United States, Ukrainian Energy Minister German Galushchenko met with United States Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm. The relevant statement was made by the Ukrainian Energy Ministry on Facebook. “The key topics of the meeting were assistance from American partners in strengthening the resilience of Ukraine’s energy system…
The Baltic States’ planned grid synchronisation with Western Europe in February 2025 will slightly raise electricity prices for consumers, says Lithuanian Energy Minister Dainius Kreivys, but higher production would help control prices. According to him, the Lithuanian grid operator Litgrid has done calculations, according to which “the synchronisation’s impact on prices is minimal, a few…