Wind power in Ukraine
Wind power in Ukraine is mostly in areas affected by the Russo-Ukrainian War.[1][2] At the end of 2021 there was 1.7 gigawatts (GW) of wind power capacity.[3]
History
[edit]By the end of 2017, 505 MW of wind power plants had been launched in Ukraine, with 138 MW remaining in the occupied territory of Donetsk and Luhansk regions, and another 87.8 MW left in occupied Crimea.[4]
As of March 2019, 8 wind farms were being built in Ukraine with a total capacity of almost 1 GW. This is Ovid Wind (Odesa Oblast) - 87 MW; Black Sea WPP (Mykolaiv Oblast) - 70 MW; Prymorska WPP (Zaporizhia Oblast) - 200 MW; Overyanivska (Kherson Oblast) - 70 MW; Kramatorska WPP (Donetsk Oblast) - 70 MW; Orlivska WPP (Zaporizhia Oblast) - 100 MW; WES Sivash (Kherson Oblast) - 250 MW; Dnipro-Bug WPP (Kherson Oblast) - 110 MW.[5][6] The 114 MW Tyligulska park was under construction near Mykolaiv in early 2023.[7]
Resilience
[edit]One GW was planned to be added in 2022,[3] but the Russian invasion stalled development.[8] Wind farms are more resilient to attack than large gas and coal-fired power stations,[9] because they are spread over a larger area so many more missiles are needed to destroy them.[10] Before the war, Ukraine had around 55GW of power station capacity, mostly coal, nuclear and gas. By 2024, Russian missiles and takeovers had reduced this to 20GW. Of the 700 wind turbines in Ukraine, Russian drones damaged 11,[11] including a 4 MW turbine in the 40 MW Dnistrovska wind farm in January 2024.[12] The country's only wind turbine manufacturer moved 1,500km from the frontline to the western border in 2022.[13]
Ressource
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The coasts of the Black and Azov Seas, the mountainous regions of the Crimean peninsula (especially the north-eastern coast) and the Carpathians, Odesa, Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, Donetsk, Luhansk and Mykolaiv regions are the most suitable for the construction of wind power plants.[14] The potential of Crimea alone is sufficient to produce more than 40 billion kWh electricity every year.
Ukraine has a rather high climatic potential of wind power,[15] 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. According to the Global wind energy council, about 40% of the areas are suitable for wind power generation.[16] In the medium term, it is possible to develop about 5,000 MW of wind energy, that is, 20-30% of total electricity consumption in the country. In 1996, the government announced a strategy for the construction of 200 MW of wind power by 2010, but by the end of 2011, only 151 MW were put into operation.
Capacity
[edit]- 225.8 MW of WPP in the occupied by Russia territory of the Crimea and Donetsk and Luhansk regions
| 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 87 | 151 | 194 | 334 | 426/651.8 | 426 | 438 | 465 | 533 | 1,170 | 1,314 | 1,672.8 | 1,900.8 |
List of wind farms
[edit]- Botievska wind power plant - 200 MWp
- Zaporizhzhia wind power plant - 500 MWp
- Kramatorsk wind farm - 67,5 MWp
- Prymorska wind farm - 200 MWp
- Tiligul Wind Power Plant - 565 MWp
- Novoazovska wind farm - 107,5 MWp
- Krasnodon Wind Farm - 25 MWp
- Syvash wind farm - 246 MWp
- Orlivska Wind Power Plant - 100 MWp
See also
[edit]- Wind power by country
- Solar power in Ukraine
- Biofuel in Ukraine
- Geothermal power in Ukraine
- Hydroelectricity in Ukraine
- Renewable energy in Ukraine
References
[edit]- ^ "Ukrainian wind farms in areas hit by Russian invasion, industry warns". www.windpowermonthly.com. Retrieved 2022-05-06.
- ^ "Ukraine lost 90% of wind power and 50% of solar power due to Russian attacks | REVE News of the wind sector in Spain and in the world".
- ^ a b "Amidst the carnage of war, Ukraine reaffirms commitment to renewables". Energy Monitor. 2022-04-14. Retrieved 2022-05-06.
- ^ "За темпами розвитку вітрової енергетики Україна випередила решту країн СНД". uprom.info. National Industrial Portal. 2018-01-26. Retrieved 2018-01-26.
- ^ "В Україні будують 8 вітроелектростанцій потужністю 1ГВт". uprom.info. National Industrial Portal. 2019-03-25. Retrieved 2019-03-25.
- ^ "Ukraine - Map - Countries - Online access - The Wind Power". www.thewindpower.net.
- ^ Proctor, Darrell (10 March 2023). "Ukraine Group Completes First Phase of Wind Farm Despite Ongoing War". POWER Magazine.
- ^ Lee (an_lee), Andrew (2022-02-10). "Russia invasion tensions flagged as $1bn Ukraine wind farm build halted". Recharge | Latest renewable energy news. Retrieved 2022-05-06.
- ^ "Half Ukraine's power is knocked out; winter is coming". The Economist. ISSN 0013-0613. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
- ^ "How is Ukraine keeping the lights on this winter?". euronews. 2024-11-02. Retrieved 2024-11-29.
- ^ Sanderson, Cosmo (10 June 2024). "'Standing tall': Ukraine's wind turbines are proving a key tactical advantage, says industry chief". rechargenews.com.
- ^ Sanderson, Cosmo (9 January 2024). "GE wind turbine 'destroyed after massive Russian drone attack'". Recharge | Latest renewable energy news.
- ^ Sanderson, Cosmo (4 June 2024). "'Tough road': how Ukraine's only wind turbine maker moved 1,500km to escape Russian fire". rechargenews.com.
- ^ "Global Wind Atlas: Ukraine". globalwindatlas.info.
- ^ "Renewable Energy in Ukraine: A Solution for European Energy Security and for Shifting the EU GND Eastward". GLOBSEC - A Global Think Tank: Ideas Shaping the World.
- ^ Global wind energy council 2011 report
- ^ "Інформація щодо потужності та обсягів виробництва електроенергії об'єктами відновлюваної електроенергетики, які працюють за «зеленим» тарифом (станом на 01.01.2017)" (PDF). saee.gov.ua. Держенергоефективності. 2017-01-01. Retrieved 2018-12-06.
- ^ "Потужності відновлюваної електроенергетики у 2017 році зросли у два рази". uprom.info. National Industrial Portal. 2018-01-27. Retrieved 2018-01-28.
- ^ "Інформація щодо потужності та обсягів виробництва електроенергії об'єктами відновлюваної електроенергетики, яким встановлено «зелений» тариф (станом на 30.06.2018)" (PDF). saee.gov.ua. Держенергоефективності. 2018-12-07. Retrieved 2018-12-07.
- ^ ДТЕК планує у 2025 році розпочати будівництво Полтавської ВЕС на 650 МВт