NGO “Renewable Energy Agency”

Role

Contributes to sustainable environmentally friendly use of renewable energy sources and implementation of energy-saving technologies.

 

The organisation participates in projects connected with promoting Ukraine’s transition to green energy, organises various events, supports development of regulatory framework for bioenergy development and promotes energy security and sustainable development of local communities.

Detailed information

NGO was created by the representatives and founders of non-profit civic union UABio, that unites business and experts for sustainable bioenergy development in Ukraine. The main activities of organisation cover promotion of sustainable environmentally friendly use of renewables and implementation of energy efficient technologies. Together with this, NGO is conducts regular capacity building and training courses under the donor funded projects.
Among the projects that are implemented by the organisation it is worth to highlight:

  • “Promoting Ukraine’s transition to green energy” project of IRF financed by the EU
  • Horizon2020 project “Contaminated land remediation through energy crops for soil improvement to liquid biofuel strategies”
  • “Promotion of energy security and sustainable development of local communities in Ukraine”, Public Affairs Section of the U.S. Embassy to Ukraine
  • “Civil Society for Sustainable Energy – Local to National in Eastern Europe” (SELNEE) under the INFORSE-Europe, International Network for Sustainable Energy in Denmark
  • “Support legislative, regulatory framework for bioenergy value chains in Ukraine”, project launched by the EBRD to promote investments into innovative bioenergy projects by using agricultural residues and waste, which are therefore enabling bioenergy value chains that increase the renewables share in the energy mix of the country
  • “Promotion of Natural Gas Substitution with Biomass in Heat Energy Production” funded by Municipal Energy Reform of Ukraine (MER) Project of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)

Legal form of the organisation: NGO

Sources of funding: EU, IRF, USAID, UNDP, GEF, European Commission