In Ukraine, distributed renewables foil Russia's assaults
In Ukraine, distributed renewables foil Russia’s assaults by Paul Hockenos 28 Sep 2026 When Russian air strikes knocked out Ukrainian power plants across the country earlier this year, most of the Black Sea port city of Mykolaiv in southeastern Ukraine was unable to pump fresh water to the city’s housing blocs. But in an easterly suburb of Mykolaiv, drinking water flowed from kitchen taps, as it has since last year thanks to a small off-grid solar field tucked inconspicuously into its midst. The two sets of elevated arrays and battery, funded by the Danish government, run the underground pump on its premises. ‘There’s just enough sun [in January/this winter thus far] to make it work,’ says Olena Kondratiuk, project manager of Ecoclub, a non-profit that assists municipalities in obtaining renewables.
- ▪In Ukraine, distributed renewables foil Russia’s assaults by Paul Hockenos 28 Sep 2026 When Russian air strikes knocked out Ukrainian power plants across the country earlier this year, most of the Black Sea port city of Mykolaiv in southeas
- ▪But in an easterly suburb of Mykolaiv, drinking water flowed from kitchen taps, as it has since last year thanks to a small off-grid solar field tucked inconspicuously into its midst.
- ▪The two sets of elevated arrays and battery, funded by the Danish government, run the underground pump on its premises. ‘There’s just enough sun [in January/this winter thus far] to make it work,’ says Olena Kondratiuk, project manager of E
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In Ukraine, distributed renewables foil Russia’s assaults by Paul Hockenos 28 Sep 2026 When Russian air strikes knocked out Ukrainian power plants across the country earlier this year, most of the Black Sea port city of Mykolaiv in southeastern Ukraine was unable to pump fresh water to the city’s housing blocs. But in an easterly suburb of Mykolaiv, drinking water flowed from kitchen taps, as it has since last year thanks to a small off-grid solar field tucked inconspicuously into its midst. Paul Hockenos reports. The two sets of elevated arrays and battery, funded by the Danish government, run the underground pump on its premises.
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