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Cl imate change campaigner of

National Ecological Center of Ukraine

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ROLEROLEROLEROLE

� “Feed-in-tariff” as a main driver but only for business not for communities

�No proper consideration of environmental and social issues (for ex. violation of nature protection areas regimes)

� Public resistance: locals don’t get benefits!!!

CONTEXT OF RES DEVELOPMENT IN

UKRAINE

Renewable but

not sustainable !

Public protests

against EBRD

financing for small

hydropower

LEADING TO:

� To monitor projects development

� To develop and promote application of

RES “sustainability criteria”

� To promote the idea of community driven initiatives

to use renewables for the benefit of locals

WHAT’S NGOS ROLE?

““““SWITCH TO SUN” PROJECTSWITCH TO SUN” PROJECTSWITCH TO SUN” PROJECTSWITCH TO SUN” PROJECTBUILDING BUILDING BUILDING BUILDING LOCAL CAPACITY FOR DOMESTIC LOCAL CAPACITY FOR DOMESTIC LOCAL CAPACITY FOR DOMESTIC LOCAL CAPACITY FOR DOMESTIC

SOLAR HEATING, HOT WATER AND SOLAR HEATING, HOT WATER AND SOLAR HEATING, HOT WATER AND SOLAR HEATING, HOT WATER AND

INSULATION FOR RURAL AND REMOTE AREAS INSULATION FOR RURAL AND REMOTE AREAS INSULATION FOR RURAL AND REMOTE AREAS INSULATION FOR RURAL AND REMOTE AREAS

IN THE EEC REGIONIN THE EEC REGIONIN THE EEC REGIONIN THE EEC REGION

• Women in Europe for Common Future (WECF)Women in Europe for Common Future (WECF)Women in Europe for Common Future (WECF)Women in Europe for Common Future (WECF)

Ukrainian partnersUkrainian partnersUkrainian partnersUkrainian partners: : : :

• National Ecological Centre of UkraineNational Ecological Centre of UkraineNational Ecological Centre of UkraineNational Ecological Centre of Ukraine:

policy work and central region

• TatarbunaryTatarbunaryTatarbunaryTatarbunary regional civil organisation regional civil organisation regional civil organisation regional civil organisation ““““VidrodzhenniaVidrodzhenniaVidrodzhenniaVidrodzhennia””””: southern region, solar collectors and insulation

• City youth civil organisation “City youth civil organisation “City youth civil organisation “City youth civil organisation “EcoclubEcoclubEcoclubEcoclub: western region, solar collectors and insulation

PARTICIPATING ORGANISATIONS

• Demonstrate affordability and feasibility of solar

energy to everyone;

• Teach interested people how to use energy of the

Sun for water and house heating;

• Demonstrate available simple methods of energy

saving;

• Increase energy independence of the families;

• Lower the negative effect of using fossil fuels.

PROJECT GOALS

8

SOLAR COLLECTOR

Technology is provided by German company “Solar Partner Sud”

Solar collector is a passive and grid-independent system. Hot fluid

flows between a light absorber and a storage tank by the convection

principle. So, the system can work without any electrical pumps.

Solar collector with 2 square meter

panel heats up about 200 L of water

in couple sunny hours

OUR COLLECTORS ARE INSTALLED ON

PRIVATE HOUSEHOLDS, SCHOOLS AND

OTHER PUBLIC BUILDINGS

EXAMPLE 1: PUBLIC SCHOOL IN KOLKY TOWN, VOLYN REGION

� Supplies shower rooms and bathrooms

� 4 square meters absorber

� 200 L tank

� Copper heat exchanger

� Built-in electric backup heater

� Natural circulation

� Constructor: Vitaliy Shramko

EXAMPLE 2: SOLAR HEATING SYSTEM LOCAL ECOLOGICAL CENTRE IN

TATARBUNARY

Collectors with 4 sq m absorbing area are used for the “warm

floor” type heating.

Building: Total room area = 61,5 sq m

Average monthly economy = €30 – €50

INFORMATION CAMPAIGNS

� Leaflets about the Project

and the structure of a solar

collector

� Info stands in schools and

public buildings

� Practical manual on

construction of the collectors

• About 1 000 interested people received knowledgeand practice of using solar energy and insulating theirhouses. They install DIY solar collectors and insulatetheir homes using cheap local materials

• 5 new trainers have already been prepared to givefurther trainings to local residents

• €200 is an average cost from locals that come as aninvestment in new solar collector (total cost ~ €300)

• More than 50 collectors installed in Ukraine

• In target regions of Ukraine the Project members workwith local authorities to find ways to promote RES andEE in municipalities

PROJECT PROGRESS

• Widespread belief among population that RES are

unaffordable

• Poor awareness among rural residents about eco-

friendly insulation materials

• No economic stimulus to search for new energy efficient

and renewable energy technologies

• No effective state policy incentives for local

communities

MAIN OBSTACLES

� Developing locally based mechanisms of RES and EE promotion

� More qualified specialists

� Local business development

� More solar collectors and insulated buildings

� Joint projects and events

� Developing state policy for local RES and EE support

FUTURE PERSPECTIVES IN LOCAL

COMMUNITIES

� http://www.wecf.eu/english/about-wecf/issues-

projects/projects/localcapacity-eecregion.php

� http://ecosolar.org.ua/

PROJECT WEBPAGE

Thank you for your attention!