S3E07: Ukraine: Europe’s new green energy hub?

About this episode

This episode explores Ukraine's vision to become Europe's new green energy hub amidst ongoing conflict and infrastructure challenges.

Despite the ongoing war and the destruction of nearly half its power infrastructure since the start of the Russian invasion in 2022, Ukraine is determined to emerge stronger and greener. This episode delves into Ukraine's bold vision to become Europe’s new green energy hub. Remarkably, Ukraine constructed more onshore wind turbines in 2022 than England, showcasing its commitment to renewable energy even amidst conflict. The Tyligulska wind farm, for example – the first to be built in a conflict zone – is now generating enough clean energy to power around 200,000 homes just 60 miles from the frontline. Tune in to hear more about on the radical reshaping of Ukraine’s energy landscape and the lessons it can teach us. ------------ Welcome to season 3 of AECOM’s Talking Infrastructure podcast. Talking Infrastructure delves into the industry’s hot topics, key projects, and the ground-breaking innovations that are helping to solve some of the world’s most complex infrastructure challenges. We'll be discussing everything from driving cost and time efficiencies within the rail industry to the importance of collaboration in bringing hydrogen projects forward. ---------------- About the…

People in this episode

Host: James Banks

Topics covered

• green energy
• renewable energy
• infrastructure
• conflict
• energy landscape
• Ukraine

Keywords

• Ukraine
• green energy
• renewable energy
• Tyligulska wind farm
• onshore wind turbines
• energy infrastructure
• Russian invasion

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Ukraine, England, Tyligulska wind farm

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