U.S.-Ukraine Foundation publishes paper on renewable energy sources (05/28/06)

U.S.-Ukraine Foundation publishes paper on renewable energy sources

WASHINGTON/RIVNE, Ukraine - The U.S.-Ukraine Foundation is marking the 20th anniversary of the Chornobyl nuclear disaster with the publication of a paper by the Ukrainian-American Environmental Association (UAEA) on the potential of biomass/biofuels, wind, solar, geothermal and hydropower to meet Ukraine's future energy needs.

Though Ukraine has been independent since 1991, a serious threat today to Ukraine and its independence is energy itself.

As the UAEA article notes, "the system of producing and consuming energy in Ukraine poses a range of very serious national security, economic, environmental and public health problems for the country and its citizens."

The paper "Renewable Energy in Ukraine - Today and Tomorrow" offers a compelling analysis of Ukraine's energy situation and its potential for the future.

The eight-page paper appears in the U.S.-Ukraine Foundation's Potential magazine (Vol. 2, No. 3). It offers a technology-by-technology assessment of renewable energy sources in Ukraine today and their near-term prospects, as well as a listing of organizational resources working on energy efficiency and renewable energy in Ukraine.

The English-language version of the article can be found online at: http://www.usukraine.org/bizlinks/potential_energy.pdf; the Ukrainian-language version of the article is at http://www.usukraine.org/bizlinks/Potential_Energy_Ukr.pdf.

The U.S.-Ukraine Foundation is a nonprofit, non-governmental organization established in 1991 to facilitate democratic development, encourage free market reform and enhance human rights in Ukraine. The foundation creates and sustains channels of communication between the United States and Ukraine for the purpose of building peace and prosperity through shared democratic values. USUF is dedicated to strengthening the mutual objectives of both nations while advancing Ukraine as a cornerstone of regional stability and as a full partner in the community of nations. (See http://www.usukraine.org for more information.)

Potential is a new bilingual business e-journal of the U.S.-Ukraine Foundation that first began as a print publication in November 2003. It promotes Ukraine's business and economic development in the global market by focusing on business, government and non-profit entities from the West that are engaged or seeking entry in the Ukrainian market.

The Ukrainian-American Environmental Association is a private, non-governmental organization founded in 2004 and chartered in both the United States and Ukraine. It is a network of nearly 600 Ukrainian and American NGOs, academic researchers, businesses and government officials aimed at facilitating the exchange of information on a broad array of environmental issues, including energy policy, climate change, air and water pollution, toxic wastes, soil conservation, sustainable agriculture, and wildlife and wilderness protection.

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