Ukrainian-American Environmental Association (UAEA)
Washington, D.C., Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Contents:

I.) ENERGY EFFICIENCY
- EBRD Promotes Residential Energy Efficiency in Ukraine
- Leader Snack Joins UN Global Compact by Introducing Green Office Program

II.) RENEWABLE ENERGY
- France's Filasa International to Construct Wind Power Stations Totaling 1.6 GW in Ukraine by 2017
- Activ Solar to Increase Capacity of Solar Power Plants in Crimea to 300 MW
- First Ukrainian Company Certified to ISCC International System for Biomass
- Ukraine Exempts Biofuels and Coalbed Methane Production from Profit Tax to 2020
- Ukraine’s Atomic Energy Company to Increase Investment in Wind Power
- Concorde Group to Start Building Kazantip Wind Power Plant
- True Green Energy Group Wins Exclusivity Award for Ukraine of Garbage Gasification Technology

III.) FOSSIL FUELS
- Ukraine Claims to Possess World's Largest Shale Gas Deposits
- Ukraine, Egypt to Mull Possibility of Supplying Liquefied Natural Gas Supplies to Ukraine
- TNK-BP to Explore, Produce Gas in Donetsk Region
- TNK-BP Eyes Ukraine as It Seeks to Double Natural-Gas Production
- Ukraine Substantially Cuts Gasoline Production
- Bixby Energy Systems Enters Commonwealth of Independent States Market Through Partnership With Green Coal Technologies and Metropol (UK)

IV.) NUCLEAR POWER
- Environmental Experts Oppose Prolongation of Operating Terms for Nuclear Power Plants
- Return to Fields of Chornobyl

V.) ENERGY - GENERAL
- Crimea Ready to Fight for Black Sea Environment
- Fifth Joint EU-Ukraine Report Issued on Cooperation in Energy Sphere
- Brussels, Washington Discuss Ukrainian Energy Issues
- Electric Energy Production 9.8% Up to 152.6 Billion kWh
- How Safe Are Foreign Investments in the Ukrainian Energy Market?

VI.) CLIMATE CHANGE
- Ukraine Proposes to Prolong Operation of Market Mechanisms of Kyoto Protocol Following 2012
- Former First Vice PM Turchynov Interrogated About Former Cabinet's Misusing Funding Raised from Selling Greenhouse Gas Quotas
- Verification Deemed Final for Joint Implementation Project in Ukraine
- ArcelorMittal Ukraine Unit Starts Project to Sell Carbon Credits

VII.) UPCOMING EVENTS
- Second Annual Seminar - Effective Implementation of Renewable Energy Projects and "Green Tariff"
- Second International е3 Forum on Eco-friendly and Energy Efficient Construction
- ECOSMART-2011 - First International Forum of Clean Technologies in Ukraine
- 15th International Trade Show on Power Engineering, Electrical Engineering & Energy Efficiency
- Ukrainian Biofuel Forum
- International Conference “Twenty-Five Years after Chornobyl Accident - Safety for the Future”

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I.) ENERGY EFFICIENCY

EBRD Promotes Residential Energy Efficiency in Ukraine:
European Bank for Reconstruction & Development, November 29, 2010
http://www.ebrd.com/pages/news/press/2010/101129.shtml
The EBRD has launched a technical assistance program aimed at promotion of residential energy efficiency in the country with one of the largest housing stocks in Europe (over 10 million buildings). Ukraine residential buildings could potentially absorb energy efficiency investments worth around €60 billion. Once implemented, such investments may result in energy savings of over 60,000,000 MWh per year - an equivalent of almost 10 billion cubic meters of imported natural gas or 25 per cent of all Ukraine’s natural gas imports. The program, funded by the EBRD’s Shareholder Special Fund, will examine issues related to legal and regulatory framework, general awareness, capacity and low penetration of energy efficient technologies in the country. It will also help develop a web-based information platform and prepare legislation necessary for energy efficiency investments into the sector.

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Leader Snack Joins UN Global Compact by Introducing Green Office Program:
UKRINFORM, November 29, 2010
http://www.ukrinform.ua/eng/order/?id=205720
The Leader Snack Company (Kremenchuk, Poltava region) has announced joining the UN Global Compact. Its first initiative in the framework of the agreement was introduction of the Green Office environmental program, a management concept that aims to reduce the negative impact of the organization on the environment. The companies following these recommendations use their resources and energy better, reduce the amount of office waste and improve their reputation in the eyes of consumers, customers and partners. The UN Global Compact Network has been functioning in Ukraine since 2006, bringing together 34 companies and organizations. Leader Snack is one of the few Ukrainian companies, which implements the principles of environmental programs not only within the office, but also in production. As part of joining the UN Global Compact, office work and production at Leader Snack will be reorganized with the view to minimizing their negative impact on the environment.

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II.) RENEWABLE ENERGY

France's Filasa International to Construct Wind Power Stations Totaling 1.6 GW in Ukraine by 2017:
Interfax-Ukraine, November 29, 2010
http://www.interfax.com.ua/eng/eco/54705
and
UKRINFORM, November 30, 2010
http://www.ukrinform.ua/eng/order/?id=205848
Filasa International is planning to construct wind power stations with a total capacity of 1.6 GW in Ukraine by the middle of 2016, according to Oleksandr Vanheliy, the director of Krym-Eol Ltd. (Sudak, Crimea), a subsidiary of Filasa. In addition, the company plans to construct the Tylyhulska wind power station with a capacity of 500 MW in the Berezansky district in Mykolaiv region. It is planned to construct another five stations in Crimea: the Soniachna Dolyna (Sudak) station of 100 MW, the Bakhchysaray station of 200 MW, the Turhenevska station (Bilohorsky district) of 200 MW, the Kholmohorska station (Radiansky district) of 200 MW, and the Pervomaiska station (Pervomaisky district) with a capacity of 400 MW. The plants will be equipped with wind generators of 2.5-3 MW capacity each. The company said that the cost of the construction of one megawatt of a wind power station is about EUR 1.5 million. Thus, the total cost of Filasa International's projects in Ukraine is EUR 2.4 billion.

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Activ Solar to Increase Capacity of Solar Power Plants in Crimea to 300 MW:
Interfax-Ukraine, November 26, 2010
http://www.interfax.com.ua/eng/eco/54510/
Activ Solar is planning to increase the capacity of the solar power plants it is constructing in Crimea to 300 MW, according to Serhiy Kolobov, the director general of Activ Solar's five subsidiaries on the construction and operation of plants. According to the program of energy saving in Crimea for 2010-2014, Activ Solar could realize the plans by 2012. In particular, it is planned to construct a solar power plant with a capacity of 20 MW in the village of Rodnykove, a 100 MW plant in Trudove, a 80 MW station in the village of Perove (Simferopol district), and a 100 MW plant in the village of Okhotnykove (Saki district). The cost of each megawatt will be UAH 48 million, and the total cost of the construction of solar power plants will be UAH 14.4 billion. At the same time, according to data reported earlier by an Activ Solar representative at a meeting of the National Electricity Regulatory Commission, the average price of one megawatt of a solar power station will be EUR 2.7 million. Taking into account the data, the probable cost of the whole project will be EUR 810 million.

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First Ukrainian Company Certified to ISCC International System for Biomass:
UKRINFORM, November 26, 2010
http://www.ukrinform.ua/eng/order/?id=205565
Beginning in January 2011, only certified sustainable grains and oilseeds, as well as biomass will be allowed for use in the production of bioenergy in the European Union. LLC Alfred C. Toepfer International, as well as its suppliers and companies that provide services, is the first Ukrainian company that has been certified by the PCU Deutschland GmbH independent certification body to sustainable development of biomass in accordance with the approved requirements of the EU under the International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) system. The process of certification of "sustainable biomass" to ISCC requires registration of the relevant documents by all parties, as well as coordination and observance of the whole trading chain.

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Ukraine Exempts Biofuels and Coalbed Methane Production from Profit Tax to 2020:
Interfax News Agency, November 25, 2010
http://www.interfax.com/news.asp?y=2010&m=11&d=25&pg=3
Ukraine's parliament has exempted coalbed methane production from profit tax to 2020. The provision is contained in the updated Tax Code that includes amendments approved on November 19 and that now await the signature of Vladimir Litvin, the chairman of the Verkhovna Rada. The changes also provide profit tax exemptions to the production of biofuel and electricity and heat produced from biofuel. However, the tax exemption does not apply to producers of solid biofuel, since the classification for that fuel has not been drawn up. It is being developed by the Agrarian Policy Ministry. It was reported earlier that production of briquettes, pellets and other solid alternative fuels would increase 50%-67% to 450,000-500,000 tons in 2010, according to the Alternative Solid Fuel Producers' Association.

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Ukraine’s Atomic Energy Company to Increase Investment in Wind Power:
Ukrainian Journal, November 24, 2010
http://www.ukrainianjournal.com/index.php?w=article&id=11551
National nuclear generating company EnergoAtom is considering expanding its wind power generation program, according to EnergoAtom President Yuriy Nedashkovsky. "We're planning to raise serious investment in the near future and launch around 300 megawatts [of wind power plants]. Later we hope to launch 600 megawatts in Crimea in the long-term outlook and maybe we'll enter one of four regions that are very promising from the point of view of wind power: Donetsk, Kherson, Mykolaiv or Odessa region," he said.

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Concorde Group to Start Building Kazantip Wind Power Plant:
Interfax-Ukraine, November 23, 2010
http://www.kyivpost.com/news/business/bus_general/detail/90949/?utm_source=web&utm_medium=twitter
The Kyiv-based Concorde Group Ltd., established in 2005, plans to start building the 100 MW Kazantip wind power plant in Crimea. Construction will begin in March or April 2011. Investment in the project is estimated at EUR 150-154 million. Deputy director Andriy Konechenkov said that the company has solved land allocation issues, received all permits, including a permit to join Ukrainian power grid and conducted a study of wind blasts and assessment of the impact on environment. A second project to construct the Sivash wind power plant [also in Crimea] is at the same level of readiness. However, because that project is larger – 350 MW - it has been divided into three stages and construction would be started in late 2011 or early 2012. The Concorde Group plans to equip the two plants with wind electricity generators with 2.5-3 MW generating capacity each.

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True Green Energy Group Wins Exclusivity Award for Ukraine of Garbage Gasification Technology:
PR Newswire, November 14, 2010
http://research.scottrade.com/public/markets/news/news.asp?docKey=100-318p9571-1&searchtxt=Ukraine§ion=headlines&searchtype=0§ion=none&filter=
True Green Energy Group worldwide has announced that it had been awarded an exclusive license from Biosphere Development Corporation for an initial period of 5 years with subsequent rollover options for further 5 to 10 year periods. The purpose of this license is to grant exclusivity for marketing, selling, leasing, and operating Biosphere process systems in Ukraine, as well as the Philippines, Brazil, Poland, Romania, and Mexico. True Green Energy Group is a promoter of world power and green technologies. The Biosphere systems solution gasifies garbage and turns it into clean green energy. For details: Ronald Flynn, the Founder and C.E.O. of TGEG Canada (+639 1 8888 0017).

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III.) FOSSIL FUELS

Ukraine Claims to Possess World's Largest Shale Gas Deposits:
PR Newswire, November 29, 2010
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/ukraine-claims-to-possess-worlds-biggest-shale-gas-deposits-110955574.html
The Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources of Ukraine plans to attract international investors to analyze and develop Ukrainian shale gas deposits. At the recent "World Shale Gas-2010" exhibition and conference in Dallas-Fort Worth (TX), Ukraine's Minister of Environment and Natural Resources Mykola Zlochevsky and the Chairman of National Joint Stock Company (NAK) "Nadra of Ukraine" Eduard Stavytskyi, stated that Ukraine enjoys the biggest shale gas supply in the world. However, the exact quantity of the substance has not been specified. Earlier, the Canadian East West Petroleum Cooperation and the Kuwait Energy Company verified their readiness to develop shale gas in Ukraine. In addition, Kulczyk Oil, a Polish company, has completed the purchase of 70% of the Ukrainian gas-extracting company KUB-gas.

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Ukraine, Egypt to Mull Possibility of Supplying Liquefied Natural Gas Supplies to Ukraine:
Interfax, November 24, 2010
http://www.interfax.com.ua/eng/eco/54329
Kyiv and Cairo will discuss soon the possibility of supplying Egyptian-produced liquefied natural gas to Ukraine, the Ukrainian government's press service reported. Egyptian Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif said "We could also discuss the supply of liquefied natural gas or raw materials [natural gas] to Ukrainian [gas] processing enterprises."

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TNK-BP to Explore, Produce Gas in Donetsk Region:
UKRINFORM, November 23, 2010
http://www.ukrinform.ua/eng/order/?id=205166
The Ukrainian government has approved a draft Memorandum of Cooperation between the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, NJSC Naftogaz of Ukraine and the Russian government, TNK-BP's group of companies on the exploration and production of tight sand gas in the Donetsk region. Earlier, it had been reported that the Russian-British company TNK-BP plans till 2020 to invest in the oil business in Ukraine USD 1.2 billion. In three years TNK-BP plans to increase its network of petrol stations to 156. Kyiv-based TNK-BP Commerce operates the Ukrainian assets of this company.

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TNK-BP Eyes Ukraine as It Seeks to Double Natural-Gas Production:
Wall Street Journal, by Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen, November 22, 2010
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704243904575630522173434504.html
BP PLC's Russian joint venture TNK-BP Ltd. plans to double natural-gas production over the next decade as it seeks to cash in on rising domestic gas prices. TNK-BP will invest $3.8 billion until 2013 as part of a plan to increase natural-gas production to 30 billion cubic meters a year by 2020 and expects natural gas to account for 20% of the company's earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization by that time. As part of this larger effort, TNK-BP is targeting six licenses containing unconventional tight gas - natural gas which is difficult to access such as shale gas - in Ukraine and may spend $50 million to develop those over the next few years. "There is a lot of potential in Ukraine, but it still needs to be defined," said Alastair Ferguson, head of TNK-BP's gas business development.

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Ukraine Substantially Cuts Gasoline Production:
UKRINFORM, November 17, 2010
http://www.ukrinform.ua/eng/order/?id=204629
In January-October 2010, Ukrainian oil refineries cut motor gasoline production in annual terms by 11.2% to 2.38 million tons, according to the State Statistics Committee. In October, compared to the previous month, gasoline production was reduced by 2.5% to 290,000 tons. Last year, oil refineries increased motor gasoline production by 0.8% to 3.257 million tons.

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Bixby Energy Systems Enters Commonwealth of Independent States Market Through Partnership With Green Coal Technologies and Metropol (UK):
PR Newswire, November 17, 2010
http://research.scottrade.com/public/markets/news/news.asp?docKey=100-321p6872-1&searchtxt=Ukraine§ion=headlines&searchtype=0§ion=none&filter=
Bixby Energy Systems, Inc. (www.bixbyenergy.com) is entering into the Commonwealth of Independent States with its coal-to-gas technology by establishing a strategic licensing partnership with Green Coal Technologies, Ltd. (www.greencoaltech.co.uk). Based in London, Green Coal Technologies is a clean energy marketing business, with an initial focus on the marketing of clean energy to the former Soviet republics. As part of this initiative, Green Coal Technologies has appointed Metropol (UK) Limited (www.metropol-uk.com), a leading UK investment bank, to identify prospective clients to license, market and utilize Bixby's technology throughout the CIS, including Ukraine and Russia.

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IV.) NUCLEAR POWER

Environmental Experts Oppose Prolongation of Operating Terms for Nuclear Power Plants:
UKRINFORM, November 30, 2010
http://www.ukrinform.ua/eng/order/?id=205803
Representatives of the National Environmental Center of Ukraine and a number of other organizations have warned that, in terms of national and environmental security, it is economically unadvisable and dangerous to prolong the operating lives for Ukrainian Nuclear Power Plants' old power generating units. The terms of 12 of Ukraine's 15 operating reactors will expire in the coming 10 years. Spokesperson Dmytro Khmara stated that the National Nuclear Energy Generating Company Energoatom plans to make a decision on December 12 about prolonging the lives obsolete power generating units at the Rivne NPP. According to Andriy Martyniuk, Board Chairman of the public organization Ecoclub in Rivne, reactors VVER-440, whose term of exploitation is proposed to be prolonged, were recognized by the Association of West European authorities for nuclear regulation as such whose safety cannot be raised to an acceptable level. According to Artur Denysenko, coordinator of the energy program of the National Environmental Center of Ukraine, Energoatom has spent over USD 300 million for measures to prolong the operation of old power generating units. The groups note that Ukraine has an excess of electrical generation capacity and extending the nuclear reactors' operation makes Ukraine dependant on Russia, in particular, on supply of nuclear fuel from Russia.

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Return to Fields of Chornobyl:
New Zealand Herald, by Shaun Walker, November 20, 2010
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10688881&ref=rss
If Ukrainian authorities have their way, the fields surrounding the infamous Chornobyl nuclear reactor could soon be growing fruit and vegetables. Ukrainian officials feel it is time to start a rehabilitation process for the land affected. A report will be published next March, before the disaster's 25th anniversary in April. One plan previously mooted involved growing rapeseed rather than edible crops in the areas. Rapeseed can be used to make biofuels and is resistant to radiation. Scientists were split over the plan. Some said that in areas where intensive rehabilitation programs had been done, soil-radiation levels could be reduced to near-normal levels, but others said disturbing the land would risk catastrophe.

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V.) ENERGY - GENERAL

Crimea Ready to Fight for Black Sea Environment:
UKRINFORM, November 29, 2010
http://www.ukrinform.ua/eng/order/?id=205775
The "Environmentally Friendly Crimea" state concept has passed all of the necessary procedures and is pending approval by the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, Deputy Chairman of the Crimean Council of Ministers Heorhiy Psariov has said. This document will reflect the problems of increasing natural reserve funds, planting forests, preserving the integrity of the Black Sea, developing the shelf, and preserving natural landscapes on the peninsula.

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Fifth Joint EU-Ukraine Report Issued on Cooperation in Energy Sphere:
EU Delegation to Ukraine, November 25, 2010
http://ec.europa.eu/delegations/ukraine/press_corner/all_news/news/2010/2010_11_25_02_en.htm
A Joint EU-Ukraine Report on cooperation in energy sphere was signed on November 22 in Brussels. The Report was signed in the framework of the implementation of the Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation in the Field of Energy between the EU and Ukraine during 2010. The Memorandum establishes a joint strategy towards the progressive integration of the Ukrainian energy market with that of the EU and consists of road maps covering (1) nuclear safety; (2) the integration of electricity and gas markets; (3) security of energy supplies and the transit of hydrocarbons; and (4) the coal sector. In addition, the road map on energy efficiency and renewable energies notes that Ukraine’s legislation on energy efficiency is under development. It needs further improvement, in particular, to foster the development of renewable energies in Ukraine. The EU is also supporting Ukraine's "hydropower rehabilitation program" that aims to improve the country's energy security as well as the environmental safety of it energy supply. A EUR 3.6 million grant has been allocated for this program

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Brussels, Washington Discuss Ukrainian Energy Issues:
Interfax Ukraine, November 22, 2010
http://www.interfax.com.ua/eng/main/53908/
The United States and the European Union have discussed energy issues with respect to Ukraine and, in a press statement released after a November 19 meeting of the EU-US Energy Council, confirmed their support for the Ukrainian leadership on four priorities: 
[1] improving the investment climate to facilitate the development of indigenous oil and gas resources,
[2] modernizing the gas transit system,
[3] financially restructuring and increasing the transparency of the national oil and gas company,
[4] implementing energy efficiency measures and promoting renewable energies.
The parties noted: "We reviewed progress on our shared goal of fostering a more stable, transparent and efficient energy market in Ukraine. We were encouraged by the initial steps Ukraine has taken to reform its energy market, notably, the passage of the natural gas market law (July 2010), aligning domestic gas tariffs to market conditions (August 2010), and signing the Protocol of Accession to the Energy Community (September 2010)." 

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Electric Energy Production 9.8% Up to 152.6 Billion kWh:
UKRINFORM, November 22, 2010
http://www.ukrinform.ua/eng/order/?id=204971
Electric energy production by electric stations, included in the Unified Energy System of Ukraine, reached 152.573 billion kWh during the first 10 months of 2010, 13.598 billion or 9.8% more than in 2009. Electric stations administered by the Fuel and Energy Ministry produced 146.398 billion kWh, 13.056 billion or 9.8% more than the previous year. At the same time, thermal electric power stations and central heating and power plants produced 6.607 billion kWh of electric energy, or 11.8% more than the first 10 months of 2009. Nuclear power plants produced 4.685 billion kWh of electric energy or 6.9% more than in 2009. Electric energy production by hydroelectric power stations and pumped storage units increased by 1.761 billion kWh, or 18.6%, over 2009, and makes up 11.243 billion kWh.

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How Safe Are Foreign Investments in the Ukrainian Energy Market?
RealWire, November 19, 2010
http://www.realwire.com/releases/EU-Ukraine-Summit-How-safe-are-foreign-investments-in-the-Ukrainian-energy-market
One of the questions touched upon at the November 22 EU-Ukraine Summit was the transparency of the Ukrainian energy market. Issues such as the necessity of attracting foreign investments into Ukraine’s heat and energy systems were raised, and more specifically, ensuring financial security to those private companies which are willing and capable of developing and maintaining the gas and oil business in Ukraine. Accordingly, the EU-Ukraine Business Council in Brussels has welcomed Ukraine's imminent participation in the European Energy Community as a full member, as this will integrate Ukraine's energy market with Europe's in respect of competition, standards, rules and set Ukraine’s energy market on the course of safe and ecological development.

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VI.) CLIMATE CHANGE

Ukraine Proposes to Prolong Operation of Market Mechanisms of Kyoto Protocol Following 2012:
UKRINFORM, November 30, 2010
http://www.ukrinform.ua/eng/order/?id=205886
and
Ukrainian News Agency, November 30, 2010
http://un.ua/eng/article/299726.html
and
PointCarbon.com, November 26, 2010
http://www.pointcarbon.com/news/1.1488385
Ukraine proposes to prolong operation of the market mechanisms of Kyoto Protocol for the term following 2012. Ukraine stands for the necessity of taking into consideration of interests of the transition economy countries in the multilateral climate negotiation process, and setting up of a relevant working group. The Ukrainian official delegation to the 16th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change and in the Sixth Meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol is headed by Deputy Chairman of the National Environmental Investment Agency Vadym Sydiachenko. Ukraine plans to obtain UAH 1.5 billion from sale of quotas for emissions of greenhouse gases in 2010.

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Former First Vice PM Turchynov Interrogated About Former Cabinet's Misusing Funding Raised from Selling Greenhouse Gas Quotas:
Ukrainian News Agency, November 30, 2010
http://un.ua/eng/article/299767.html
Oleksandr Turchynov, first deputy chairman of the Batkivschyna Party and former first vice prime minister, has undergone interrogation within investigation into a case instituted on the fact of the former cabinet's misusing funds raised from the sales of greenhouse gas emission quotas within the Kyoto Protocol. He reiterated that the accusations of misusing the funds raised from the sales of the quotas by the former cabinet are unfounded. Late in April, the Prosecutor General's Office opened a criminal case on fact of misuse of assets from the special fund of the national budget received in 2009 from the sale of part of the greenhouse gas emission quotas within the Kyoto Protocol for a total sum of UAH 2.3 billion. In May, Japan reported that it demanded that Ukraine provide a report on the use of the funds received by Ukraine within the Kyoto Protocol.

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Verification Deemed Final for Joint Implementation Project in Ukraine:
Joint Implementation Supervisory Committee, November 28, 2010
http://ji.unfccc.int/JI_News/issues/issues/I_ISPLYNEFCFO0GXKZ6W4BETUL1OP9JS/viewnewsitem.html
The period for requesting a review has ended for a verification pertaining to the JI project "0194. Usage of alternative raw materials at Kryvyi Rih Cement, Ukraine" for monitoring report number "001" covering the period from 01 January 2008 to 31 December 2009. Since neither a Party involved in the project nor three members of the JISC have requested a review within this period, the verification is deemed final. The referred final verification is available on the UNFCCC JI website under
<http://ji.unfccc.int/JI_Projects/DeterAndVerif/Verif/FinVerif.html>. 

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ArcelorMittal Ukraine Unit Starts Project to Sell Carbon Credits:
Bloomberg, by Kateryna Choursina, November 24, 2010
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-11-24/arcelormittal-ukrainian-unit-starts-project-to-sell-co2-credits.html
and
http://www.kyivpost.com/news/ukraine/detail/91150/
ArcelorMittal’s Ukraine unit is seeking to transfer carbon credits to Luxembourg after Ukraine’s Environment Investments Agency approved the plant’s participation in a United Nations emissions program. The plant worked with the environment ministries of Ukraine and Luxembourg to come up with a way to transfer credits issued under the Joint Implementation program of the Kyoto Protocol from Kryvyi Rih to Ukraine’s register and from there to Luxembourg. ArcelorMittal will then sell the credits, and proceeds will go back to Kryvyi Rih. The plant will receive carbon credits for 97,000 tons of greenhouse gas emissions that the company saved in 2008 and 2009. The Kryvyi Rih based plant received approval this year from the Environment Investment Agency to transfer carbon credits stemming from energy savings between 2008 and 2012. The company seeks to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 1.6 million tons by 2012.

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VII.) UPCOMING EVENTS

Second Annual Seminar - Effective Implementation of Renewable Energy Projects and "Green Tariff":
Kyiv, December 17, 2010
http://www.fuelalternative.com.ua/event/view/en/id,244
The seminar's goal is to provide effective guidance to companies to obtain a "green tariff", tax incentives provided by law, as well as practical information on the implementation of projects in renewable energy.
Main Topics:
- The current Ukrainian legislation in the field of renewable energy. Target programs in renewable energy.
- Benefits and subsidies aimed at the development of sectoral projects.
- The algorithm of obtaining a "green tariff." Individual allegations of "green tariff".
- Connecting to a network: a mechanism for implementation, cost recovery.
- Conclusion of contracts of sale of electricity for "green tariff".
Additional information and registration for the workshop:
Tel.: +38 044 498 90 56/57; +38 044 383 03 56
by e-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
Organizing Committee: Fuel Alternative, 160 Frunze St., Kyiv 04073, Ukraine

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Second International е3 Forum on Eco-friendly and Energy Efficient Construction:
Kyiv, February 23-26, 2011
http://www.kievbuild.com.ua/en/events/e3forum
FORUM’S GOALS:
- Learning the best practices of eco-friendly, energy-efficient construction.
- Demonstration of the successful projects and sharing experience.
- Assessment of the investment potential of Ukraine in this field.
- Representation of the eco-friendly and energy-efficient solutions, technologies and materials.
- Overview of the economic benefits of the energy-efficient and eco-friendly construction for the investors, developers, operators and end-users;
- Development of international cooperation.
The Forum will be held in the International Exhibition Center, 15 Brovarskiy Ave., Kyiv, Ukraine.

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ECOSMART-2011 - First International Forum of Clean Technologies in Ukraine:
Kyiv, March 30-31, 2011
http://www.fuelalternative.com.ua/event/view/en/id,383
The First International Forum of Clean Technologies in Ukraine ECOSMART-2011 (http://www.ecosmart-ua.com) will bring together important players in the Ukrainian market for clean technologies, representatives of relevant government departments and local authorities, international investment companies and financial institutions, consulting and engineering companies, developers of investment projects, representatives of leading foreign companies, who are already working or just planning their activities in the Ukrainian market. ECOSMART-2011 is supported by:
- National Environmental Investment Agency of Ukraine;
- State Agency of Ukraine for Investments and Innovations.

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15th International Trade Show on Power Engineering, Electrical Engineering & Energy Efficiency:
Kyiv, April 12-15, 2011
http://www.elcom.ua/index_e.php
The 15th international trade show of power engineering, electrical engineering and energy efficiency elcomUkraine 2011 will take place on April 12-15, 2011 at KyivExpoPlaza exhibition center (2-b, Salyutna St). The elcomUkraine trade show is a widely-known brand name as a power engineering and electrical engineering trade show. Companies see the elcomUkraine trade show as a tool for launching new products and services into the market, and it is the place where exhibitors present their developments and achievements for the first time in Ukraine. It is the meeting place for professionals and the starting point of the business season. For inquiries about exhibiting at the trade show, please contact the Commercial Department:
Yuriy Chenskiy (+380 44) 461-9311
Helena Liashenko (+380 44) 461-9306

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Ukrainian Biofuel Forum:
Kyiv, April 14-15, 2011
Venue: Ukrainian House (st. Kreshchatik, 2)
http://www.fuelalternative.com.ua/event/view/en/id,245
The Ukrainian Biofuel Market is on the threshold of a new stage of evolution. In addition to traditional wood, Ukrainian companies are actively pursuing agricultural waste as a resource for the production of solid biofuels, creating a radically new market niche on the European market, and Ukraine –serving as the foundation for new business models. The Forum will provide effective guidance for solid biofuels and biomass companies to obtain competitive advantages in the Ukrainian fuel market, as well as obtaining tax incentives provided by law.
For more information: +380 (44) 383 03 56; tel/fax: +380 (44) 498 90 56
* by e-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
* on-line: www.FuelAlternative.com.ua

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International Conference “Twenty-Five Years after Chornobyl Accident - Safety for the Future”:
Kyiv, April 20-22, 2011
International Conference
http://www.un.org.ua/en/information-centre/news/1221
April 26, 2011 marks the 25th anniversary of the Chornobyl accident. In many countries, nuclear technology is regarded as one of the most effective solutions to meet the growing demand for energy, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, mitigate climate change and counterbalance fluctuations in prices for fossil energy sources. At the same time one can not forget the consequences of the Chornobyl accident. Consequently, the main purpose of the conference is to use the lessons of Chornobyl to ensure the safety of nuclear power and other dangerous technologies, and protecting people and the environment from emergencies catastrophic events.

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** UKRAINIAN-AMERICAN ENVIRONMENTAL ASSOCIATION

The Ukrainian-American Environmental Association is a private, non-governmental, non-profit organization founded in 2004 and chartered in both the United States and Ukraine.  It is a network of 900+ Ukrainian and American NGOs, academic researchers, businesses, government officials, and individual citizens founded to facilitate the exchange of information on a broad array of environmental issues including, but not limited to, energy efficiency, renewable energy, fossil fuels, nuclear power, and climate change.

UAEA is a tax-exempt organization and gifts are tax-deductible as provided by law.  Your contribution will support UAEA’s ongoing work in Ukraine. To donate by mail, please send your check to:  Ukrainian-American Environmental Association, 8606 Greenwood Avenue, #2; Takoma Park, MD 20912.

The news story excerpts found in “Ukraine & Sustainable Energy” are being posted on-line by the U.S.-Ukraine Foundation.  They can be found at: http://www.usukraine.org/ukraine-energy-news.shtml.

Persons wishing to be added to the mailing list for UAEA's free-of-charge, "Ukraine and Sustainable Energy" newsletter should send an e-mail to either This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . 

For those living in the Washington DC area, UAEA also publishes the free-of-charge weekly “Upcoming Washington DC-Area Ukrainian Events” bulletin. It is available upon request.