Sustainable Heating Pilot in Ukraine: War-Damaged Building Renovated with Heat Pumps and Solar Power
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Summary
A pilot project in Trostianets, Ukraine has renovated a war-damaged apartment building with sustainable heating technology using heat pumps and solar power. The project demonstrates how European support can help make Ukrainian heating secure, affordable, and independent from fossil fuels like natural gas and coal, which currently dominate Ukraine's heating sector. The initiative could serve as a model for hundreds of thousands of Ukrainian homes.
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The pilot project for sustainable reconstruction is just one demonstration of how European support can help make heating in Ukraine secure, affordable and independent.
Ukraine currently meets most of its heating needs with natural gas and coal.
The environmental organisation has completed a sustainable heating pilot that could serve as a model for hundreds of thousands of Ukrainian homes.
Together with the city of Trostianets and Green Planet Energy, the environmental organisation has completed a sustainable heating pilot that could serve as a model for hundreds of thousands of Ukrainian homes.
