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Sustainable energy days in the Chornomorsk community
Last week, the Chornomorsk community held Sustainable Energy Days, which were followed by a celebration of the outstanding achievements of young people. The Energy Future of the Community competition brought together 120 students from 9 educational institutions
Mykolaiv used trolleybuses as electric buses during the blackout
During the period of complete blackout that occurred in Mykolaiv on 28-30 November 2024, the municipal enterprise Mykolaivelectrotrans provided transportation for the city's residents using hybrid trolleybuses. To operate without power, the trolleybuses were charged at the depot using diesel generators
Academy of Energy Sustainability for Businesses launches in 5 cities of Ukraine
Entrepreneurs can take the two-day training course in the city nearest to them. Trainings will be held offline between December 2024 and January 2025 in five cities across Ukraine: Kharkiv — 9-10 December | Vinnytsia — 16-17 December | Odesa — 13-14 January | Lviv — 20-21 January | Kyiv — 27-28 January
Database of the best implemented projects in EU municipalities
The portal of the Interreg Europe programme, co-funded by the European Union, offers a useful resource - a database of implemented projects by European cities in 6 different sectors: Smart, Green, Connected, Social, Citizens, Governance
Webinar: ‘Renewable energy projects and cooperation with partners’
Date: 5 December 2024 | Time: 11:00
Conducted a two-day training for new EECU member municipalities!
On November 27 and 29, the executive team of the Association of Energy Efficient Cities of Ukraine organized an Introduction Conference for new EECU members in an online format. Representatives of Hirske, Krasnokutsk, Chornomorsk, Dolynska municipalities that joined EECU in 2024 gathered together
In the Belgian city of Liege, the tram network that was demolished in 1967 has been restored
The city of Liège is completing testing and inspections of the new tram line ahead of its official opening, scheduled for January 2025. The tram is returning to the streets of the Belgian city of 200,000 people 60 years after the network was closed
Memorandum of Cooperation between Ternopil and Presov (Slovak Republic)
On November 26, in Ternopil, two cities signed a memorandum of cooperation in the field of energy efficiency, climate change mitigation, rational use of resources and green transition
European Energy Award: How to use foreign experience for green reconstruction of Ukrainian communities
On November 19, EECU, the National Office of the EEA in Ukraine, gathered representatives of national and regional authorities, regional development agencies and foreign experts within the webinar “Understanding approaches to managing and supporting the European Energy Label in different countries”
A free online course on how to prepare for blackouts has been launched by the State Emergency Service
In the wake of possible blackouts, the SES, with the support of the Eastern Europe Foundation and the EGAP Programme, funded by Switzerland, has developed a course that will teach Ukrainians how to safely use alternative power sources.