On Friday, November 25, a solar station with electricity conservation systems will be opened on the roof of the "Mriya" lyceum in Irpen, Kyiv region, as part of the "100 solar schools" project.
The station consists of 52 solar panels with a total capacity of 20 kW, according to the press release of the Energy Act for Ukraine Foundation.
The lyceum building suffered significant damage during the occupation, including artillery strikes.
"There were five attacks at the school and about 30 more on the territory. One of the ammunition penetrated the main wall, the facade and roof were destroyed, and one of the classrooms was mutilated," said the director of the school, Ivan Ptashnyk.
The press release emphasized that the station will allow the school to partially function autonomously despite power outages. The Lyceum will not be disconnected from the utility grid, as it consumes more than 40 kW per hour on average. In addition to autonomous power, solar energy will help reduce utility bills by approximately 30% per year. The school will be able to use these funds for other equipment and development.
"When Irpin and Bucha were released, I realized that I would most like to help with something that will bring benefits in the long term. Bringing a generator is also important, but we can do more. Then the idea arose to build solar stations – decentralized energy resources – and to contribute to the country's energy independence," said the founder of the Energy Act For Ukraine Foundation Yuliana Onishchuk.
She also added that the foundation's team also plans to hold optional classes for children about responsible energy consumption. After all, one of the organization's missions is the development of the culture of green energy in Ukraine.
The fund plans to equip 100 schools and 50 hospitals with solar stations. Priority will be given to institutions in war-torn regions.
The message noted that the project was implemented with the help of of the German Solar Association (BSW-Solar), which provided the panels, batteries, inverters and mounting structure for the solar system. The Energy Act For Ukraine Foundation was created in April 2022 as a response to the war. Its main activity is aimed at the supply of energy equipment, with an emphasis on renewable energy.
Earlier, EcoPolitic wrote, that in Irpen, in the Kyiv region, developers want to turn 8 hectares of the forest of the "Lastivka" sanatorium into a residential area for citizens who lost their homes.
As EcoPolitic previously reported, Borodyanka, in the Kyiv region, is being planned to be rebuilt as one of the first new ecological towns, all systems of which will work on modern energy-efficient technologies.
