A new nearly-zero energy building (NZEB) will replace two war-damaged school buildings in Mykulychi, a village in Nemishaeve in the Western part of theKyiv region. As both buildings were damaged by Russian missile strikes in February-March 2022,children from Mykulychi have been relocated to schools in nearby villages and cities. The new NZEB school will not only restore local education facilities but also provide an energy-efficient learning environment for students, including internally displaced persons and those with disabilities.
The project is funded by Finland through the Nefco Green Recovery Programme for Ukraine and implemented by Nefco. In December 2022, Finland announced a contribution of EUR 5 million to the programme, underscoring its support for education and energy-efficiency modernisations as key priorities in Ukraine''s reconstruction.
"Finland supports the repair and reconstruction of school buildings destroyed in Russia''s war of aggression in Ukraine. We finance projects to reinvigorate the country''s education sector and promote the wider provision of school meals. By working together with Nefco on concrete actions, we are helping to rebuild municipal infrastructure," says Ville Tavio, Ministerfor Foreign Trade and Development.
"The cnstruction of this nearly-zero energy building in Mykulychi presents Ukraine with a significant opportunity to make a leap forward technologically and adopt best practices, while fostering a resilient and carbon-neutral economy. The project will adhere to Nordic and EU standards, with the potential for replication in other Ukrainian cities," says Trond Moe, Managing Director of Nefco.
The new school building will be based on a modular prefabricated timber frame and provide space for some 200 school children in primary and secondaryyears 1–9. Wood is a renewable and sustainable building material.
Technical energy-efficiency measures and on-site renewable energy systems, such as solar panels, have been designed based on a report by VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland commissioned under the Finland-Ukraine Trust Fund. The project aim is thatover 38% of the energy required willbe sourced from renewables.
The building frame will consist of prefabricated timber elements.Prefabrication will minimise on-site construction work and result in higher quality, as manufacturing will be done under controlled factory conditions. The building is to be equipped with solar photovoltaic panels for supplementary and backup electricity.
Before the full-scale war, in 2016, Finland financed a prefabricated timber school in Antonivka, Kherson region, under the Nordic Initiative for Energy Efficiency and Humanitarian Support, administered by Nefco. Last weekend it was reported that the school in Kherson was destroyed by Russian missile strikes.
Correction 20 August 2024: link for the Green Recovery Program
Snellmaninkatu 1 A, Helsinki
PO Box 23, FI-00023 Government, Finland
On 18 April 2024,theEnergy Act for Ukraine Foundation officially inaugurated a hybrid solar and storage system at Irpin School No.1, holding an opening ceremonywhich was attended by Robert Habeck, Vice Chancellor of Germany and Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Action, Jörg Ebel, Board Director of SolarPower Europe, and Yuliana Onishchuk, CEO of the Energy Act for Ukraine Foundation.
Irpin Lyceum No.1 suffered greatly during the Russian occupation; the school was extensively damaged. Together, the foundation, organisations and companies equipped the school with 64 solar panels with a capacity of 25.6 kW, and an energy storage system with a capacity of 40 kWh. The system willprovide 25% of the school''s annual energy consumption, and is expected to generate annual energy cost savings of €1,123. It is also expected to prevent 596 metric tonnes of CO2 emissions, which is equivalent to the annual emissions of about 130 passenger cars.
Yuliana Onishchuk, CEO of the Energy Act for Ukraine Foundation,said: "... The support of partners and donors in the past 2 years shows that we share not only the vision of the greener reconstruction of Ukraine as a part of European society, but we want to cultivate the sustainable way of living in kids... By involving them in such projects, children from childhood perceive it as the norm..."
Jörg Ebel, Board Director of SolarPower Europe said:"As donors, our commitment extends beyond infrastructure; it''s about empowering Ukraine to uphold its fundamental right to education, even amidst war. Through our contributions, we aim to stand alongside Ukraine in ensuring that every child has access to schooling, despite the challenges of the Russian aggression. Moreover, we see our support as a vital step towards the nation''s recovery, fostering resilience and hope for a brighter future."
Under the Energy Act for Ukraine''s''100SolarSchools'' campaign, SolarPower Europe members, the Energy Act for Ukraine Foundation, BayWa r.e., the German Solar Industry Association (BSW), IBC Solar, and Menlo Electric supported the completion of the hybrid solar and storage project. sonnen, Sungrow, Octopus Energy, and Unisolar, also helped make the solar project in Irpin a reality.
The ''100SolarSchools'' campaign aims to equip 100 schools with solar panels and energy storage. SolarPower Europe supported the Irpin Lyceum No. 1 project, as part of our''Solar Supports Ukraine''campaign, whichwe set up together with theGerman Solar Industry Association (BSW).The campaign''s objective is to help install solar on schools and hospitals in Ukraine,tackling energy outages. The Energy Act for Ukraine Foundation is also a partner in thecampaign.
We are incredibly grateful for BayWa r.e., BSW, IBC Solar, and Menlo Electric''s support, and for other pledged contributions.
If you would like to make a more sizeable corporate donation to Solar Supports Ukraine campaign,please get in touch with us, to help keep the lights on in Ukraine.
Saturday, 30 November 2024, 14:26
On April 18, the results of a fundamentally new reconstruction effort for local educational facilities damaged at the outset of the large-scale invasion two years ago were solemnly presented in Irpin, Kyiv region. A solar power generation unit with an energy storage system was installed on the roof of the reconstructed Irpin Lyceum No. 1. The plant will allow reducing the school’s annual electricity consumption by 30-40% and, in case of blackouts, keeping the educational process running.
A SOLAR POWER GENERATION UNIT ON THE SCHOOL’S ROOF IS NO LONGER A NOVELTY, BUT A REALITY
Having arrived in Irpin, we go straight to the school. Lyceum No. 1 is a three-storey building consisting of two sections, a new and an old one. It’s a tidy place where hallways are now filled with the cheerful noise from students rushing to classes. However, the air raid alert reminds us of today’s realities... Together with the students and staff, we have to proceed to a shelter in the school’s basement. It is equipped with all necessities: several rows of desks, a first aid area, fresh water, and a WC, that is, everything to keep children safe and teachers --able to continue their work almost uninterrupted.
The representative of the school administration tells us about the significant damage the lyceum suffered during the Russian occupation in 2022. The building’s facade, walls, roof, windows, entrance, interior doors, sports facilities, assembly halls, and wiring were damaged.
The community helped restore the school, with the final touch being the installation of a solar power generation unit to ensure the school’s energy independence.
“We do not practice a mixed format of teaching, only full-time. Therefore, the risk of power outages can affect the quality of our educational services. Thanks to the alternative system for power generation, we will now be able to avoid forced changes to a school attendance format in case of power outages, which we had last year,” Nadiia Yarova, Deputy Principal of the lyceum, told Ukrinform.
We go up to the top floor of the newly erected building, where we can see a panorama of the roof of the older one with a dark ‘mirror’ of solar panels, 64 in total. We look at this hi tech beauty and return to the school assembly hall, where the founder of the Energy Act for Ukraine Charity Foundation, Yuliana Onishchuk, tells us about the plant and, in general, about the investment project for equipping the school, in which the foundation was directly involved.
According to Ms Onishchuk, the foundation’s goal is to restore Ukrainian schools that have suffered from Russian attacks, by employing solar energy.
“This seemingly simple structure you see on the roof of this lyceum will help it save up to EUR 1,200 annually. We select technology depending on the needs of a particular facility. Before launching a project, we closely communicate with school administrations to clearly understand what they need first,” Ms Onishchuk told us.
“We need to develop distributed decentralized generation based on green energy and working in synergy with Energy Storage,” emphasized Andrii Herus, Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Energy, Housing and Utilities, President Volodymyr Zelensky’s envoy to the Cabinet of Ministers.
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