Featured in Weathering the storm in 2022 – 12-2022

Solar aid in dark times

With Russia intent on destroying Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, a network of NGOs is taking up the challenge to donate small and mobile energy supply solutions. Astrid Schneider, a member of clean energy nonprofit Eurosolar, shares the story of the small solar kits that are making a big difference.

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pv magazine

08 Dec 2022

Ukrainians in Kharkiv, Chernihiv and other regions have received solar kit provided by the Eurosolar group in Berlin. | Image: Eurosolar/EcoClub

On Feb. 24, the unthinkable happened. Russia invaded Ukraine. Immediately people thought, how can we help? What can we do? Around a week before the war started, when tensions were rising, I ordered a little survival tool: a solar powered radio with a crank. It arrived a day before Russian tanks crossed the border. I …

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