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Hope springs renewable

Russia is destroying Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, raising questions about how to ensure the safety and function of the country’s energy industry, particularly its nuclear power plants. What role can renewable energy play in such extreme circumstances? Vitaly Daviy, chief executive of clean-power trade show organizer IB Centre, shares his thoughts.

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pv magazine

10 Jan 2023

In November 2022, the Rivne nuclear plant lost connection to a 750 kV power transmission line, causing disruptions to energy for the majority of Ukrainians. | Photo: Dyakov Vladimir Leonidovich/Wikimedia

The risk of a nuclear incident in Ukraine is extremely high. In 2022, Ukraine not only became the arena for a level of military aggression in Europe not seen since World War II, but a testing ground for the cynical use of nuclear facilities as a tool for intimidation and blackmail. When news of the …

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