Fraunhofer Ukraine Recovery Initiative - Workshop “Building a resilient and sustainable energy system in Ukraine”

Resilient and sustainable energy systems are essential for the recovery of Ukraine. Fraunhofer CINES unites institutes with extensive expertise in energy system transformation.

In collaboration with Helmholtz Zentrum Berlin and the Ukrainian Ministry of Energy, we are organizing a practical, project-focused workshop, and we warmly invite you to join us.

We will design concrete energy systems projects that address short-term needs while also offering long-term benefits. These projects will be based on an initial assessment of the current needs in Ukraine. What specific projects should we focus on and how could Fraunhofer CINES and Helmholtz institutes support?

9.00 Welcome and introduction 

Moderated by Dr. Philipp Strauss | Dept. Director Fraunhofer IEE

Prof. Hans-Martin Henning | Spokesperson of CINES (online)

Svitlana Grunchuk | Deputy Minister of Energy of Ukraine

Vasyl Shkurakov | Deputy Minister of Infrastructure of Ukraine (tbc)

10.00 Identification of short, medium and long-term energy needs in Ukraine

Moderated by Dr. Susanne Nies | Helmholtz Zentrum Berlin 

Yulia Kiyan | Ministry of Energy Ukraine, Energy Response Unit (tbc)

Vitaliy Zaychenko | Ukrenergo The main dispatcher (tbc)

Yevgeniy Garkavyi | Technical director Centrenergo (tbc)

Dmytro Sakharuk | Executive director of DTEK (tbc)

Fedir Shevchenko | Head of Naftogaz Teplo (tbc)

Valentyn Gvozdiy | Chair of Supervisory Board Ukrhydroenergo (tbc)

Artem Martyniuk | CEO Ukraine Distributions Grid (tbc)

Svitlana Andrushchenko | Head of Recovery and Reform Support Team Minenergy (tbc)

11.30 Coffee break

11.45 Change towards a decentralized resilient energy system – technology, regulation, market

Moderated by Georg Zachmann | Helmholtz Zentrum Berlin (tbc)

Electricity system - Dr. Philipp Strauss | Dept. Director Fraunhofer IEE

PV and batteries -  Aaron Gerdemann | SMA Technology AG

Grid Connection, Power System Planning, Microgrids - Dr. Andreas Goedecke | ELEKS

Heat supply - Fabian Ahrendts | Fraunhofer IEG

Manufactor of Heat Supplies in Ukraine

Gas Supply - Dr. Benjamin Pfluger | Fraunhofer IEG

13.00 Lunch break

13.45 General conditions, financing and investment incentives

Moderated by Fabian Ahrendts, Fraunhofer IEG

Energy Ministry Ukraine (tbc)

David Wilkens BMWK (tbc)

Dr. Ulrike Hopp-Nishanka | BMZ

Julia Kahrl | Auswärtiges Amt 

Dr. Peter Hintz | Deutsche Bank (tbc)

Adam Balogh | Energy Community (tbc)

Grzegorz Zielinski | EBRD (tbc)

DFC (tbc)

14.45 Coffee break

15.00 Breakout sessions to develop project ideas

Breakout Room 1: Power System

Breakout Room 2: Heat supply

16:30 Presentation of the results from the breakout sessions

16.45 Summary - next steps and dates

Dr. Philipp Strauss | Dept. Director Fraunhofer IEE

Fabian Ahrendts | Fraunhofer IEG

17.00 End & Networking