Special Focus

We began our conversation with Olena Kucheruk, Manager of the Procurement Department at Kyivteploenergo, with the assumption that in the context of war and Russia's constant targeted shelling of Ukraine's energy infrastructure, the most important thing is the prompt supply of goods and services necessary to repair the damage and restore energy services.

Now is the war, so, for example, fuel or...

Ielyzaveta Badanova cooperates with the Ministry of Energy of Ukraine (regarding the implementation of the REPowerEU program) and the Ministry of Economy of Ukraine as an expert on the development of the oil and gas part of the first Ukrainian national energy and climate plan.

Anastasiia Zbroy, a second-year student at Ivano-Frankivsk National Technical University of Oil and Gas (IFNTUOG), believes that her decision to choose the Renewable Energy Engineering bachelor's program and pursue higher education in Ukraine despite the war was drastically influenced by the full-scale invasion and Russia’s targeted shelling of Ukrainian energy facilities.

Anastasiia, the only...

Scientist Iryna Vashсhyshak teaches several courses in the Renewable Energy Engineering bachelor’s program at the Ivano-Frankivsk National Technical University of Oil and Gas, including the laboratory research course “Hydropower, Bioenergy, and Low-Potential Energy Sources,” the practical class called “Solar and Wind Energy,” and the “Energy Audit” lecture course. She is also the supervisor of...

Essay of the Winner of the Contest, Oleksandr Bulin

The modern encyclopaedia defines energy security as the state of the electric power industry, which guarantees the technically and economically safe satisfaction of consumers' current and prospective energy needs. So, energy security means confidence in the future. It is when I go to bed and know that it makes sense to get up for work tomorrow because there will be electricity in the sockets to start it. When a mother of three children can schedule laundry for the weekend, she knows there is always water in the tap because the pumps directing it through the central pipeline work without interruption.

Essay of the Winner of the Contest, Kyrylo Kolomiyets

The energy security of Ukraine is essential, extremely complex, multifaceted, and one of the most relevant modern issues for my country.

The separate terms "security" and "energy" only partially reflect a deep understanding of energy security. Alone, they only provide a guide to the notions studied. The synergy of using these basic state categories together allows for a much deeper understanding of this meaning.

Essay of the Winner of the Contest, Nazar Mokh

Energy security is one of the critical components of the development of any state, as independent and permanent access to energy resources determines the stability of the functioning of the economy and the quality of life of citizens.

Ensuring reliable energy supplies has become necessary in the context of increasing global challenges and a full-scale Russian invasion. Therefore, its strengthening becomes relevant and essential both for the state and for each of us.

Essay of the Winner of the Contest, Anastasiia Koriahina

To strengthen the energy security of Ukraine, to the standard definition of the concept of energy security, which includes confidence in the availability, availability, and ability to stably receive energy of the appropriate quality every day and under extraordinary circumstances, in my opinion, it is worth adding diversification of energy carriers, energy efficiency, and conscious energy consumption. Energy security protects the state, citizens, and the economy from energy shortages. It is one of the most essential elements of national security and an integral component of Europe's energy security.

Essay of the Winner of the Contest, Valentyna Levchenko

Ukraine's energy security is a concept familiar to every Ukrainian. But today, I will talk specifically about myself. For me, as an energy consumer, energy security starts with the confidence that I have stable access to energy and fuel, no matter what the conditions are in my country.

Right now, my country is facing an energetically powerful enemy. An enemy that attacks the energy system and seeks to weaken its integrity. Therefore, the issue of energy security is now more relevant than ever since the moment of independence.