Why is Ukraine using high-capacity batteries?

With Russia regularly knocking out Ukraine’s power grid, the country has turned to high-capacity batteries to keep it connected to the world—and itself. The streets of Kyiv during a blackout last year. Photograph: Mykhaylo Palinchak/Getty Images

Did Canada pay for Equalitie's first shipment of batteries to Ukraine?

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Does Conrad energy have a 104MW portfolio?

“Conrad Energy and GE Renewables have partnered to deliver a 104MW portfolio,” explains Sonia Quiterio, Conrad’s head of new business, immediately highlighting the scale and structure of the project.

How many high-capacity lithium-ion batteries are there in Ukraine?

High-capacity lithium-ion batteries mean the base stations, Shchyhol said, “should have reserve power sources for at least three days.” And they can recharge themselves when the power comes back online. Two of the biggest telecommunications firms in Ukraine have, between them, already sourced and installed 22,000 new high-capacity batteries.

Could a GE-Conrad project make a difference?

The development of a project on the scale of the GE-Conrad plan, over such a short period of time, and with two of the sector’s leading companies, could also help demonstrate that making tangible change to the renewable industry is eminently possible for those with the resources and intent to make a difference.