Seminar on bioenergy: visit of Ukrainian delegation to Denmark

17/06/2025
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Today, June 17, 2025, is the first day of a technical tour of the Ukrainian bioenergy delegation to Denmark. A bioenergy workshop with Ukrainian and Danish experts has just taken place in Copenhagen! The meeting was held at the office of Impact Fund Denmark.

Members of the Bioenergy Association of Ukraine are taking part in the trip:

Georgii Geletukha, Chairman of the Board of UABIO;
Oleksandr Dombrovskyi, President of MHP Eco Energy;
Oleh Riabov, Director of Gopak LLC, Gals Agro Group;
Ivan Traksler, Regional Director of MHP Eco Energy;
Volodymyr Ivakhiv, Director of Vitagro Energy.

Adomas Audickas, Director of MHP Verdant, also spoke during the event, and presentations were made by other UABIO members — Ammongas and Goodvalley.

Opening remarks

Oleksii Parkhomchuk, Investment Director, Impact Fund Denmark.
Ole Mikkelsen, Danish Ambassador to Ukraine.

Main topics

Access of biomethane producers to gas transmission and gas distribution systems. Regulatory features and prospects. | Kostiantyn Ushchapovskyi, Commissioner, NEURC.
The role of the State Agency on Energy Efficiency and Energy Saving of Ukraine in the implementation of bioenergy policy | Viktor Bilko, Deputy Head of the State Agency on Energy Efficiency and Energy Saving of Ukraine.
Presentation about Danish bioenergy sphere | Nathalie Jacobsen, Danish Energy Agency.
Status and prospects of the bioenergy sphere in Ukraine | Georgii Geletukha, Chairman, UABIO.
Naftogaz – biomethane market operator in Ukraine | Denys Kostiuk, Head of Business Development, Naftogaz of Ukraine.
Needs of Ukrainian regions in bioenergy projects | Yevhen Kramarenko, Project Manager, State Agency for Restoration and Infrastructure Development of Ukraine.
Potential of UCAB member companies to implement bioenergy projects | Nazar Bobytskyi and Adomas Audickas, UCAB.
Lessons Denmark learned while developing the biogas sphere | Bruno Sander Nielsen, COO, Danish Biogas Association.
The role of the Gas TSO in facilitating the biomethane market and enabling cross-border trade | Iryna Komarida, Controller, Gas Transmission System Operator of Ukraine.
Danish biomethane market development | Jeppe Bjerg, Lead Development Manager, Gas Market, Energinet
EIFO financing in Ukraine | Line Lundbye and Peder Anker Larsen, EIFO.
Impact Fund Denmark financing in Ukraine | Lisbeth Erlands and Annemette Ditlevsen, Impact Fund Denmark.

There were also presentations from companies: Linka Energy, Burmeister & Wain Energy, EvoVerde Consulting, Ammongas, Renew Energy, Goodvalley and Lundsby Renewable Solutions.

Speakers’ presentations

Download Georgii Geletukha’s presentation on bioenergy in Ukraine

Download Bruno Sander Nielsen’s presentation on biogas development in Denmark

We express our sincere gratitude to the Embassy of the Kingdom of Denmark in Ukraine for organizing such a useful and interesting trip. We are looking forward to fruitful cooperation and are convinced that the Danish experience will definitely help Ukraine develop not only the biomethane industry, but also bioenergy in general.

At the end of the week, we will publish an article with details about the delegation’s tour of the country’s bioenergy facilities: June 18 — visits to bioenergy facilities on the way to Esbjerg, and June 19 — on the way to Aarhus. Don’t miss it!