POWER GENERATION
The Black Sea Energy and Transportation Hub core site and four additional nearby sites (together ~600 ha) are dedicated to utility-scale solar PV and onshore wind, backed by battery storage and BESS and balancing systems. It creates ~140,000 MWh of renewable power generation capacity, which is designed to serve as both an energy source for RFNBO-compliant hydrogen and green ammonia production and to provide ~35,000 MWh of surplus energy into local grid, supporting broader energy resilience and sustainability
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POWERING GREEN HYDROGEN & AMMONIA
Renewable electricity is routed to large-scale electrolyzers to produce green hydrogen, which is synthesized into green ammonia. This allows abating emissions at one of the most carbon-intensive stages of the industrial value chain while creating a storable, transportable energy carrier that does not rely on a fully functioning grid.
Because ammonia can be stored in tanks and exported by sea or rail, the project can monetize Odesa’s solar and wind resources even when the national transmission system is damaged, constrained, or unable to absorb additional renewable output. It effectively decouples project economics from short-term grid reliability and establishes the site as a flexible export platform for renewable energy
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INJECTING ELECTRICITY INTO THE GRID
Since early 2024, missile and drone attacks have knocked out roughly 80% of Ukraine’s thermal generation and around one-third of hydropower capacity. This resulted is a chronic shortage of flexible, dispatchable power. Regions like Odesa face rolling outages, winter peak risks, and growing dependence on expensive emergency gas-fired generation
The combined solar, wind, and battery assets at Black Sea Energy and Transportation Hub are sized such that, even after meeting the power requirements of the electrolyzers, ~35,000 MWh of clean electricity can be injected directly into Ukraine’s transmission system. This structural surplus enhances local supply resilience, reduces reliance on emergency thermal generation, and contributes to stabilizing a grid that remains vulnerable to wartime damage and seasonal demand peaks
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BALANCING & DAMPENING INTERMITTENCY
The diurnal complementarity of solar irradiance and the seasonal and nocturnal strength of wind regimes also dampen production intermittency significantly. On top, the site integrates battery energy storage systems (BESS) and other grid-balancing assets as core infrastructural elements of its operational architecture, which provide fast-response flexibility, decrease volatility in renewable generation, and modulate power flows in accordance with real-time system conditions
When wind and solar output exceed grid demand, the hydrogen and ammonia production facility is able to increase production volumes, avoiding curtailment. During periods of system stress, stored electricity can be reinjected into the local grid, thereby enabling the site to act as a stabilizing asset that supports the resilience of local energy systems and reduces exposure to emergency thermal dispatch