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Alexander Sicheneder

@asicheneder.bsky.social
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Energy & Climate Policy | International Security | Ukrainian affairs | Policy Advisor @ GreenDealUkraïna, Helmholtz Zentrum Berlin

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Georg Zachmann @gzachmann.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
Ukraine’s gas system has experienced a series of major attacks over the past week. According to Bloomberg, 60% of gas production capacities were disabled. If the situation with ~50% lower production continues in Oct-Dec25 (at last year's consumt&import), gas storage would be depleted by March 2026.
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Alexander Sicheneder @asicheneder.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
Russian oil flows to Hungary and Slovakia halted after presumed Ukrainian attack on Druzhba pipeline: www.reuters.com/business/ene...
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Russian oil flows to Hungary and Slovakia halted after Ukrainian attack
Russian crude oil flows to Hungary and Slovakia via the Druzhba pipeline were halted on Monday, officials in Hungary and Slovakia said, with Budapest blaming a Ukrainian attack on a transformer station.
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New Eastern Europe @neweasterneurope.eu · 14/08/2025
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Western diplomacy towards Russia and the Logic of Failure: why territorial concessions will not end Russia’s war - New Eastern Europe
Ukrainian territorial concessions to Russia may pause the fighting, but they will not address the war’s root causes.
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Alexander Sicheneder @asicheneder.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
From 2026, the EU's CBAM kicks into gear. Expectations are high - but will it really help Ukraine decarbonise? In our new piece for @table.media, @gzachmann.bsky.social and I take a closer look. Spoiler: not really. What Ukraine does need? 💡A shared EU-Ukraine Transformation Fund.
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CBAM: Why the EU needs to rethink its climate policy for Ukraine
Georg Zachmann (Bruegel/Helmholtz Zentrum Berlin) and Alexander Sicheneder (Helmholtz Zentrum Berlin). In 2026, things will get serious: The European
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Meduza in English @meduza.io · 07/03/2025
Moscow launched a massive attack on Ukrainian energy infrastructure on Friday morning. “Russia continues its energy terror,” Ukraine's energy minister wrote on Facebook.
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Russia launches massive attack on Ukrainian energy infrastructure
Russian forces launched a massive missile and drone attack on Ukraine’s energy and gas infrastructure on Friday morning, Ukrainian Energy Minister Herman Halushchenko reported.
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Alexander Sicheneder @asicheneder.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
Russia extended its gasoline export ban for another six months. Background: In 2024 at least 10 large Russian refineries were hit by Ukrainian drones. In 2025 Ukraine attacked 27 Russian fuel and energy facilities. As a result, Russia's refining volumes fell to a 12-year low of 267 million tons.
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Alexander Sicheneder @asicheneder.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
Zwei Drittel der ukrainischen Energieerzeugung sind zerstört oder besetzt. Ihre Stromversorgung hält die Ukraine dennoch aufrecht. Zwischen Energie- und Sicherheitspolitik: Eine Einordnung, wie Europas zukünftige Ukraine-Politik aussehen muss. www.linkedin.com/pulse/zwisch...
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Zwischen Sicherheitsgarantien und Europa: Die (energiepolitische) Zukunft der Ukraine
Besetzte Kraftwerke, beschädigte Umspannwerke – Russland hat zwei Drittel des ukrainischen Energieerzeugung entweder zerstört oder besetzt. Dennoch wächst die Wirtschaft des Landes wieder.
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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
⚡️ The historic moment of Estonia leaving the Russian-fed power grid. On February 8, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia left Russia and Belarus energy system. By the end of the day today, they will have joined the European grid.
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Our World in Data @ourworldindata.org · 07/02/2025
In 2004, it took the world a year to add a gigawatt of solar power — now it takes a day
A line graph depicting the average number of days it took to install a gigawatt of solar energy capacity worldwide from 2001 to 2023. The vertical axis represents the number of days on a logarithmic scale, spanning from 1 to 1000 days. The horizontal axis indicates the years from 2001 to 2023. 

In 2004, the average time was about 1 year, which is marked on the graph. A downward trend shows significant decreases in installation time over the years. By 2010, it took under 30 days, and by 2015, just over 7 days. The most notable point is in 2023, where it dropped to about 1 day on average for installation. 

The data source is attributed to IRENA (2024), with calculation by Our World in Data, and the chart is identified as CC BY, indicating it is licensed for sharing and adaptation with appropriate credit.
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Claudia Kemfert @ckemfert.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
Our new paper is published: Even a full disruption of Russian supplies to the EU can be compensated. 👇 #gas #Russia www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... @elsevierconnect.bsky.social
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Is Russian gas still needed in the European Union? Model-based analysis of long-term scenarios
Aligned with the war in Ukraine, Russia has significantly withheld natural gas exports to Europe since 2021. As there are no EU-wide sanctions on impo…
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Alexander Sicheneder @asicheneder.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
Trump's push for resource-for-arms deals in Ukraine and his persistent interest in controlling resource-rich Greenland have a background: For some materials, China holds a near-monopoly essential for global supply chains and renewables are a major driver of demand for these resources. (1)
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Enerdata @enerdata.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia ready to disconnect from #Russian power grid #energysky
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Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia ready to disconnect from Russian power grid
Electricity transmission system operators Litgrid (Lithuania), Augstsprieguma tīkls (Latvian) and Elering (Estonia) have announced the launch of the Baltic balancing capacity market. The new market wi...
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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 03/02/2025
Rising threats to undersea infrastructure in the Baltic demand swift, coordinated action from NATO and the EU, writes former Lithuanian national defense minister Arvydas Anušauskas in this op-ed.
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Europe’s inaction on undersea infrastructure is a security time bomb
Following Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, concerns over the security of energy and communication infrastructure in the Baltic Sea intensified. Initially, focus was placed on the threa...
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Alexander Sicheneder @asicheneder.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
5 times more imports in 2024 than still in 2023! www.linkedin.com/posts/green-...
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Green Deal Ukraїna on LinkedIn: #figureoftheweek #electricity #import #energysecurity
📊 #FigureOfTheWeek on the net imports of Ukraine in 2024. Ukraine’s electricity imports have become a crucial buffer for the country’s energy system. Until…
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Alexander Sicheneder @asicheneder.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
Kyiv Post article outlining the most important reasons for the ongoing resilience of Ukraine's power system: - A very mild winter - Increased electricity import - Improved air protection www.kyivpost.com/post/46306
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How Has Ukraine So Far Survived the Winter Without Energy Blackouts?
The Ukrainian energy system has proven to be more resilient than predicted by the most pessimistic forecasts of international observers and Russia’s best (or worst) efforts.
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Rapporteur @euractiv.com · 31/01/2025
New study doubles EU wind power potential
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New study doubles EU wind power potential
France and Spain alone could generate enough electricity equivalent to the EU's projected 2050 demand of around 4,000 TWh. The post New study doubles EU wind power potential appeared first on Euractiv.
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RazomWeStand 🇺🇦 @razomwestand.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
🌿 Ukraine’s Renewable Energy Tracker shows we are making progress! ⚡ Capacity: 8,773 MW (+238 MW since 2022) ✅ Businesses invested $150M in solar in 2023 💡 1.5 GW of foreign projects looking to move forward soon. Ukraine is charging toward a sustainable future! razomwestand.com/res-tracker/
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