Amid regular Russian energy terror, people are pinning their hopes on green power. As does 80-year-old Oleksandr, who saves his neighbors during blackouts with his inventions.
Such an uplifting article! We have been trying to teach our Ukrainian family some of these principles for when they go back to Kharkiv. While both sets of parents still have their houses and generators to power them, if petrol becomes scarce, then they are in trouble. As a mother of 5 boys, our mum doesn't like having to check the solar batteries or the potential of sunshine in order to cook or do laundry, and god-forbid I ask the boys to stay off their gaming computers!!! Very well done for sussing out this proactive & clever man.
I would love to see the design of that bike. That is a brilliant peice of safety equipment, that does not use fossil fuels. Besides it's current use, in war, a little electricity could save people's lives in natural disasters.
It's very uplifting to see oral/hands-on teaching going strong. Hopefully Oleksandr has someone helping him document and maybe patent some of his inventions so that he can share the knowledge with even more people.
Oh bravo Oleksandr and all the Ukrainians who are striving, struggling and surviving. Perhaps in a time of peace, he can teach us all valuable ways to produce energy and sustain ourselves.
I often wonder how the great people of Ukraine survive the winter. Now I know. They use their great knowledge to use alternate sources of energy ! So amazing. I was really impressed by Oleksandr Klymenko sharing his electricity .
👍Another example of the unbreakable Ukrainian spirit 💪 🫂 Thanks for sharing this & really hope Ukraine decision makers take this opportunity to turn this terrible war into a future opportunity for their people with decentralised & green energy. What is remarkable about Oleksandr is not WHAT he is doing, but the circumstances & lack of "normal" access to the parts he needs i.e. having to make & adapt what is to hand while under constant threat of bombing.
🤷Of course pedal-power from bicycles & wind towers are not new, and the solar problem of sun/wind at the wrong times is solved by storage batteries in other situations - for instance on a camping trip I take portable solar panels & battery pack that can run a microwave, chiller, re-charge phone & tablet etc. I know there are lots of people raising funds for Ukrainians along these lines & The Counteroffensive team has done this for themselves to get through blackouts, but these are a drop in the bucket of the energy needed for hospitals, manufacturing & retail/cafes etc. let alone all the individual households. 🤔💙💛
Excellent work on Oleksandr's part! I would like to mention vertical axis wind generator designs. It seems to me that they offer more for a decentralized generation system, including some DIY potential. If you know of people who might be interested, here are a couple of papers to get them started:
A fascinating deep dive into Ukraine's energy situition and into the promise of using green energy as the country recovers. Plus, an introduction to a 89-year-old Unkranian who has figured out how to keep the lights on. Well done, Counterofensive!
We must not forget how resourceful and brave the Ukrainian people are! Thank you for these important insights.
Thank you, Terez! Do you implement some green energy principles yourself?
Such an uplifting article! We have been trying to teach our Ukrainian family some of these principles for when they go back to Kharkiv. While both sets of parents still have their houses and generators to power them, if petrol becomes scarce, then they are in trouble. As a mother of 5 boys, our mum doesn't like having to check the solar batteries or the potential of sunshine in order to cook or do laundry, and god-forbid I ask the boys to stay off their gaming computers!!! Very well done for sussing out this proactive & clever man.
Thank you, Carol! Are you guys planning to use solar energy back in Ukraine? So interesting!
I would love to see the design of that bike. That is a brilliant peice of safety equipment, that does not use fossil fuels. Besides it's current use, in war, a little electricity could save people's lives in natural disasters.
I was thinking the same! I wouldn't mind generating some electricity with just fifteen minutes of pedaling.
It's very uplifting to see oral/hands-on teaching going strong. Hopefully Oleksandr has someone helping him document and maybe patent some of his inventions so that he can share the knowledge with even more people.
If not, that's a good idea.
Oh bravo Oleksandr and all the Ukrainians who are striving, struggling and surviving. Perhaps in a time of peace, he can teach us all valuable ways to produce energy and sustain ourselves.
I often wonder how the great people of Ukraine survive the winter. Now I know. They use their great knowledge to use alternate sources of energy ! So amazing. I was really impressed by Oleksandr Klymenko sharing his electricity .
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Incredible, inspiring story!
Thank you for the impressive review of current conditions and the strength of the Ukrainian people in the face of a brutal dictator in Russia.
👍Another example of the unbreakable Ukrainian spirit 💪 🫂 Thanks for sharing this & really hope Ukraine decision makers take this opportunity to turn this terrible war into a future opportunity for their people with decentralised & green energy. What is remarkable about Oleksandr is not WHAT he is doing, but the circumstances & lack of "normal" access to the parts he needs i.e. having to make & adapt what is to hand while under constant threat of bombing.
🤷Of course pedal-power from bicycles & wind towers are not new, and the solar problem of sun/wind at the wrong times is solved by storage batteries in other situations - for instance on a camping trip I take portable solar panels & battery pack that can run a microwave, chiller, re-charge phone & tablet etc. I know there are lots of people raising funds for Ukrainians along these lines & The Counteroffensive team has done this for themselves to get through blackouts, but these are a drop in the bucket of the energy needed for hospitals, manufacturing & retail/cafes etc. let alone all the individual households. 🤔💙💛
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Excellent work on Oleksandr's part! I would like to mention vertical axis wind generator designs. It seems to me that they offer more for a decentralized generation system, including some DIY potential. If you know of people who might be interested, here are a couple of papers to get them started:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590123024021285#sec0010
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/376808318_Aerodynamic_Analysis_of_Tulip_Wind_Turbine_using_Computational_Fluid_Dynamics
A fascinating deep dive into Ukraine's energy situition and into the promise of using green energy as the country recovers. Plus, an introduction to a 89-year-old Unkranian who has figured out how to keep the lights on. Well done, Counterofensive!