Rooftop PV Plant for Kharkiv Children Hospital

The RePower Ukraine Charitable Foundation has implemented a project – installing an advanced solar power plant with an energy storage system at the Kharkiv Children’s Hospital. This project is not just a technical solution, but a real breakthrough in ensuring energy independence and environmental sustainability for the region.

Technical specifications of the solar power plant: a powerful 30 kW solar station with a 43 kWh backup power system. This combination will provide uninterrupted power supply to the palliative care, rehabilitation departments, and neurological inpatient unit even in the absence of external power and at night, ensuring continuity of critical medical processes.

The implementation of this project is conducted in close cooperation with the Kharkiv City Council and hospital administration. The project will not only significantly reduce the hospital’s carbon footprint but also allow redirecting saved funds to improve medical services and equipment, directly enhancing the quality of healthcare for Kharkiv’s youngest patients.

Overview of the hospital:

• Hospital facility is notable for being similar to a children’s boarding house, but children can stay here with their parents. Parents can also take their child home at any time.
• A large complex of procedures, convenient location in the regional center, the possibility for parents to live with their children, and the option to take the child home at any time favorably distinguishes this hospital from a typical one.
• The uniqueness of the institution lies in different approaches and treatment methods for each child. In particular, doctors apply an Israeli method for treating mental illnesses.

Challenges:

• Prolonged shelling in the Kharkiv region caused systematic power outages at the hospital.
• The hospital requires uninterrupted power supply for critically important departments to provide urgent and vital medical care to sick children.
• Important medical equipment in the palliative care and rehabilitation departments, as well as the neurological inpatient unit, required stable and uninterrupted power supply.

Solution:

• RePower Ukraine Charitable Foundation initiated, managed, and implemented the rooftop solar installation project at the hospital, providing support throughout the entire process.
• Our specialists managed all stages, including design, installation, equipment procurement, and communication with the hospital and city authorities.

Rooftop Solar Power Plant Details:

• Solar panels, inverters, and batteries from the leading Chinese company Jinko.
• Designed for self-consumption with a capacity of 30 kW, along with a 43 kilowatt-hour backup power system for critical hospital departments.
• Equipped with 54 solar panels, each with a capacity of 560 W, connected to hybrid inverters of 15 kilowatts each. This ensures uninterrupted operation of the palliative care and rehabilitation departments, as well as the neurological inpatient unit.

Gratitude:

• Special thanks to our international strategic partners and donors: German Solar Association BSW, European Solar Association SolarPower Europe, who have repeatedly helped Ukraine within the Solar Supports Ukraine initiative. This initiative aims to address power outages in hospitals and schools by using solar energy as a reliable, adaptive, and accessible source of clean energy.
• We would like to specifically acknowledge the incredible personal contribution of Camilla Dressler, Foundation Ambassador and Chair of the Scottish Islands Federation, and of course, we are grateful to Raasay Community Renewables and the pupils of Raasay Primary School from the distant island of Raasay in Scotland for their help in fundraising.