Project News

The Central European Energy Conference ( CEEC) 2025, held from 25 to 27 November 2025 in Bratislava, Slovakia,  brought together policymakers, researchers, and practitioners to address the evolving challenges of energy security and decarbonisation in Central Europe  within a rapidly changing geopolitical context. The conference, organised by the Slovak Foreign Policy Association , a member of the U_CAN project consortium, provided a strategic platform for dialogue on resilien

We are pleased to introduce a new feature within the U_CAN project - a public monitoring page for photovoltaic (PV) stations in Ivano-Frankivsk.The resource is available at: https://asempv.escoua.com/uk/p/ucan/  and enables real-time tracking of performance, locations, and operational statistics of PV inverters installed through project-related initiatives. Why We Created This Page Ivano-Frankivsk is one of U_CAN’s pilot cities, chosen to demonstrate how Ukrainian cities can

In October 2025, the Mayors’ Club  - a key partner of the U_CAN Consortium - helped bring the project to new European audiences during the REBIRTH OF UKRAINE trade mission to Denmark and Sweden. Representing both the Club and the project, Yuliia Chufistova , member of the Mayors’ Club Presidium, and Anastasiia Fliagina , U_CAN coordinator within Mayors’ Club, presented how the project supports Ukrainian communities in aligning their development strategies with European clima

On 13 November 2025, U_CAN pilot cities joined European Mission Cities for the Third U_CAN Online Thematic Workshop - Public engagement for carbon neutrality , exploring how public engagement can drive the transition to carbon neutrality. The workshop, organised by Wrocław University of Science and Technology (WUST) and  Aarhus University (AU) , highlighted successful approaches from   Košice and Wrocław , offering practical insights for Ukrainian cities seeking to foster ci

On 12 November, Kyiv hosted the information dissemination event “Research and Innovation as a Driver of Ukraine's Integration into the Global Research Space” , celebrating World Science Day for Peace and Development. Professor Stefan Zaichenko  from U_CAN consortium member “Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute” (ISKPI) presented the project’s approach, pilot results, and practical steps that Ukrainian pilot cities are taking to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and implemen

A new milestone in Ukraine’s journey towards climate neutrality was marked on 24 October 2025  with the official opening of the Centre for the Support of Local Policies in Climate-Neutral Construction and Energy at Leonid Yuzkov Khmelnytskyi University of Management and Law. The Centre was established as a joint initiative of the University and the Khmelnytskyi City Council within the framework of the U_CAN project, financed under the Horizon Europe  programme. It aims to be

By Yevhen Terekhov, Joanneum Research 
 Published at the 2025 IEEE International Workshop on Metrology for Living Environment (June...

In late September, a delegation from Zhytomyr  travelled to Dresden  to explore how urban greening can shape a more sustainable,...

From 24 to 27 September , the City of Dresden is welcoming a three-member delegation from Zhytomyr, Ukraine, to deepen their partnership...

As part of Work Package 4 (pilot implementation in Ukraine, supported by European front-runners) and Work Package 6 (capacity building...

From 11 to 13 June 2025, the U_CAN project made a significant contribution to the MetroLivEnv 2025  conference, held in Venice, through...

We are proud to highlight a significant academic contribution by our partner Yevhen Terekhov  of Joanneum Research , whose paper...

From 21 to 23 May 2025, the U_CAN Project Consortium came together in Wrocław, Poland, for a three-day in-person meeting hosted by the...

On May 6-8, U_CAN and SUN4Ukraine came together in Vilnius for the Cities Mission Conference, where Ukrainian and European cities stood...

On April 23, 2025, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed at Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute between the Educational and...

On February 20, 2025 U_CAN was honoured to participate in the UNITAC Hamburg and Kyiv School of Economics conference, a pivotal event...

The new Green Energy Laboratory  has finally been opened at Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute (ISKPI) , reinforcing its role as...

The U_CAN project partner, the Institute of Energy Saving and Energy Management at Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute (ISKPI), is...

Bratislava, Slovakia – December 2, 2024  – Roundtable titled "Funding the Future: EU Opportunities for Climate Action in Municipalities"...

Thematic Forums Over five days, Lviv was the hub of five thematic forums, addressing key aspects of modern urban resilience and...