KHARKIV, Ukraine, February 15, 2023 (Newswire.com) - Through the deployment of NUE products, such as the SunKit International, and partners such as Rotary, Ukrainian hospitals and front-line clinics are getting a much-needed power boost.
Emergency and planned power outages mean that Ukraine faces an extreme challenge to sustaining consistent electric power to facilities providing essential care and humanitarian relief to citizens. Ukrainian hospitals are under immense strain to provide quality care. Variable electricity from traditional backup gas generators and surges in the grid can seriously damage crucial medical devices such as ventilators, incubators, and patient monitors.
"Since March, New Use Energy (NUE) products have been actively deployed to provide emergency power to frontline clinics and hospitals around the country," said Paul Shmotolokha, NUE CEO. "With our partners in Germany, we built a 220v European SunKit, a solar lithium battery-powered generator, specifically to meet the challenges that Ukraine is facing."
Past President of the Rotary E-Club of WASH Heidi Rickels was moved to action when she met a local Ukrainian refugee family who had narrowly escaped the war and was sponsored to America through Uniting for Ukraine.
"After hearing the Zinchenko's story and watching moving videos of their home city of Kharkiv before and after the war, my heart was broken for the people," said Rickels. "I was at home in a warm house in the midst of a Montana snowstorm with negative temperatures outside, and I imagined the people still left in Ukraine struggling to survive without power."
Rickels' 20+ years in international development and global health fed into her desire to make an impact where she could. Reaching out through her Rotary network, a campaign was quickly put together to respond. Working with the Rotary Club of Kharkiv "New Level," this larger campaign aims to empower resilience in Ukraine by providing power to critical facilities like hospitals, field clinics, and humanitarian hubs on the front line through lithium-powered backup generators.
The first phase of response will include four SunKit generators sent directly to Kharkiv Regional Clinical Perinatal Center in eastern Ukraine which was hit hard by Russian strikes that have crippled much of the infrastructure.
"The Sunkit, when paired with SunTarp portable solar panels, is so easy to use that we have now created a number of 'solar doctors' from Severdonetsk to Mykolaiv to Lviv," said Shmotolokha.
Since the campaign began in January, other hospitals, field clinics and humanitarian hubs have come forward requesting support. Generous donors with a heart for making an impact in Ukraine have reached out seeking ways to help. Because of this, the campaign is planning a full-scale effort to empower resilience at front-line facilities.
"Along with our Rotary Kharkiv partners and the generous donations of Rotarians and individuals from around the world, we will save precious lives for years to come. That is what this is all about," said Shmotolokha.
About New Use Energy:
New Use Energy Solutions, Inc. (NUE) is an Arizona-based company with representation in Ukraine whose mission is "Using the Sun to Build a Better Generator." NUE engineers and manufactures solar+battery systems which replace traditional fossil fuel alternatives such as portable generators.
About Rotary:
Rotary unites a global network of volunteer leaders dedicated to tackling the world's most pressing humanitarian challenges and creating lasting change. Rotary connects 1.4 million people of action from more than 46,000 Rotary clubs in almost every country in the world.
Paul Shmotolokha
CEO
paul.shmotolokha@newuseenergy.com
+1 (202) 285-3371
Original Source: Rotary Volunteers and New Use Energy Team Up to Bring Emergency Power to Ukraine
