A well-known global brand has equipped Mykolaiv Cancer Center with solar stations

Solar panels have been installed at the Mykolaiv Cancer Center. This initiative is aimed at ensuring the continuous operation of medical facilities throughout Ukraine and is part of the Take Care of Hospitals project.

This was reported by the online publication Babel.

The Garnier brand, together with the Spunbond Foundation, has provided the Mykolaiv Regional Cancer Center with modern uninterruptible power supply systems based on solar energy.

The system ensures stable power supply to the operating room and intensive care unit - separate units of the hospital - in the event of blackouts or emergency power outages.

In the intensive care unit, the autonomous system can operate for up to four hours, ensuring the operation of ventilators and vital signs monitors even in the event of a power outage.

The operating unit receives stable power for operating lamps, electronic devices and ventilation systems, which is a guarantee of safety during surgical interventions.

The technological equipment includes 25 kW of solar panels and a 42 kWh energy storage system, which allows it to operate autonomously for up to 3 hours. This will not only help save lives, but also save about 2 thousand euros a year. It also reduces CO2 emissions by 620 tons over 25 years. The system reaches its highest efficiency in the warm season.

Thanks to solar energy, about 200 patients in the intensive care unit will have a better chance of survival every year, and operations will be carried out continuously even in emergency situations.

In addition, they decided to install a solar power plant on the roof of another Mykolaiv hospital. Almost 150 thousand hryvnias have been allocated for the development of the project. It is planned to install a hybrid solar power plant for its own use on the roof of the City Emergency Hospital building.

As part of the 50 Solar Hospitals program, a hybrid solar power plant has also been launched at the Mykolaiv Regional Children's Clinical Hospital. It will meet the power supply needs of the critical departments of the main building: the operating room, surgical department, intensive care unit, newborn and premature baby unit, and maternity ward.

Solar stations were also installed in hospitals in the Voznesensk, Veselynivka and Domanivka communities. In order to ensure operation in the event of a possible long-term power outage, the communities have prepared more than 400 generators and accumulated sufficient fuel reserves.

Анна Бальчінос