Anew Life Project - Bluenergy Revolution

ANEW-LIFE

Supporting Ukraine’s clean energy transition

Despite the challenges of ongoing conflict, Ukrainian cities are stepping forward to lead the clean energy transition. ANEW-LIFE is a European funded project committed to empowering local governments and communities to rebuild a cleaner, more resilient energy infrastructure in Ukraine. ANEW-LIFE develops and tests innovative financing mechanisms that make urban energy reconstruction not only possible, but sustainable. Starting with three pilot cities —Zhytomyr, Kalush, and Nizhyn— the project lays the foundation for broader national and European replication.

Key Objectives

Co-Creation of Clean Energy Plans

Developing bottom-up methodologies and financing instruments that support city-
led energy planning

Innovative Financing Tools

Validating new financial models informed by advanced energy modelling and direct
stakeholder engagement

Replication Across Ukraine and the EU

Sharing results and methodologies with at least 10 Ukrainian and 10 European cities, promoting broad adoption

Sustainability and Long-Term Impact

Assessing the project’s replicability, sustainability, and contribution to Ukraine’s energy independence

Impact

ANEW-LIFE is more than a project—it’s a blueprint for energy resilience. Through a combination of technical innovation and social collaboration, we aim to:

By validating tools and methods in real Ukrainian cities, ANEW-LIFE sets the stage for tangible, scalable results throughout Europe. Bluenergy Revolution leads capacitybuilding actions and supports Ukrainian cities in developing cleanenergy plans through modelling, training, and technical assessment. It contributes to defining short and longterm energy interventions and cocreates financing tools with local stakeholders. BER also drives dissemination, replication strategies and the creation of the project’s final technicalfinancial catalogue

Project Partners

ANEW-LIFE is co-funded by the European Union’s LIFE Programme
The project brings together a diverse team of organizations across Europe and Ukraine:

CLIMATE ALLIANCE (CA), Germany
AFIN-ALTERNATIVE FINANCING IFN S.A. (AFIN), Romania
PUBLIC UNION GLOBAL 100 RE UKRAINE (REUKRA), Ukraine
KOMUNALNA USTANOVA AGENTSIYA ROZVYTKU MISTA ZHYTOMYRSKOYI MISKOYI RADY (ZHYTOMYR), Ukraine
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF NIZHYN CITY COUNCIL OF CHERNIHIV REGION (NIZHYN), Ukraine
DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF THE CITY OF KALUSH CITY COUNCIL (KALUSH), Ukraine

Total project cost: 1 578 888,57 €
Total BluEnergy EU Contribution: 122300.07 €
Target countries: Ukraine