As Gas Prices Surge, Bioenergy Could Help Heat Ukraine. So Why Is It On The Back Burner?
Advocates say a budding bioenergy project in Zhytomyr shows how Ukraine could turn to wood and plant waste to reduce its reliance on natural gas to heat homes. But subsidized gas prices for heating companies discourage them from switching to biomass, keeping the country dependent on Russian fuel.
Source: rferl.org