{"id":2485,"date":"2017-12-11T13:53:22","date_gmt":"2017-12-11T10:53:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kness.energy\/history\/"},"modified":"2026-02-07T11:07:56","modified_gmt":"2026-02-07T09:07:56","slug":"history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kness.energy\/en\/history\/","title":{"rendered":"KNESS GROUP HISTORY"},"content":{"rendered":"

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<\/div>[vc_custom_heading text=” KNESS GROUP HISTORY<\/span>” font_container=”tag:h1|font_size:48px|text_align:left|color:%23ffc328|line_height:58px” google_fonts=”font_family:Open%20Sans%3A300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C600%2C600italic%2C700%2C700italic%2C800%2C800italic|font_style:300%20light%20regular%3A300%3Anormal” css=”.vc_custom_1736250345370{padding-top: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;}” el_class=”title-yellow”]
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<\/div>[vc_custom_heading text=”A PORTFOLIO OF ESS PROJECTS WITH A CAPACITY OF 140 MWh HAS BEEN IMPLEMENTED AND PUT UNDER MAINTENANCE AND COMMERCIAL MANAGEMENT” font_container=”tag:div|font_size:24px|text_align:left|line_height:34px” google_fonts=”font_family:Open%20Sans%3A300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C600%2C600italic%2C700%2C700italic%2C800%2C800italic|font_style:600%20bold%20regular%3A600%3Anormal”]
<\/div>[vc_custom_heading text=”Energy storage facilities have been implemented as part of special auctions won to provide frequency containment reserve (FCR) and automatic frequency restoration reserve (aFRR) services.” font_container=”tag:div|font_size:18|text_align:left|line_height:24px” use_theme_fonts=”yes”]
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<\/div>[vc_custom_heading text=”KNESS TRADING HOUSE” font_container=”tag:div|font_size:24px|text_align:left|line_height:34px” google_fonts=”font_family:Open%20Sans%3A300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C600%2C600italic%2C700%2C700italic%2C800%2C800italic|font_style:600%20bold%20regular%3A600%3Anormal”]
<\/div>[vc_custom_heading text=”KNESS begins operating as a supplier of energy storage systems and other energy equipment from global manufacturers. Establishing own spare parts warehouse for energy storage systems in Ukraine.” font_container=”tag:div|font_size:18|text_align:left|line_height:24px” use_theme_fonts=”yes”]
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<\/div>[vc_custom_heading text=”WIND POWER PLANTS ADDED TO SERVICE OPERATIONS PORTFOLIO” font_container=”tag:div|font_size:24px|text_align:left|line_height:34px” google_fonts=”font_family:Open%20Sans%3A300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C600%2C600italic%2C700%2C700italic%2C800%2C800italic|font_style:600%20bold%20regular%3A600%3Anormal”]
<\/div>[vc_custom_heading text=”Winning the long-term special auctions for the ancillary services purchase for 5 years.” font_container=”tag:div|font_size:18|text_align:left|line_height:24px” use_theme_fonts=”yes”]
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<\/div>[vc_custom_heading text=”NEW BUSINESS AREA: DEVELOPMENT
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<\/div>[vc_custom_heading text=”Launching a new area of KNESS activity: development of energy storage facilities and wind power plant projects.” font_container=”tag:div|font_size:18|text_align:left|line_height:24px” use_theme_fonts=”yes”]
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<\/div>[vc_custom_heading text=”OBTAINING A LICENSE FOR AGGREGATION IN THE ELECTRICITY MARKET
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<\/div>[vc_custom_heading text=”License obtained for the right to conduct economic activities related to aggregation on the electricity market \u2014 Resolution of the National Energy and Utilities Regulatory Commission No. 2065 dated December 10, 2024.
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<\/div>[vc_custom_heading text=”WINNING IN SPECIAL AUCTIONS
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<\/div>[vc_custom_heading text=”Winning the long-term special auctions of NPC “Ukrenergo“ for the ancillary services purchase for 5 years with a certified capacity of 97 MW.” font_container=”tag:div|font_size:18|text_align:left|line_height:24px” use_theme_fonts=”yes”]
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<\/div>[vc_custom_heading text=”OBTAINING THE FIRST LICENSE IN UKRAINE FOR ENERGY STORAGE ACTIVITIES
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<\/div>[vc_custom_heading text=”A license for the right to carry out economic activities in energy storage was obtained \u2014 NEURC Resolution No. 1017 dated 08.06.2023.
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<\/div>[vc_custom_heading text=”EXPORT OF METAL STRUCTURES BY KNESS TO THE EUROPEAN MARKET” font_container=”tag:div|font_size:24px|text_align:left|line_height:34px” google_fonts=”font_family:Open%20Sans%3A300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C600%2C600italic%2C700%2C700italic%2C800%2C800italic|font_style:600%20bold%20regular%3A600%3Anormal”]
<\/div>[vc_custom_heading text=”Production of metal structures for mounting photovoltaic modules to be exported for solar power plant implementation in Europe.
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<\/div>[vc_custom_heading text=”KNESS REPRESENTATIVE OFFICE IN LATVIA
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<\/div>[vc_custom_heading text=”Opening and launch of KNESS Baltic operations and the start of solar power plants\u2019 construction under EPC terms in the Latvian market.
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<\/div>[vc_custom_heading text=”KNESS REPRESENTATIVE OFFICE IN POLAND
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<\/div>[vc_custom_heading text=”Opening and launch of KNESS Polska’s operations in Poland.
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<\/div>[vc_custom_heading text=”KNESS DESIGN
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<\/div>[vc_custom_heading text=”Establishment of KNESS Design \u2014 an engineering company in the field of construction, reconstruction, and technical re-equipment of energy facilities.
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<\/div>[vc_custom_heading text=”ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM by KNESS” font_container=”tag:div|font_size:24px|text_align:left|line_height:34px” google_fonts=”font_family:Open%20Sans%3A300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C600%2C600italic%2C700%2C700italic%2C800%2C800italic|font_style:600%20bold%20regular%3A600%3Anormal”]
<\/div>[vc_custom_heading text=”Construction of an industrial energy storage unit prototype with a capacity of 1 MW. This is the first industrial energy storage facility fully developed, designed and manufactured in Ukraine by KNESS Group.
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<\/div>[vc_custom_heading text=”KNESS ENERGY
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<\/div>[vc_custom_heading text=”Establishment of KNESS Energy, a trader and licensed supplier of electricity in the B2B market, including the electricity supply from renewable sources.
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<\/div>[vc_custom_heading text=”UKRAINE’S FIRST SOLAR MODULE PLANT \u2014 KNESS PV
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<\/div>[vc_custom_heading text=”KNESS Group has reached 100% of Ukrainian production of main components for solar power plants. Since 2021, the KNESS PV plant has been suspended for modernization. Given the extremely difficult situation in the country due to the full-scale invasion of the aggressor state, the issue of relaunching production lines is currently on hold.
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<\/div>[vc_custom_heading text=”KNESS BECOMES A PARTICIPANT IN THE ELECTRICITY MARKET
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<\/div>[vc_custom_heading text=”In the framework of cooperation with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), KNESS has built three of its own solar power plants: Dashiv SPP, Pohrebyshche SPP, and Petrashivka SPP with a total capacity of 33.9 MW peak.
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<\/div>[vc_custom_heading text=”IN-HOUSE RND CENTER
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<\/div>[vc_custom_heading text=”A center for innovative and technological developments in the field of renewable energy, KNESS RnD Center, was established.
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<\/div>[vc_custom_heading text=”DISPATCH CENTER” font_container=”tag:div|font_size:24px|text_align:left|line_height:34px” google_fonts=”font_family:Open%20Sans%3A300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C600%2C600italic%2C700%2C700italic%2C800%2C800italic|font_style:600%20bold%20regular%3A600%3Anormal”]
<\/div>[vc_custom_heading text=”Establishment of a dispatch center for the management of solar power plants. As of 2023, dispatchers are managing solar power plants with a total capacity of more than 1 GW in real-time.” font_container=”tag:div|font_size:18|text_align:left|line_height:24px” use_theme_fonts=”yes”]
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<\/div>[vc_custom_heading text=”KNESS BRAND CREATION
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<\/div>[vc_custom_heading text=”The companies merged under the KNESS brand. Since that moment, the companies have been part of the KNESS Group, which covers the full range of solar energy projects in Ukraine.
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<\/div>[vc_custom_heading text=”PRODUCTION OF INVERTER STATIONS” font_container=”tag:div|font_size:24px|text_align:left|line_height:34px” google_fonts=”font_family:Open%20Sans%3A300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C600%2C600italic%2C700%2C700italic%2C800%2C800italic|font_style:600%20bold%20regular%3A600%3Anormal”]
<\/div>[vc_custom_heading text=”The plant manufacturing equipment for photovoltaic plants starts the production of inverters.
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<\/div>[vc_custom_heading text=”BUSINESS SCALING” font_container=”tag:div|font_size:24px|text_align:left|line_height:34px” google_fonts=”font_family:Open%20Sans%3A300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C600%2C600italic%2C700%2C700italic%2C800%2C800italic|font_style:600%20bold%20regular%3A600%3Anormal”]
<\/div>[vc_custom_heading text=”Expansion of business activities in the field of innovative solutions and development of energy projects. Since then, the business has been focused on renewable energy not only in construction but also on creating infrastructure opportunities for market development.
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<\/div>[vc_custom_heading text=”LAUNCH OF EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING” font_container=”tag:div|font_size:24px|text_align:left|line_height:34px” google_fonts=”font_family:Open%20Sans%3A300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C600%2C600italic%2C700%2C700italic%2C800%2C800italic|font_style:600%20bold%20regular%3A600%3Anormal”]
<\/div>[vc_custom_heading text=”Metal structures and electrical equipment production plant for renewable energy and distribution grids was launched.
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<\/div>[vc_custom_heading text=”KNESS SERVICE” font_container=”tag:div|font_size:24px|text_align:left|line_height:34px” google_fonts=”font_family:Open%20Sans%3A300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C600%2C600italic%2C700%2C700italic%2C800%2C800italic|font_style:600%20bold%20regular%3A600%3Anormal”]
<\/div>[vc_custom_heading text=”PEK Service company was founded (since 2018 \u2014 KNESS Service), specializing in comprehensive service and operation maintenance of energy facilities, including solar power plants.
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<\/div>[vc_custom_heading text=”COMPANY BECOMES AN EPC-CONTRACTOR” font_container=”tag:div|font_size:24px|text_align:left|line_height:34px” google_fonts=”font_family:Open%20Sans%3A300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C600%2C600italic%2C700%2C700italic%2C800%2C800italic|font_style:600%20bold%20regular%3A600%3Anormal”]
<\/div>[vc_custom_heading text=”A company became a general contractor (EPC contractor) in industrial solar power projects.
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