Enhancing Energy Security through Cross-Border Cooperation between Ukraine and EU Countries

Iryna Yaremak, Associate Professor at the Department of Electrical Engineering at Ivano-Frankivsk National Technical University of Oil and Gas, Ukraine, joined CEFRES as a 2026 UMIFRE Fellow.

She is interested in energy security and resilience, the evolution of energy systems, and the institutional and regional dimensions of cross-border energy cooperation.

Her research examines the transformation of the Ukrainian power system in the context of Russia’s full-scale invasion and the broader European energy transition. Her publications have addressed cooperation between Ukraine and EU countries in the energy sector, Ukraine’s integration into the European energy system, and the role of cross-border energy cooperation in post-war reconstruction.

At CEFRES, she will undertake a research project entitled “Enhancing Energy Security through Cross-Border Cooperation between Ukraine and EU Countries,” examining how international cooperation can strengthen Ukraine’s energy security and resilience while supporting its long-term transformation and European integration. The project focuses particularly on cross-border electricity interconnections with neighbouring EU countries, exploring their role not only as technical mechanisms for electricity exchange, but also as instruments of regional resilience, governance, and European cohesion.

During her fellowship, she aims to further develop the interdisciplinary dimension of her research by bringing together her engineering expertise with approaches from the humanities and social sciences. She is particularly interested in examining energy security at the intersection of infrastructure, governance, regional development, and European integration. Through this research, she seeks to contribute to broader European debates on resilience, territorial cooperation, and energy transition in times of crisis.

CV

ORCID: 0000-0002-0698-0367

Scopus Author ID: 57196472285

Education

2019: PhD in Engineering Science, Ivano-Frankivsk National Technical University of Oil and Gas (IFNTUOG), Ukraine

2004: MSc in Electrical Engineering, Ivano-Frankivsk National Technical University of Oil and Gas (IFNTUOG), Ukraine

Academic Position

2019 – present: Associate Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, IFNTUOG

2005–2019: Assistant Professor, Department of Electric Power, Electrical Engineering and Electromechanics, IFNTUOG

2004–2005: Trainee Teacher, Department of Electric Power, Electrical Engineering and Electromechanics, IFNTUOG

Selected  International Academic Activities

2026: Speaker, Thematic Summit on Physical Sciences & Engineering, Social Sciences & Humanities, and Energy, (RIFF (Research Infrastructures for the Future of Ukraine), Kraków, Poland
2026: Participant, project proposal development meeting Mathematical and Engineering Modelling for Sustainable and Resilient Ukrainian Energy Network, University of Agder, Kristiansand, Norway

2026: Participant, Erasmus+ project development meeting AdaMatS – Adaptive Mathematics Study Support for STEM Students, Slovak University of Technology, Bratislava, Slovakia

2025: Participant, international conference What Future for the Concept of Borderless Europe? Perspectives on Border Policies and Territorial Cooperation in an Age of Multiple Crises, Budapest, Hungary.

2024: Panel Speaker, VIII AEBR Cross-Border School, Karlstad, Sweden

2024: Participant, Art of Cooperating 2024, Budapest, Hungary

2023: Speaker, VII AEBR Cross-Border School, Košice, Slovakia

2019: Participant, Malaysian Technical Cooperation Programme (MTCP), Center for Instructor and Advanced Skill Training (CIAST), Shah Alam, Malaysia

Publications (selection)

Yaremak, I. (2025). EU-Ukraine Cross-Border Energy Cooperation: Trends and Directions for Post-War Reconstruction. Borders in Globalization Review, 6(2), 82–95.

Yaremak, I., Dzundza, B., Fedenko, V., & Yaremak, R. (2025). Prospects for the Use of Thin Film Photovoltaic Converters for Space Applications. In M. Lupa, T. Uhl, J. Staszel, K. Pargieła, & A. Malczewska (Eds.), Selected Proceedings of the 7th Space Resources Conference. SRC 2024. Springer Aerospace Technology. Cham: Springer. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-91227-6_2.

Yaremak, I. I. (2025). Cross-Border Cooperation of Ukraine with EU Countries in the Energy Sector. In Y. V. Lazur & M. V. Mendzhul (Eds.), Guarantees of National Information Security and Cross-Border Cooperation: Monograph (pp. 272–310). Uzhhorod: Rik-U. ISBN 978-617-8596-13-2.

Yaremak, I., & Yaremak, R. (2024). United Web Platform for Space Education and Space Research in Ukraine. In Selected Proceedings of the 6th Space Resources Conference. SRC 2023. Springer Aerospace Technology. Cham: Springer, 227–237.

Batsala, Y., Hlad, I., & Yaremak, I. (2021). Forecasting day-ahead of power generation from photovoltaic stations and use weather apps. Journal of New Technologies in Environmental Science, 5(4), 143–149.

Batsala, Ya. V., Hlad, I. V., Yaremak, I. I., & Kiianiuk, O. I. (2021). Mathematical model for forecasting the process of electric power generation by photoelectric stations. Naukovyi Visnyk Natsionalnoho Hirnychoho Universytetu, (1), 111–116.

Conference Papers (selection)

2026 : ‘Enhancing Energy System Resilience through EU–Ukraine Cross-Border Cooperation’, III International Scientific and Practical Conference Ensuring National Information Security in International and Cross-Border Cooperation, Uzhhorod National University, Uzhhorod.

2026 : ‘Analysis of Attacks on Ukraine’s Electric Power Infrastructure in the Context of War Crimes of the Russian Federation’, IV Scientific and Practical Conference with International Participation International Crimes of the Russian Federation – from Documentation to Accountability, Vasyl Stefanyk Carpathian National University, Ivano-Frankivsk.

2025 : ‘The Green Transition of the Energy Sector in Ukraine’, International Scientific Forum Oil and Gas Energy, Ivano-Frankivsk.

2025 : ‘Energy Security of Ukraine in the Context of Digital Transformation and Wartime Threats’, VII Scientific and Practical Conference Energy Security in the Era of Digital Transformation: 2025, G. E. Pukhov Institute for Modelling in Energy Problems, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv.

2025 : ‘EU–Ukraine Cross-Border Cooperation for Energy Security’, International Scientific and Practical Conference Problems of Ensuring Information Security in International Cooperation, Uzhhorod National University, Uzhhorod.

2025 : ‘Energy Security of Ukraine under Wartime Conditions: Restoration of the Power System and Safe Operation of Electrical Equipment’, International Forum Resilience and Development: Public Administration and Innovation, Lviv.