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2-nd International Congress on
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Sources. Financing Mechanisms for Implementation

8 - 10 March 2006,   Sofia,   Bulgaria

  International Exhibition
 

- WINDOWS AND CURTAIN WALLS
- INSULATION SYSTEMS
- INSTALATIONS

8 - 11 March 2006,   Sofia,   Bulgaria

 
PROGRAM
     
  INSTRUCTIONS FOR AUTHORS  
     
 

Dear Authors,

 

The document describes the requirements for submission of papers to the International Congress on Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Sources.

As your professional CVs and your Congress paper will be published in the official proceedings, we would like to ask you to follow the Authors instructions below.

 
     
  CV:  
 
Your short professional CV should be in Word format plain text, in Times New Roman font, letters size 12 , line spacing: single .
CV in tables will not be accepted
The CV should be up to 1/2 page (no more than 1500 characters including spaces), and must include your name, contact details and recent photo.
The photo must be included in your CV, do not send it separately.
 
     
     
     
  PRESENTATION  
 
Your presentation must be up to 3 pages (max. 6000 characters including spaces), in Word format plain text, in Times New Roman font, size 12 , line spacing: single .
The materials must be sent in English.
The first page must include: authors' name, organisation and contact details
Abbreviations should be defined the first time they appear in parenthesis after the Acronyms
All graphics must be included in the Word document.
All pages must be numbered.
 
     
  Deadline for submitting CVs: 5 March 2007  
  Deadline for receiving full presentations in Powerpoint format: 30 march 2007  
     
 
DAY ONE: 8th MARCH
 
 
1.00 pm
Opening addresses
Ministry of Economy and Energy – Rumen Ovcharov, Minister
Energy Efficiency Agency – Stoyan Todorov, Executive Director
Ministry of Regional Development and Public Works – Sonya Georgieva
Biopolitics International - Dr. Agni Vlavianos-Arvanitis, President and Founder
Bulgarian International Business Association (BIBA)- Andreana Sukova-Tosheva, Executive Director
1.30 pm  
 
 SESSION 1: Current Status of the EE & Renewable Energy Market in SE Europe.  

1ΰ. Policy Measures in Respect to EE & RES.  
 

Moderator: Prof. Arthouros Zervos , President, European Wind Energy Association; President, European Renewable Energy Council, Belgium

 
 
1.30 pm - Renewable Energy Development in Europe - Prof. Arthouros Zervos , President, European Wind Energy Association; President, European Renewable Energy Council
1.50 pm - Government Policy in the sphere of EE and RES – Kostadinka Todorova, Ministry of Economy and Energy
2.10 pm - Spanish Action Plan 2005-2007 within the EE and Saving Stragegy 2004-2012 - Guillermo J. Escobar Lopez, Director, BESEL SA, Spain.
2.30 pm -Partnership for Successful Energy Efficiency Policy in Bulgaria – Antoaneta Yotova, National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology, Bulgaria
 
Possibilities for partnership between State authorities, municipalities, business, academia, non-governmental organizations ( NGOs ); Problems and Recommendations for future partnerships
2.50 pm -Problems and Obstacles in Bulgarian Legislation for Development of Renewable Energy Sources (RES) – Stoyan Tenchev, Chairman, NUIEP “Ecoenergy” (National Union of Independent Energy Producers), Bulgaria
 

Shortcomings of the Energy Law and its regulations

Obstacles for investment arising from the Laws for management of water and forests and the Law for spacial structure

Implementation of EC directives relating to production of renewable energy and necessity of a separate Law for RES in Bulgaria

3.10 pm
Coffee break
 
  3. 40 pm
1b. EE and the Transport. Alternative Fuels and Vehicles.
 
  Moderator: Angelina Galiteva, Chairperson, World Council for Renewable Energy, USA  
 
3. 40 pm - Energy Efficiency in Transport - Lyudmil Kostadinov, Energy Efficiency Agency, Bulgaria
4. 00 pm - The Hydrogen Economy Solution to Environmental Problems – Prof. Engin Ture, Director Sponsored Programmes, UNIDO-ICHET, Turkey .
 
Hydrogen fuel - advantages and benefits
Production of hydrogen from renewable energy sources, hydrogen energy systems
 
  1c. Energy Management and Energy Security  
 
4. 20 pm - Regional Planning in Dalarna, Sweden as a Tool for Energy Efficiency and Increased Use of Renewable Energy Sources – Anders Backman, Energy Agency GDE-Net, Sweden.
 
Ambitious Regional EE & RES program which includes local authorities, industries, property owners, tourist plants, district heating.
Expected Results – up to 40% reduction in energy demand for housing and services and the use of RES will rise to 60%!
4. 20 pm - Presentation of Danish Carbon.dk - Christina Mateva-Doncheva, Programme Co-ordinator for Bulgaria, Danish Environmental Protection Agency
5. 00 pm - Integration of Intermittent Renewable Energy (RE) Sources Into the Electricity Grid – Focus on Germany – Angelina Galiteva Chairperson, World Council for Renewable Energy, USA;
Dr. Malcolm T. Jacques
, New Energy Options Inc, Australia
5.20 pm
Discussion
 
 
DAY TWO: 9th MARCH
 
  9.00 am  
 SESSION 2: Energy Efficient Retrofitting of Existing Buildings. Energy Labeling for
  Existing and New Buildings.
 
 

Moderator: Prof. Dr. Eng. Dimitar Nazurski, Vice-Chairman, Bulgarian Association for Construction Insulation and Waterproofing.

9.00 am - Economic Aspects of the Energy Efficiency Retrofitting Process for the Existing Buildings in Bulgaria – Prof. Dr. Eng. Dimitar Nazurski, Vice-Chairman, Bulgarian Association for Construction Insulation and Waterproofing.
 
Thermal insulation characteristics of the existing buildings
Measures to encourage Bulgarian manufacturers of products for thermal insulation of buildings
9.20 am - Cost-Effective Climate Protection in the Building Stock of the New EU Member States – beyond the EU Energy Performance of Building Directive – Henryk Kwapisz Director General, European Insulation Manufacturers Association (EURIMA), Belgium.
9.40 am - Creating Building Stock Value with Renovating Bulgarian Apartments – George Georgiev, Bulgarian Housing Association
 
Creation of a proper representative body for owners in condominium buildings
Elaboration of a technical and financial proposal for certain buildings
Financial institutions and creation of a financial scheme for the building chosen – leading principle: to keep the existing apartment running costs.
10.00 am - Energy Parameters of Windows and Glazing Process in Buildings; the New Energy Efficiency Law and Means to Control Its Application – Velimir Zlatarev, Bulgarian Windows and Doors Association
 
Legal Requirements for energy parameters of windows and glazing in Bulgaria
Practical Application of the law and the legislative measures
Further Development of the Bulgarian law, its application and updating
10.20 am - Glass and Energy Saving –Ivan Zaikov,, Glaverbel, Bulgaria
 
Energy efficiency
Solar control
Air conditioning technology
11.00 am - Two-component systems from polyurethane foam for thermal insulation produced by the Spanish company Synthesia Espanola SA – thermal, hydro and sound insulation in one operation - Angel Chureshki, Manager, A&G Invest
 
Technical Specifications

Work method – “on-site”. Application in construction and industry .

Insulation from polyurethane foam – guarantee for long-term energy efficiency of residential buildings.

11.20 am
Discussion
11.40 am
Coffee break
12.00 am  
 
 SESSION 3: RES Applications in Industry, Construction and Household. Electricity from
 RES and Waste.
 
     
  Moderator: Prof. Engin Ture, Director Sponsored Programmes, UNIDO-ICHET, Turkey.  
     
 
12.00 am - Solar Technologies and Their Application in Construction and Curtain Walls -
Ing. Kurt-Stuart Ristl, Alukoenigstahl, Austria
 
Adaptation of Solar Technology in Building Facades
Architectural Aspects of Facades - Collectors and Modules
Energy Identification Pass for Buildings in European Union
12.20 am -Energy Contracting. Energy Utilization of Biomass for the Production of Thermal Energy, Equipment, Good Practices – Krassimir Stanchev , Erato Holding AD, Bulgaria .
12.40 am -Waste-Free Module Technology for the Production of Biogen Fuels from Biomass –
N. Yosifov, V. Velkov, St. Jelev, K. Kanev, Diavach Ltd., Bulgaria .
 
Necessity of such technology
Technology flexibility when having different raw materials and capacity possibilities of the installation.
1.00 pm - Installations for Production and use of Biogas. Biogas Cogenerators – Carsten Linnenberg, Biogas - Nord, Germany
1. 30 pm
Lunch
2.30 pm
Papers & presentations (continued)
2.30 pm - Algeria Wind Energy Assessment – Prof. Amine Stambouli , N. Larbi University of Sciences & Technology of Oran, Algeria
2.50 pm - Technology and Production of Photovoltaic Modules in Bulgaria – Dr. Alexandros Zachariou , Energy Solutions SA, Bulgaria.
 
Economics and financing of PV systems - success stories in EU, the situation in Greece and the Balkans
3.10 pm - Amandus Kahl Recycling Plants - turning Renewable Energy Sources into Profitable and Ecological Products – Sebastian Wache, Kalin Ignatov, Amandus Kahl, Germany
 
Hard pellets, soft pellets and fluff made from waste as fuel for power stations and cement factories
Production of straw-, wood- and biomass pellets as CO 2 -neutral fuels
Waste heat utilisation for belt dryers
KAHL recycling plants for tyres as an economic alternative to the traditional size reduction processes
3.30 pm
Coffee break
4.00 pm
Papers & presentations (continued)
4.00 pm - Biomass – the CO2-neutral and Renewable Energy Supplier - Udo Sonnenschein, Polytechnik, Austria Biomass is a renewable and CO2 -neutral energy supplier. The company POLYTECHNIK manufactures full automatic biomass heating plants in a power range from 100 kW – 20.000 kW.
4.30 pm - Legal measures for promotion of power generation from renewable energy sources and
Co-generation – Nikolay Kiskinov, Penkov, Markov & Partners, Bulgaria
 
Preferences under the Energy Act
Green certificates
Future development of generation from renewable sources
4.50 pm - Waste-to-Energy in Europe - Instrumental in EU Waste and Energy Policy – Dr. Ella Stengler, Director, Confederation of European Waste-to-Energy Plants (CEWEP), Belgium.
 
Careful handling of waste; Conserving natural resources; Minimising possible emissions
5.10 pm - Velizar Kiriakov, Association of Producers of Ecological Energy, Bulgaria
5.30 pm
Discussion
 
 
DAY THREE: 10th MARCH
 
  9.00 am  
 SESSION 4: European and Regional investment climate. Public Policy as a Driver in RE &
  EE Finance.
 
Moderator: Angelina Galiteva, Chairperson, World Council for Renewable Energy, USA  
4a. Innovative Financing Instruments and Incentives Schemes to Stimulate RES & RUE Investments.  
 
9.00 am - Innovative Financing of Energy Efficiency Improvements in Central European Blockhouses – Clifford Aron, President, GreenMax Capital Advisors, USA and Poland.
 
  4b. CO2 Emissions Trade, JI Mechanisms. Green Certificates.  
 
9.20 am - Joint Implementation – Netherlands and Swedish Governmental GHG Emission Reduction Purchase Programmes - Erica Niemi , Programme Manager, Climate Change Division, Swedish Energy Agency and Johan Havinga , Programme Manager, Carboncredits.nl, SenterNovem, Netherlands. The duo presentation will be interesting for entities thinking of setting up a Joint Implementation (JI) project. JI is one the financing mechanisms created by the United Nations to facilitate investment in climate change mitigation projects.
 
What do the Swedish and Dutch JI purchasing programmes offer to companies?
What are the advantages of JI when dealing with EE and RES?
How to benefit from JI financing as a company?
9.40 am - Opportunities under JI to Benefit from the Sale of Emission Reductions in the Renewable Energy Sector and Energy Efficiency Measures in the Industry in Bulgaria – Erik Saat, Director, Global Carbon BV, the Netherlands.
 
Present situation for JI projects in Bulgaria
Example for JI benefit from Energy Efficiency Project
Future JI tendencies in the RES sector
10.00 am - Energy Εfficiency Targets Using Tradable Certificates: Microeconomic Aspects and Lessons from Italy – Franco Becchis, Director, Fondazione per l'Ambiente, Italy .
 
The microeconomic aspects of energy saving and energy efficiency, the working of ideal markets and the relevant market failures;
The effect of corrective policies like the Italian scheme ( obliged subjects plus tradable certificates)
The problems in the enforcement phase and an experience of policy-accompanying in Regione Piemonte by Fondazione per l'Ambiente, aimed to ease EE projects and WhC market at regional level
10.20 am - Carbon Market Trends – Alexander Luechinger, Brett Orlando, Nicole Verner - Factor AG, Switzerland .
 
ERU market -originally buyers & seller market. Prices
Kyoto Protocoll & its Flexible Mechanism (JI) - a new product to be sold: ERUs. JI rules. Sales strategy of the project owners.
Methan recovery in a household waste landfill, theoretical explanations turned into practice.
10.40 am - Benefits from sale of EUA in EU ETS from Rehabilitation of Energy Installations and Energy Efficiency in the Industry in Bulgaria – Milen Milev, Global Carbon, Bulgaria .
 
The forthcoming implementation of ETS in Bulgaria
Example for ETS benefit from Energy Efficiency Project
Future tendencies for the installations covered by ETS
11.00 am
Coffee break
11.30 am
 
  4c. Sustainable Energy Communities, Financing Mechanisms & Incentives. Exchange of European Experience  
 
11.30 am - Tapping Local Authorities Potential for CO2 Emissions Reduction Through Energy Efficiency Measures: the Mediterranean Example – C. Psomopoulos, Technological Educational Institute of Pireaus, Greece, W. Mehl, Climate Alliance of Austria,I. Skoula,EPTA Ltd, Greece,
A. Chatzimpiros, EPTA Ltd, Greece
 
Development of a local climate action plan for reducing the CO2 emissions.
Identification of sectors; Selection and Implementation of Measures;
Monitoring the measures' effectiveness
11.50 am - Linking Climate Policy to RES and RUE Projects – Arjan Visser, Manager for Bulgaria, ECOFYS, Netherlands.
 
Activating Bulgaria 's storehouse of climate change potential
Practical implementation of RES and RUE ‘on the ground'
Climate change opportunities from a Bulgarian perspective
12.10 pm
Discussion
12.20 pm
 
  4d. How to Attract Finance for Your Projects? Turning a Good Idea into an Implemented Project. Project Development Process.  
  Moderator: Ian Stanley, European Energy Investments Ltd, United Kingdom  
 
12.20 pm - Intelligent Energy Europe – Financing Opportunities for EE and RES Projects – Milena Tsoleva, Energy Strategy Department, Ministry of Economy and Energy, Bulgaria.
 

Intelligent Energy - Europe (IEE) – priorities and actions

Bulgarian participation in the Intelligent Energy – Europe actions – overview

Possibilities for Bulgarian companies and organizations to take part in IEE projects and activities

12.40 pm - ManagEnergy - a Tool for Local Energy Actors – Christopher Walden, Project Manager, ManagEnergy Initiative, European Commission
 

Locate 15,000 energy actors throughout Europe

Replicate successful projects

Search partners and find funding
1.00 pm - Renewable Energy – the Development Process – Ian Stanley , European Energy Investments Ltd, United Kingdom
 

Opportunities

Finding the right partner

Complete successful developments.
1.10 pm
Discussion
 
1.30 pm
Close of Congress
 
   
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