6th International Congress & Exhibition for South Eastern Europe on Energy Efficiency & RES

14 – 16 April 2010, Sofia, Bulgaria

The Premier EE & RES Business Event in South East Europe is coming soon!

The most influential event for South-East Europe in the field of energy efficiency and renewable energy will be held from 14th to 16th April in Sofia, Bulgaria. The Focus country for 2010 is Italy. Germany is again the strategic partner of the event.

For the first time there will be a special section for Electric & Hybrid Vehicles: e-cars & e-bikes; Hybrids. Siemens, RWE Effizienz, Toyota Motor Europe and others will be among the participants in this section.

2 more new topics will be included in the program: Municipality Energy Independence – Case Studies for some 100 % energy independent cities and regions as well as the Panel: EE & RES Investing & Financing in South East Europe where experts from the investment sector and project developers will discuss the problems and the opportunities.

The exhibition – National and group participations from Germany, Austria, Finland and USA as well as companies from Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Greece, Denmark, Finland, Hungary, Italy, and Slovakia.

Supported by EPIA – The European Photovoltaic Industry Association; ESTIF – European Solar Thermal Industry Federation; EREF – The European Renewable Energies Federation; COGEN Europe; EGEC – European Geothermal Energy Council; Sustainable Energy Europe as well as from ACORE – American Council on Renewable Energy; Bayern Innovativ; APER – Association of Producers of RES Energy in Italy, FIRE – Italian Federation for Rational use of Energy and many others branch organizations from South-East Europe, etc.

Don’t miss the opportunity to meet the business leaders from Europe and especially from South-East Europe, investors, technology innovators, municipality and government representatives as they gather to discuss the finance, policy and market challenges facing the industry in 2010.

Draft program

April 14th

9:00 Opening, Welcome Addresses

9.30 EE & RES Political Frame in South-Eаst Europe

Moderator: H. Brey – Southeast Europe Association, Munich

New Energy Mix for South-East Europe – V. Uruchev, Member of the European Parliament
Sustainable energy development – prospects for enhanced regional cooperation – M. Kukobat, Regional Cooperation Council, Sarajevo
Financial strategies for EE and RES in SEE in the time of global crisis – M. Kovachev, EBRD, UK

11:30 Energy Efficiency (EE)

Moderator

Recast Energy Performance of Buildings Directive – M. Elsberger, Unit D4 – Energy Efficiency, Belgium, DG Energy and Transport
The EIB experience concerning the EE & RES financing in 2010 and further – A. Boschi / J. Martin, European Investment Bank
Advanced Cost Effective LED Technology – F. Schulte; AIXTRON, Germany
Energy Efficiency and Photovoltaics (in manufacturing and in buildings including co-generation) with focus on Germany and Bavaria – R. Bartl; Bayern Innovativ, Germany
Vision of development of Cogeneration in SE Europe – K. Theofylaktos; Hellenic Association for the Cogeneration of Heat and Power (HACHP), Greece
Turboden Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) units: A well proven industrial solution for application in small decentralized biomass CHP plants – St. Tavolo, Turboden Srl, Italy
The Italian ENERGYMANAGER PROGRAMME – D. Di Santo, FIRE – Italian Federation for the Rational Use of Energy

15:00 Electric & Hybrid Vehicles

Moderator: J. Nassauer, Bayern Innovativ, Germany

Automobile Industry Revolution of 21st Century – St. Jelev, the Association of Car Manufacturers and their Authorized Representatives for Bulgaria
New infra structure, grid- and storage concepts – K. J. Kuhn, Siemens
Hybrids and other advanced technologies: Willy Tomboy, Toyota Motor Europe
State of the art e-CarTec – T. Günter, RWE Effizienz, Germany
Green Post Project – electric and hybrid vehicles for postal deliveries – F. Iovino, Poste Italiane SpA
Lithium ion batteries – high efficient energy storage – C. Julien, Univerite Pierre et Marie Curie Paris; B. Banov, Institute of Electrochemistry and Energy Systems – Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
Electric bicycles – quick solution for quick urban transport – J. Ditrich, Ekolo.cz

Networking Cocktail Party – Business Mix

April 15th

RES Electricity

9:00 Solar Electricity

DESERTEC: Review and Roadmap – G. Knies, Munich RE, Germany*
12% PV Target of the EU: Roadmap till 2020 – W. Hoffmann, European Photovoltaic Industry Association, Belgium
PV LEGAL: Removing bureaucracy for PV system installations in Europe – Th. Chrometzka, Photovoltaic legal EU
The German Solar Valley – T. Homann, GTAI Berlin, Germany
Green Light for FiT in Turkey – L. Gulbahar, GENSED Photovoltaic Association, Turkey
BREAK
Next generation high efficiency Roth & Rau c-Si mass production technology – A. Buechel, Roth&Rau, Switzerland
New Ways to Electrical Integration of Renewable Power Plants – W. Janik, ABB
Glass contribution to solar energy reaching industrial grid parity – S. Carney, Linde; V.P. Koch, Gate East, Germany
Cost Effective Thin Film PV made in South-East Europe – N. Berov, Solarpro, Bulgaria
Thin Film Photovoltaic Panel Production in Greece – A. Zachariou, Heliosphera S.A , Greece
PV Therm Modul – W. Bihler, SZ Allgäu, Germany
Photovoltaics in Bulgaria. 2010 Legislative Framework. Investment Perspectives – N. Gazdov, Bulgarian Photovoltaic Association

14:30 Wind Electricity

Manufacturing of Components for Wind Power Generators in Turkey – Demirer, Turkey*
Vestas in Eastern Europe – Advanced and cost effective Wind Turbines – Vestas Central Europe
Bureaucratic and other problems in relation with the wind parks in SEE and attempts for their solutions – V. Kiryakov, APEE, Bulgaria
Comparative Development of Renewable Energy Markets in South East Europe – S. Noethlichs, N-Vision Energy
Panel: Wind Parks
- The experience of Gamesa in Bulgaria – J. Vega, Gamesa, Spain
- MW Wind Parks in SE Europe – CEZ Romania*
- Best practices in Italy – ENEL, Italy*

16 April

9:00 RES Heating & Cooling

Moderator: B. Kuban; Turkish PV Technology Platform

EU legislation framework for RHC and the RHC-Platform
Latest solar thermal market trends
Turkey as a leader in SEE , Manufacturing and installations – Solimpeks, Turkey

10.30 New Trends, Double and Triplle harvest and use of the RES Systems

Moderator

Double harvest: PV/ Agricultural Farms – A. Goetzberger, Institute for Solar Energy Systems, Germany*
Geothermal energy in SE Europe: A big potential to produce electricity, heating & cooling everywhere at anytime – P. Dumas, European Geothermal Energy Council, Belgium

13.30 Panel: EE & RES Investing & Financing in South East Europe

Moderator: K. Lefkowitz, New Europe Corporate Advisory

Attracting Foreign Capital Flow in the Promising New Energy Market

Development of Market-based RES Financing Mechanisms in SEE

Accelerating Investment via the Legal Framework Principles set up by the EC

Obstacles for Further Development of Renewables and their Overcoming

National Policy to Promote RES. Target Sectors and Financial Mechanisms

Access to Capital – A Project Developer’s Perspective

RES Growth in South Eastern Europe – An Investment Perspective

Funding RES Projects – Legal Aspects of RES Investments in the SEE regions

Investment Trends in EE and Renewables in the Time of Crisis: Risks and Opportunities in EE & RES; Venture Capital

L. Gresnigt, Statkraft Markets, Netherlands
N. Peherstorfer, Kommunalkredit, Austria
K. Lefkowitz, New Europe Corporate Advisory
J. Balchev, Invest Bulgaria Agency
A. Pool, Environmental Investment Partners, Poland

15.00 Municipality Energy Independence – Case Studies

Municipality Partnership for EE & RES between SEE and Central Europe

Moderator

Presenting the EU Covenant of Mayors*
Vaxjo – The Greenest City in Europe – R. Gustbee, Vaxjo municipal executive board, Sweden
Applied Solar Biotechnology as a viable solution for municipalities – D. Marcelja, Sustainable Energy Concepts GmbH, Austria
Garching; VP Koch, Agenda 21 Garching, Germany
Heating Case Study – 100% RES District – R. Zinkernagel, Malmo, Sweden
London: Municipality *
Municipalities from SE Europe