PROGRAM
22 March 2016
12:30 – 13:00: Registration & Coffee
13:00 Welcome by Ivan Hinovski, Chairman of BEMF
13:05 –13:25: Welcome speech by Mrs. Yordanka Fandakova, Mayor of Sofia
13:25- 14:25: Panel 1: Policies, regulatory framework, strategies for waste utilization
Moderator: Anton Ivanov and Petko Milevski, BEMF
Dr. Ivan Ivanov, Chairman, Energy & Water Regulatory Commission, Bulgaria,
Regulatory framework for waste-to-energy implementation projects
Alexandrina Dimitrova, Minister of Energy, Bulgaria,
The contribution of biomass and different wastes to the national resources and energy balance of Bulgaria.
Krassimir Zhivkov, Deputy Minister of Environment and Water, Bulgaria,
The strategy for wastes utilization in the state strategy for environmental protection and budgets optimization.
Georgi Kostov, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Food,
Are there any timber for industrial energy production in Bulgaria ?
Prof. Dimitar Popov, Technical University of Sofia, Bulgaria,
Modern technologies for power generation from wastes
DISCUSSIONS
14:25 – 15:45 Panel 2: Presentation of technologies & good European practices
Moderator: Prof.Atanas Tassev, BEMF, Ivan Kolev, Kolev EOOD
Franz Neubacher, Austria
The role of waste-to-energy in sustainable waste management - considering the 20-20-20 goals of the EU for 2020 and overall environmental and economic benefits based on experience in Austria and the EU
Gerhard Lohe, Doosan Lentjes, Germany
Waste-to-Energy in Krakow - The Successful Role Model for the Application of Thermal Waste Treatment in Sofia
Adam Shore, M+W, UK
Landfill Diversion and Renewable Obligation Certificates - The UK's Experience
Dr. Ioannis Boukis, Actor Helector,
The technology for production of RDF as part of the waste management project of Sofia Municipality
Ralf Abraham,Dr. Dobrin Toporov, Jens Pöpperling, Тhyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions AG, Germany
Gasification of solid fuels. Challenges and Opportunities for Clean Environment
DISCUSSIONS
15:45 – 16:15: Coffee break
16:15 – 17:45: Panel 3: Presentation of technologies & projects in Bulgaria and ecological aspects.
Moderators: Traycho Traykov, Sofia Council
Peter Traykov, Sofia Council, The waste management project of Sofia Municipality- phases and effects
Victor Atanasov, operator technologist of the Installation for bio-waste treatment, The technology and results from the operation of biogas installation for generation of electricity at “Khan Bogrov” site
Professor Boris Stefanov, PhD, Director of Scientific Research Institute of University of Chemical Technology and Metallurgy, Environmental aspects of the RDF project based on waste-to-energy implementation project for combined heat and electricity generation in Sofia
Vasil Petrov, Sofia Municipality and Toplofikazia Sofia, RDF-based waste-to-energy implementation project for combined heat and electricity generation in Sofia
Petko Milevski, District Heating Razgrad, Razgrad waste-to-energy strategy and initial feasibility
Liyana Adjarova, Association Bulgarian Energy Agencies, Strategy, legal framework and restrictions to develop waste-to-energy projects in small and medium size municipalities in Bulgaria
DISCUSSIONS and presentation of information on possibilities for financing of projects from the Plan for Strategic Investments of EU (Juncker Plan), Zoya Vassileva, CEO, Mattig Management Partners (Switzerland)
19:00 – 20:30: Reception in the Museum of SOFIA History (by invitation)
23 March 2016
9:00-11:30: Guided visit of the factory for wastes treatment of Sofia Municipality on the site “Khan Bogrov” (with preliminary request in the registration form)
11:30 – 12:00: DISCUSSIONS, CONCLUSIONS & CLOSURE OF THE CONFERENCE
Afternoon event:
15:00 – 16:00: Information Center of European Commission in Sofia, 124 Rakovski Street
Briefing with Bulgarian and international media on the topic
“Best european practices in waste management and utilization respecting the environment and the project in sofia”
with participation of leading European and Bulgarian experts
Moderators: Journalists from leading Bulgarian media
Оrganisation and Program Committee:
- Ivan Hinovski, Bulgarian Energy & Mining Forum, Chairman
- Ivan Kolev, Kolev EOOD
- Peter Traykov, Sofia Municipality
- Аnton Ivanov, Bulgarian Energy & Mining Forum
- Liana Ajarova, Energy Agency - Plovdiv
More information about the Conference agenda, registered participants, as well the registration form can be found on the web-site of the organizers www.bulenergyforum.org, or on request through the e-mails office@bulenergo.com or bulenergo@gmail.com, or on the tel./fax +359 2 9898950 and mobile 00359888522776.
