Programme 

With the Technical Support of:   

As per 28 March 2012

28 March

09.00    Official Opening - Vitosha Hall

• Delian Dobrev, Minister of Economy, Energy and Tourism, Bulgaria 
• Tzvetan Dimitrov, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Food
• Dobromir Simidchiev, Deputy Minister of Regional Development and Public Works 
• Evdokia Maneva, Deputy Minister of Environment and Wate
• Aleksandar Crkvenjakov, Ambassador of Serbia in Bulgaria on behalf of Serbian Black Sea Economic Cooperation Organization Chairmanship
• James Warlick, U.S. Ambassador to Bulgaria
• Michael Angerer, Commercial Counsellor, Austrian Embassy in Bulgaria
• Wolfgang Wendel, Commercial Counselor, Embassy of Germany in Bulgaria
• Todor Popov, Chairman of the Board of Directors of NAMRB 
• Best Eco Municipality Awards Announcement 

10.00    Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Financing - Vitosha Hall 

Moderator: Adam Pool, Environmental Investment Partners, Poland

10.00   Keynote speech: Rainer Hinrichs-Rahlwes, EREF President - Framework Conditions Necessary for Renewables and Efficiency

• Kai Schlegelmilch, Green Budget Europe (GBE), Germany - Fiscal Incentives Working against and for Resource Efficiency
• Timothy C. Kim, US Export-Import Bank - US Export-Import Bank: Renewable Energy & Environmental Program
• Dean Marcelja, NEO Technologies Unlimited, Austria - Are PV Installation Already Feasible Without FIT?

11.00    Coffee Break

11.30 Arranging Construction & Development Project Financing (Debt and Equity)

Moderator: Adam Pool, Environmental Investment Partners, Poland

• Martin M. Mayr, UniCredit Leasing S.p.A, Austria
• Ivan Gerginov, RenVision, Bulgaria
• Filipe Viana, EFACEC, Portugal
• Velizar Kiryakov, Association of Producers of Ecological Energy, Bulgaria
• Theodore Tsacheff, Bulgarian Photovoltaic Association
• Sebastian Noethlichs, Bulgarian Wind Energy Association
• Gian-Marc Widmer, Ecolutions New Energy Investment, China

1)    Debt or equity available to development companies in the Balkans.   
2)    How can public markets satisfy some of the need for construction debt and equity?   
3)    What impact has the Sovereign debt crisis had on bank project finance lending?   
4)    Trade finance answers many early stage project finance issues – what is available?   
5)    How has Chinese entrance into the market affected financial terms?   

12.50 Oded Ben-Horin (Vocal) and Ugo Santangello (guitar) - The Science Fair, Norway - Music Inspired by the Sun, Wind and Water

14.00    Arranging Debt and Equity for Operational Projects and Assets such as Existing Buildings

Moderator:  Martin Mayr, UniCredit Leasing S.p.A., Austra

• Rob P. Kool, NL Agency, Netherland - Improving Energy Efficiency in Industry by Long Term Agreements, a Collaborative Approach
• Ingrid Holmes,  Low Carbon Finance, Third Generation Environmentalism Ltd, E3G, UK - Financing Energy Efficiency in Buildings: the Role of Governments in Scaling Markets
• Nigel Mattravers, Grant Thornton UK - Financing Waste to Energy Infrastructure - The Role of Public Private Partnerships
• Dimitar Dukov, Bulgarian Energy Efficiency Fund
•  UniCredit Bulbank, Bulgaria
• Krasimir Naydenov*, Sustainable Energy Development Agency (SEDA), Bulgaria
• Dimitar Baev, Bulgarian Industrial Association

1)    How can one utilize existing cash flow to modernize assets?  How much leverage is possible and what is the maximum term?   
2)    To which extent can energy efficiency projects be financed on the basis of future savings? Which collateral structures are feasible?
3)    What can go wrong in an operating asset and how to solve those problems?   
4)    Do bank credit lines from IFIs and governments work or not – some practical
 examples.   
5)    Why is energy efficiency a failure all over the world – or is it?

16.10 Coffee Break

29 March

09.30    Energy Efficiency - Vitosha Hall

Moderator: Nils Borg, Executive Director, eceee, member of the Coalition for Energy Savings

• Gergana Miladinova, European Commission – DG Energy - What New European Policies to Reach the 20% Energy Efficiency Target?
• Jan Geiss, European Forum for Renewable Energy Sources (EUFORES),   Belgium – What is Energy Efficiency Watch (EEW2)?
• Daniel Becker, ECOFYS, Germany - Energy Efficiency Watch: How to Trigger Best Practice Policies?
• Anselmo Caporossi, Italian Chamber of Commerce in Bulgaria

10.50 - 11.20    Coffee Break

11.20 Moderator: Rob P. Kool, NL Agency, Netherland

• Rob P. Kool,  NL Agency, Netherland - Energy Efficiency in the Dutch Built Environment
• Nils Borg, Executive Director, eceee, member of the Coalition for Energy Savings -  Understanding People Rather than Barriers: the Key to Sound Energy Policies
• David Sweet, WADE, USA - The Benefits of RES DE and the Best Practices for its Effective Regulation
• Birger Lauersen, Euroheat & Power, Belgium - District Heating and Cooling as a Way to Achieve Higher Energy Efficiency 
• Dimitar Baev, Bulgarian Industrial Association - Green-Blue-Energy Factory
• Krasimir Naydenov, Sustainable Energy Development Agency (SEDA), Bulgaria - Current state of the energy efficiency in Bulgaria, energy saving potential, financing
• Todor Lefterov, Bulgarian Construction Chamber – Engineering for Reduction of Energy Costs, Released through a Contract with Guaranteed Result (ESCO) – anti-crisis measure

14.00 Moderator: Guenter Pauritsch - Austrian Energy Agency

• Guenter Pauritsch, Austrian Energy Agency - Austrian Energy Efficiency Policy and Programmes with a Focus on SME
• Christian Oberleitner, Kommunalkredit Public Consulting, Austria - Austrian Experience in Energy Efficiency Implementation in Industry – Results
• Energy Retrofitting of Multifamily Houses and the EU Program Regional Development
  • Desislava Yordanova, Ministry of Regional Development and Public Works, Bulgaria - Main Issues and Requirements
  • Denitza Nikolova, Ministry of Regional Development and Public Works, Bulgaria - Financial Engineering and the Program Implementation- Housing Renovation Fun
  • Marco Caponigro, ENergy Efficiency and Renewables – SUpporting Policies in Local Level for Energy (ENER-SUPPLY) - SEE Experiences from the energy local planning, light and darkness
• Lucinda MacLagan, NL Agency - Good Practices and Lessons Learned from the Concerted Action on the Implementation of the Energy Services Directive
• Zigor Lizuain, TECNALIA, Spain -  Renewable Energy Sources Manager In Buildings: Control and Monitoring

Q/A

29 March

09.15     Energy Recovery - Musala Hall 

Moderator:  Aleksandra Rybczynska, Bloomberg New Energy Finance, UK

• Marta Gurin, CEWEP, Confederation of EU Waste-to-Energy Plants, Belgium – The Role of Waste-to-Energy Plants in Sustainable Waste Management and Energy Supply
• Chindarat Taylor, Resource Efficiency Pathway, UK – Waste to Energy Infrastructure Development in the UK: Opportunities and Challenges 
• Mario Grosso, ENEP – European Network of Environmental Professionals, Italy – Recent Trends and Future Challenges in the Control of Flue Gas Emissions and Residues Management in WtE Plants
• Franz Neubacher, UV&P Environmental Management & Engineering, Austria - Recycling and Recovery of Energy from Municipal Wastes – Recommendations Based on 50 Years of Experience in Austria
•  Stefan Stamenov, Recycling Bulgaria - SMARTFERM - Decentralized Recovery of Energy from Biogenic Waste for Small and Medium-sized Municipalities and Industries

10.55    Coffee Break

11.30    The Experience of the European Suppliers of Waste to Energy Technology (ESWET)

• Guillaume Perron-Piché, ESWET Programme Host – Introduction to ESWET
• Patrick Clerens, ESWET Secretary General – Comparison of Grate-firing Technology with Other Options
  
• Jörg Eckardt, Standardkessel Baumgarte, Germany - Waste-to-Energy in the light of Waste Framework Directive: The efficient thermal treatment process of waste materials, based on the EU Waste Directive
• Norbert Eickhoff, Martin GmbH, Germany - Waste-to-Energy emissions and air quality
• Angelo Sinisi, Termomeccanica Ecologia, Italy - Waste-to-Energy and District Heating: Case Study of Bologna

12.30 Questions & Answers

30 March

09.30    Biomass Resources; Bioenergy - Vitosha Hall

Moderator: Boyan Kavalov, European Integration & Regional Competitiveness Foundation (EIRC), Bulgaria

• Calliope Panoutsou, Imperial College London, United Kingdom - The Role of Biomass in EU27 to Meet the 2020 Targets for Heat, Electricity & Transport
• Thomas Zeng, Deutsches BiomasseForschungsZentrum, Leipzig, Germany - Enhancing the Market Relevance of Alternative (mixed) Biomass Pellets in Europe
• Andrea Haas, German Society for Sustainable Bioenergy and Biogas Utilisation  /Gerbio/, Germany – Ecological and Economic Optimization of Future Biogas Plants
• Nora Szarka, Deutsches BiomasseForschungsZentrum - Modelling Approach of Bioenergy Development in Germany under Competition
• Sebastian Wache, Amandus Kahl GmbH & Co. KG, Germany - Pelleting of Biomass, Fuel from Waste and Coal. Grinding of Tyres and Woodchips. Recent Projects of AMANDUS KAHL, Outlook and Impact on the Balkan Market

Q/A

10.45- 11.15    Coffee Break

• Branko Glavonjic, Belgrade University, Serbia - Biomass Potential for Future Investments in Serbia, Slovenia & Croatia
• Patrick de Jamblinne, Tuzetka, Belgium - Agropellets Potential
• Lyubcho Trichkov, Forest Agency, Bulgaria – Possibilities for Production and Utilization of Wood Biomass from the Forests of Bulgaria, as Renewable Energy Source

 

 

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