April 14th

9:00 Opening, Welcome Addresses

9.30 Energy Efficiency (EE)

Moderator: H. Brey - Southeast Europe Association, Munich

• Sustainable energy development – prospects for enhanced regional cooperation - M. Kukobat, Regional Cooperation Council, Sarajevo
• Energy efficient buildings save money: Recast of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive – M. Elsberger, Unit D4 - Energy Efficiency, Belgium, DG Energy, European Commission, Belgium
• EIB Financing of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency - A. Boschi, European Investment Bank, Luxemburg

10:30 - 11:15 Coffee Break, Networking, Exhibition

• Triple-Junction solar Cells (TJ-SC) – Support from MOCVD for Competitiveness through Improved Material Quality and Cost Reduction - 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 Biomass Solutions – St. Tavolo, Turboden Srl, Italy
• The role of energy managers within the EN16001 and other EU/Italian standards– D. Di Santo, FIRE - Italian Federation for the Rational Use of Energy

13:00 Lunch, Networking & Exhibition

14:30 Electric 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 Infrastructure, Grid and Storage Concepts - eCar an integral part - K. J. Kuhn, Siemens, Germany
• State of the art e-CarTec - R. Bachmann, RWE Effizienz, Germany

15:30 – 16:00 Coffee Break, Networking, Exhibition

• 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

Moderator: B. Kavalov, EC, Institute for Energy, the Netherlands

• 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
• Germany – the world’s leading PV cluster - T. Homann, GTAI Berlin, Germany
• Green Light for FiT in Turkey – L. Gulbahar, GENSED Photovoltaic Association, Turkey

10:20 – 10:50 Coffee Break, Networking, Exhibition

Solar Electricity (Continuing)

Moderator: V. P. Koch: Gate East, Germany

• Turnkey Solutions of Schneider Electric for PV Parks – Construction and Maintenance – A. Allix, Schneider Electric, France
• 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, Germany
• 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

12:30 – 13:30 Lunch, Networking & Exhibition

• Thin Film Photovoltaic Panel Production in Greece - A. Zachariou, Heliosphera S.A , Greece
• PV Therm Modul - W. Bihler, SZ Allgaeu, Germany
• Bulgarian PV Modules SUNSYSTEM – Y. Nanev, NES – New Energy Systems Ltd., Bulgaria
• Photovoltaics in Bulgaria. Amendments of the legislative framework in 2010 and perspectives for the development of investment projects – N. Gazdov, Bulgarian Photovoltaic Association

14:50 Coffee Break, Networking, Exhibition

15:30 Wind Electricity

Moderator: V. Kiryakov, APEE, Bulgaria

• Current Situation in the RES Sector in Bulgaria. Growth Perspectives 2020 - V. Kiryakov, APEE, Bulgaria
• Vestas in Eastern Europe - Advanced and cost effective Wind Turbines - Vestas Central Europe
• The experience of Gamesa in Bulgaria – Celia Galeotti, Gamesa, Spain
• Comparative Development of Renewable Energy Markets in South-East Europe – S. Noethlichs, N-Vision Energy
• Firsthand Experience of Developing Wind Projects in Bulgaria – L. Gresnigt, Statkraft Markets B.V, the Netherlands

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 - X. Noyon, European Solar Thermal Industry Federation (ESTIF), Belgium
• Turkey’s Contribution to World Solar Thermal Market: PV/T Example - H. Dag, Solimpeks, Turkey
• Solarthermal - Maximising the Use of Solar Energy – Ch. Buchbauer, Bramac, Austria
• Technology for the Recycling and Biomass Industry (Technical and Economic Aspects) – M. Chittka, Amandus Kahl, Germany
• Geothermal energy in SE Europe: A big potential to produce electricity, heating & cooling everywhere at anytime – A. Semerdzhiev, European Geothermal Energy Council

10:40 Coffee Break, Networking, Exhibition

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

Moderator: K. Lefkowitz, New Europe Corporate Advisory

• Kommunalkredit Public Consulting Presentation, N. Peherstorfer, Kommunalkredit, Austria
• Bankability of RES Projects in SE Europe - M. Mayr, UniCredit Leasing, Austria
• Achieving RES 2020 Targets: Implications for Business and Government with Focus on Bulgaria, Romania, Greece and Serbia - K. Lefkowitz, New Europe Corporate Advisory
• Bulgaria – Your Investment Decision - J. Balchev, Invest Bulgaria Agency
• Attracting Equity Investors to Wind and Solar Project Development - A. Pool, Environmental Investment Partners, Poland
• Access to Capital – A Fund’s Perspective – E. Lefting, Finance in Motion, Germany
• L. Gresnigt, Statkraft Markets, Netherlands

Discussion

14.00 Municipality Energy Independence – Case Studies

Municipality Partnership for EE & RES between SEE and Central Europe

Moderator: M. Kukobat, Regional Cooperation Council (RCC); Sarajevo

• What Can be Done? Experiences from European Local Governments in the LG Action Project – E. Jacobsen, KL Local Government, Denmark
• 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

15:00 – 15:30 Coffee Break, Networking, Exhibition

• District Heat Supply of Garching with Geothermal Energy and Biomass - V.P. Koch, Agenda 21 Garching, Germany
• Heating Case Study – 100% RES District – R. Zinkernagel, Malmo, Sweden
• The Danish EcoCities – U. Rasmussen, Danish Energy Agency, Denmark
• Energy Requirements in the City of Stuttgart – N. Schaefer, Municipality of Stuttgart*
• Municipalitiy from SE Europe

Closing Ceremony

*invited