The Bulgarian Mining and Energy Forum (BEMF), together with Sofia Municipality, organise the WASTE-TO-ENERGY – TECHNOLOGIES, PROJECTS, NEW OPTIONS FOR MUNICIPALITIES AND BUSINESS conference. The event will take place March 22 and 23, 2016, in Sofia, Bulgaria, at the Hotel Balkan. The Bulgarian National Radio and Publics.bg are media partners of the conference.

The goal of the Conference is to give awareness to the municipalities and the business about new possibilities, the advanced technologies and the multiple effects coming from energy utilization of different types of wastes and biomass stipulated in the Act for the energy from renewables.
In open discussion the participants will get information about different applications of technologies, advantages and specificity of different completed projects and their performance characteristics. Different technologies will be presented by prominent equipment suppliers – direct burning, high temperature gasification and anaerobic fermentation, presenting as well their good practices in different projects. The participants will have the possibility to raise questions after each presentation, related to practical implementation of the technology, project performance characteristics and possible financing.
Qualified simultaneous translation from English/Bulgarian will be available.

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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- 14:45: Panel 1: Policies, regulatory framework, strategies for waste utilization
Moderator: Anton Ivanov and Petko Milevski, BEMF
Evgenia Haritonova, Member of the Energy & Water Regulatory Commission, Bulgaria,
Regulatory  framework for waste-to-energy implementation projects
Nikolay Nalbantov, Director, 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 different 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 ?
Anton Ivanov, BEMF, Bulgaria,
Results from analyses of the impact of the power generation from biomass and wastes on final energy prices and the environment in Bulgaria

DISCUSSIONS

14:45 – 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
Dimitris Grammatas, Actor Helector,
The technology for production of RDF as part of the waste management project of Sofia Municipality
DISCUSSIONS

15:45 – 16:15:  Coffey break

16:15 – 17:30: Panel 3: Presentation of technologies & projects in Bulgaria and ecological aspects.
Moderators: Traycho Traykov and Peter Korumbashev, Sofia Municipality 
Peter Traykov, Sofia Municipality,
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

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