8th South-East European Congress & Exhibition on Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

In view of the global changes, the Exhibition on Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EE & RES) will promote best environmental practices the implementation of which will decarbonize the local economy. Over 50 % of the area of the 2012 edition is already covered by foreign exhibitors from Austria, China, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Romania, Spain, Switzerland, etc. The organizer Via Expo expects over 7 000 professional visitors to get involved.

A strong international presence, event format (congress - exhibition), vast promotional support by 100 international and national media and branch associations will turn good ideas into real results

Why to participate?

Connect your business with local and regional industry·
Extend your market positions
Exchange information with partners and competitors
Create and strengthen brand awareness

The edition in 2011

• 84 % increase of the exhibition area compared to 2010
• Group participations from Austria, Germany and the USA
• More than 5900 visitors from 39 countries
• Highly positive feedback from exhibitors, visitors, speakers and attendees

• Bioenergy
• Geothermal energy
• Hydro energy
• Hydrogen technologies
• Solar energy, PV systems
• Wind energy
• Waste Treatment and Disposal
• Waste-to-Energy

Energy Efficiency

• Cogeneration
• Energy-Efficient Equipment and Technologies in Different Branches:
• Agriculture
• Chemical Sector
• Other Industry
• Transportation
• Utilities
• Electric & Hybrid Vehicles: e-cars & e-bikes; hybrids; charging infrastructrure; batteries; new fuels, etc.
• Energy Saving Technologies for Industrial and Home Lighting
• Environmental Monitoring
• Environment Protection Equipment
• Thermal Pumps

Energy Efficient Construction

• Eco-Friendly Construction Materials
• Facade and roof skylights
• Passive House
• ICT support to energy efficiency
• Sound and Heat Insulation
• Thermo graphics
• Walls, doors and roofing

Services

• Consultation
• District Heating
• Education and Training
• Emission trade
• Energy certification
• Energy Distribution and Storage
• Financing
• Heat accounting
• Media
• Retrofitting of buildings
• Specialized software

Whether you have an extensive experience and simply want to update your knowledge or you are new to the industry, this 3-day event will ensure you are up-to-date with the key achievements of the EE & RES industry sector. You will learn about the latest technologies for producing clean energy and meet technology and project developers, manufacturers, installers and distributors.

Visitors’ profile: Visitors from the energy sector, ecology, EE and RES, ministries, municipalities, embassies, banks, financial and consultant services, media, construction, associations and NGOs, petrol and chemical industry, research and education institututions, electrical and electronic equipment, transport, all kind of industry, agriculture and wood processing, mining industry, etc.

• Please note that upon on-line registration there is no entrance fee and you will receive a free copy of the Exhibition Catalogue on site
• You can register on site at the exhibition hall and enclose your business card
• To save your time, please register on-line using the form below.

For 3 days Bulgaria will be a meeting point for professionalsinvolved in energy efficiency and renewable energy who will join the 8th Congress on EE & RES. Its aim again will be to encourage the transfer of кnow-how and stimulate the investments in South-East European green energy sector. The event will feature interesting sessions and discussions related to technology, good practices, financing, business strategies and policy. Delegates will have also excellent opportunity to see at one place plenty of new products and services at the parallel EE & RES and Waste Management, Recycling & Environment Exhibitions.

Why to participate?

• Get informed on latest technological developments
• Share experience
• Network with leading experts

Who will attend?

• Governmental and Local Policy Makers
• Municipality Experts
• Executives and Specialists in EE & RES, Utility, Construction
• Investors and Financial Institutions
• Branch Associations and Media

The edition in 2011

• 42 speakers from 23 countries
• 510 attendees from Europe, Asia, Africa and the Americas
• Program Highlights: EE & RES Financing, EE & Decentralized Energy, RES Electricity & Smart Grid Platform and Waste–to–Energy

• Adam Pool, EIP, Poland
• Andrea Haas - German Society for Sustainable Bioenergy and Biogas Utilisation  /Gerbio/, Germany
• Anselmo Caporossi - Italian Chamber of Commerce in Bulgaria
• Birger Lauersen, Euroheat & Power (EHP) – the European Association of District Heating and Cooling
• Branko Glavonjić, University of Belgrade Faculty of Forestry, Serbia
• Calliope Panoutsou, Imperial College London, UK
• Christian Weiser, Thuringian State Institute for Agriculture, Germany
• Christian Oberleitner, Kommunalkredit Public Consulting, Austra
• Daniel Becker, ECOFYS Germany
• Daniela Thrän, German Biomass Research Center (DBFZ), Leipzig, Germany
• David Sweet, World Alliance for Decentralized Energy (WADE), USA
• Dean Marcelja, NEO Technologies Unlimited, Austria
• Elena Angelova, Deutsches BiomasseForschungsZentrum gemeinnützige GmbH (DBFZ), Germany
• Filipe Viana, EFACEC, Portugal
• Gergana Miladinova – EC
• Gudrun Gumb, European Affairs, Business Policy Europe
• Günter Pauritsch, Austrian Energy Agency
• Ingrid Holmes, E3G Third Generation Environmentalism Ltd, UK
• Ivan Gerginov, RenVision, Bulgaria
• Jan Geiss, EUFORES - European Forum for Renewable Energy Sources
• Kolyo Kolev - BG EE Agency
• Lucinda MacLagan - NL Agency
• Martin M. Mayr - Unicredit Leasing, Austria
• Nigel Mattravers - Grant Thornton UK
• Nils Borg, European Council for an Energy Efficient Economy /ECEEE/
• Rainer Hinrichs-Rahlwes, European Renewable Energies Federation
• Rob Kool, NL Agency, The Netherlands
• Thomas Zeng, German Biomass Research Centre
• Timothy Kim, US Export-Import Bank, United States
• Todor Lefterov, Bulgarian Construction Chamber