Re-Source Southeast 2021

September 14, 2021
Sofia

Sustainable energy for a competitive industry

The RE-Source Southeast conference opens a new chapter in the calendar of events dedicated to the corporate supply of renewable energy and energy storage opportunities in Southeast Europe. It is a result of the signed memorandum between the Association for Production, Storage and Trade in Energy (APSTE), the Bulgarian Wind Energy Association (BGWEA) and the Re-Source Platform for the creation of a regional hub for sharing knowledge and good practices to promote corporate renewable energy supply in Bulgaria and in -wide aspect in Southeast Europe.

The program of the conference is focused on giving a broader and professional understanding of the importance of corporate energy supply contracts and the related opportunities and challenges. It is designed to bring together consumers, producers and traders, both from Bulgaria and abroad, to create new partnerships and opportunities.

During the conference the participants will have the opportunity to get acquainted:

With different strategies and practical examples of corporate energy supply.
Structuring PPAs and the standard contract developed by EFET (European Federation of Energy Traders), allowing for transaction costs to be reduced and negotiations between the parties to be facilitated.
Price trends and risk management.
The market potential for energy storage systems in Bulgaria: technologies and applications, regulatory framework in the EU and Bulgaria, market potential and development scenarios with horizons 2030 and 2050.

All participants will have the opportunity to meet potential partners in a specially organized B2B session.

The RE-Source SouthEast conference will be held ONLINE only due to COVID restriction measures

See detailed program - 14.09.2021

09:00	Official opening – Miglena Stoilova (BGWEA) and Nikola Gazdov (APSTE)
09:15	Policies for market integration of new RES projects The panel will discuss the political visions for RES development in the Bulgarian energy sector. Miroslav Damianov- Deputy Minister of Energy Ivan Hinovski, Chairperson – Energy Commission in Parliament Delian Dobrev, Deputy Chairperson – Energy Commission in Parliament Ramadan Atalay, Deputy Chairperson – Energy Commission in Parliament Vladislav Panev, Member – Energy Commission in Parliament Ralitsa Nikolova, APSTE (Moderator)
10:15	Regional integration of the electricity markets The panel will discuss the plans of the energy regulators in Bulgaria and Romania and as well as of transmission grid operator ESO with respect to the regional and European integration of the electricity markets. Ivan Ivanov, Chairperson – Bulgarian energy regulator EWRC Zoltan Nagy-Bege, Vice-president, Romanian electricity regulator ANRE Angelin Tsachev, Executive Director – Electricity system Operator (ESO) Mariana Yaneva, APSTE (Moderator)
11:00	Break
11:15	Green industry – mission (im)possible? The panel will view RES development through the lens of industrial consumers, focusing on their needs and expectations. Kiril Domuschiev, Chairman Of The Supervisory Board – Confederation of Employers and Industrialists in Bulgaria (KRIB) Rumen Radev, Vice-chairman of the Management Board – Bulgarian Industrial Capital Association (BICA) Tim Kurth, CEO – Aurubis Bulgaria Krassimir Dachev, Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) Ivaylo Naydenov, Ph.D., Executive Director – Bulgarian Federation of Industrial Energy Consumers (BFIEK) Nikola Gazdov, APSTE (Moderator)
12:15	Development of new RES projects in Southeast Europe The panel will discuss the renewable energy potential of Southeastern Europe in terms of resource, know-how, macro framework for investments and incentives that create a stable and favourable business environment. Tanya Karageorgieva – UniCredit Bulbanк Dimitar Enchev, Co-founder & Director – CWP Global Severin Vartigov, Country Manager – Enery Martin Georgiev, Chairman of the board – Association of traders with electricity in Bulgaria Ciprian Glodeanu, President – Romanian photovoltaic industry association Nikola Gazdov – APSTE (Moderator)
13:30	Break
14:00	Corporate strategies for green electricity supply in SEE This panel will offer practical advice on corporate procurement of renewable energy – via electricity trading company, direct investment in on-site RES system for self-sonsumption or via PPAs. Dimitar Botev, Managing Director, PV Consut Dimitar Bartov – Manager, Synergon Energy Dimitar Tsekov – Tehcnical and Operations Director, Renergy Andrey Rekalov – Commercial Director, Toki Krasimir Zhivachki, ATEB (Moderator)
15:00	RES projects challenges and market exposure The panel will explore in detail the challenges of developing non-subsidized renewable energy projects in Bulgaria and the SEE region as a whole. Velislav Belnikolovski – Director, Enery Element Lubomir Evtsatiev – Executive Director, Solarpо Delyan Iliev – Managing Director, REIB Kaloyan Velichkov – Managing Director, Sunotec Boyan Karshakov – Chairman, Association Hydroenergy Miglena Stoilova, BGWEA (Moderator)
16:00	Break
16:15	Innovations and energy storage systems This panel is dedicated to the market perspectives for RES generation technologies development and energy storage solutions. APSTE will present a detailed report on the market potential for energy storage solutions in Bulgaria. The speakers will also discuss the know-how and experience of Bulgarian companies in designing and implementing energy storage systems and hybrid power plants with integrated storage such as the systems envisaged in the last draft version of the Bulgarian Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP). The latest trends and technological breakthroughs in solar plus storage will be discussed, too. Iliyan Popov – ,Research Associate, Institute of Electrochemistry and Energy Systems, Bulgarian Academy of Science Dimitar Tsekov –Technical Director, Renergy Kaloyan Dimov – Executive Director, SolarMD Alexander Rangelov – Executive Director, IPS Maria Merdjanova, – Sales Director, Jinko Solar Mariyana Yaneva, APSTE (Moderator)