EWEA - The European Wind Energy Association

Session Two:
Achieving Bulgaria’s 2020 renewable energy targets

Niels Ladefoged, Policy Officer, Regulatory Policy & Promotion of Renewable Energy, Directorate General for Transport and Energy, European Commission, Belgium

EU’s renewable directive and Bulgaria’s National Action Plan

PDF 2.1MB
in English

Jacopo Moccia, Regulatory Affairs Advisor European Wind Energy Association, Belgium

Wind power’s role in National Action Plans

PDF 7MB
in English

Kostadinka Todorova, Director, Energy Efficiency and Environmental Protection, Ministry of Economy, Energy and Tourism, Bulgaria

Bulgaria’s actions to meet the EU’s 2020 targets

PDF 300KB
in Bulgarian

Jannik Termansen, Director, Group Government Relations, Vestas Wind Systems A/S, Denmark

Potentials, benefits and barriers

PDF 650KB
in English

Session Three:
Wind Energy and the Economy

Christian Kjaer, Chief Executive Officer, European Wind Energy Association, Belgium

The economics of wind energy

PDF 2.5MB
in English

Bilyana Petrova, Managing Director, “Renewable Energy Advisor” Ltd., Bulgaria

The economics of wind energy in Bulgaria

PDF 260KB
in Bulgarian

Plamen Denchev, Commissioner, State Energy and Water Regulatory Commission, Bulgaria

Regulation of the energy sector in crisis and influence of the renewable energy sources

PDF 826KB
in Bulgarian

Teodor Bobochikov, General Manager, AES Wind Bulgaria, and Deputy Chairman, Association of Producers of Ecologic Energy, Bulgaria

Challenges for wind farm development in Bulgaria

PDF 1.2MB
in English

Session Four:
Integrating wind power into the Bulgarian Grid

Ventsislav Zahov, Head of System Analyses and Transmission Planning Division, National Dispatching Centre, Bulgaria

Integrating wind energy into the grid – upgrades and interconnectors

PDF 1MB
in Bulgarian

José Medeiros Pinto, Deputy Director, Network Planning Division, REN - Rede Eléctrica Nacional, Portugal

Integrating large quantities of wind in the electricity grid

PDF 1.6MB
in English

Björn Andresen, Head of Department, Wind Farm Electrical Interface, Siemens Wind Power A/S, Denmark

Wind turbine integration into the grid: a manufacturers perspective

PDF 1.7MB
in English

Momchil Merkulov, Project Manager, Intelligent Energy Systems – IES BG Ltd, Bulgaria

Wind power forecasting and grid integration – reality and potential

PDF 960KB
in Bulgarian