SOFIA ENERGY CENTRE LTD.

The necessity of rational energy use and decrease of environmentally harmful emissions, while at the same time meeting the growing demand for energy, is the basis of Sofia Energy Centre's activity since 1997.

Energy efficiency at the final consumer (building, industry, etc.), co-generation, wider use of solar, wind and bio energy are amongst our priority activities.

Sofia Energy Centre follows the policy of the EU for promotion and implementation of new energy technologies for a more efficient and clean energy use at local, regional and national level aiming to reach sustainable development. The Centre has implemented projects in the programs: IEE, FP7, FP6, FP5, FP4, PHARE, THERMIE, SYNERGY, SAVE, ALTENER and others. The Centre also works on projects of the World Bank, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, as well as on project with Japanese partners.

The main spheres of activities of Sofia Energy Centre are: development of studies and assessment of the energy potential of new technologies, materials and fuels; market studies; promotional campaigns; organizing educational courses, seminars and conferences; development of regional networks in the following spheres:

 - Energy efficiency of buildings: public, residential, industrial and others; user behaviour, new energy efficient technologies; energy efficient lighting;

 - Energy efficiency in industry: application of different co-generation schemes; horizontal energy technologies; energy efficiency of district heating;

 - Clean tecnologies for fossil fuels;

 - Renewable energy sources: solar collectors for heating and cooling; photovoltaic installations, biomass and biofuels, wind turbines, small hydro PP;

 - Energy management, energy policy and planning, financial schemes, emissions trading, municipal initiatives.

Project East GSR

Project ENERLIN

Project Trans-solar

Project PERCH