About CoGen
COGEN-Bulgaria – mission and objectives
COGEN-Bulgaria is estableshed on 21 of July 2004 from 14
physical persons and legal entities as a national organisation
for encouragement and support of cogeneration.Among the members
of the organization there are experts and specialists, representatives
of the energy business, scientists, as well as the Agency
of Energy Efficiency, Ministry of Energy and Energy Resources
of Bulgaria.
COGEN-Bulgaria is registered in the Sofia City Court and the
Central Register of the NGOs realizing socially useful activities
to the Ministry of Justice of Bulgaria.
President of the COGEN-Bulgaria is Tasko Ermenkov,
the Executive Direktor of the Energy Efficiency Agency, and
Valentina Uzunova is the organisation's Executive Secretary.
Members of the Board of Directors are:
1. Tasko Ermenkov – President;
2. Valentina Uzunova – Executive Secretary;
3. Reader Nikola Kaloyanov – member – Vice-rector
of Technical University of Sofia;
4. Doctor Nikola Dukov – member – Public
Prosecutor of Black Sea Technology Company AD;
5. Architect Kristiyan Milenov – member;
COGEN-Bulgaria taking into account the need of introduction
of the cogeneration in the industry, public and social sector
of Bulgaria set the following major goals:
- To work for the wider use of cogeneration in Bulgaria
and Europe for sustainable energy future;
- To popularize the introduction of combined energy systems
and alternative sources for the energy production;
- To support state bodies in creation of legal acts, directions
and decisions;
- To implement international experience in the area of cogeneration
and energy efficiency;
- To develop research and practical projects in the area
of the cogeneration.
Mission and Objectives of COGEN Europe
COGEN Europe is European
Professional Association for encouragement and support of
cogeneration. Its principle objective is to work for wider
use of cogeneration in Europe for sustainable energy future.
Cogeneration is the most efficient way of provision of heating,
refrigeration and electricity. It is based on the simultaneous
production of electrical and thermal energy and both of them
are used. The basic and most fundamental principles of cogeneration
are such, that in order to maximize the large benefits that
come from it the systems have to be consistent with eligible
thermal energy for every application.
COGEN Europe encourages the wide development of cogeneration
in Europe and in the world. In order to achieve that objective
COGEN Europe work at EU
level and with the countries members of the EU , for development
of sustainable energy policy and for abolition of the barriers
in front of its introduction.
Structure of COGEN Europe
COGEN Europe is established
in 1993 in response to the need of more cooperative efforts
at European level for realization of the full potential of
cogeneration. The statute of COGEN Europe is of European Economic
Interest Group (EEIG) and is not-for-profit organization.
Members of COGEN Europe are more than 160 electric companies,
state bodies and companies related with cogeneration in 30
countries. Administrative committee is the Board of Directors
of COGEN Europe. The consultant work in COGEN Europe is performed
by : work group on “Trade with emissions and CHP” and work
group on “Micro cogeneration”. They make their contribution
to political debates and expert knowledge about the functioning
of the cogeneration market. The office of COGEN
Europe is located in Brussels.
COGEN Europe is member of the World Alliance for Decentralized
Energy (WADE). The net of COGEN Europe covers all the countries
from the EU, Central and Eastern Europe, as well as Japan,
Australia and USA.
Activities of COGEN Europe
On behalf of its members COGEN
Europe introduces its ideas for cogeneration industry
and works with politicians for the realization of the potential
of cogeneration in Europe, focusing on the liberalization
of the European energy market, mutual energy politics with
EU, and for the germination of cogeneration on European level
in 10 years.
COGEN Europe follows the development of legislation of EU
and informs European legislators and business communities
about benefits of cogeneration through:
- Distribution of information about cogeneration and the
development of markets;
- Development of national promoting organizations on cogeneration;
- Annual top-level conferences of COGEN Europe in Brussels;
- Top-level research and development projects of COGEN Europe
in Brussels;
- Research and development projects with large number of
financial institutions and industrial partners;
- Materials like national reports, political researches,
official letters and etc.
COGEN Europe is in active
dialogue with:
- Directorates of European commission on Energetics, Environment,
Research, Industry, Foreign Relations and Regional Politics;
- European Parliament;
- Economic and Social Committee, the Committee of the Regions
and the Council of Ministers;
- National government in collaboration with National Net
of Members;
- Advisory Committee on Energetics of the EC;
- European program for change in climate.
What are the benefits from the integration with COGEN
Europe:
- Promotion and development of the European cogeneration
market;
- Strong influence in favour of cogeneration in the development
of the European directives, such as Cogeneration Directive,
Directive on the Trade with Emissions and etc.;
- Exceptional access to the web site where we publish information
about the members, informational materials and market surveys,
preserved only for members;
- Free copies of the national reports of European Cogeneration
Review two months before the organizations that are not
members (who have to pay for it);
- Enlistment in our membership lists and in “Who is Who
in the European Cogeneration”, annual membership directory
of COGEN Europe;
- Development of wide range of publications of COGEN Europe
that includes research and market reports, and regular ballot-papers;
- Possibility for participation in conferences and displays
of COGEN Europe on preferential prices;
- Possibility for contacts with other members of COGEN
Europe;
- Possibility to join in the work groups of COGEN Europe.
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