The event that eeStec LC Bucharest proposes is a supplement devoted to academic work, offering participants the opportunity to get in contact with the energy industry in Romania. "Energy Always a Challenge III " is an event under the aegis of eeStec Topic, an international academic project on "Electrical Energy Independence" organized by other Local Committees from around Europe.

 

The Aim of the event is to facilitate contact between faculties and industry in the sense of awareness of general issues related to energy and environmental issue.Now in its 3rd edition, "Energy  Always a Challenge III " aims at big issues of energy: electricity market, renewable energy, distributed generation systems for efficient consumption, markets and support schemes for promoting renewable energy, environmental protection.

 

Event structure

Monday – 9th November - Energy and Legislation (Rectorat Building)
  • 10:00 – 11:00 Official opening of the workshop (Guests: sponsors and partners of the event, UPB, EESTEC)
  • 11:30 – 12:00 The economic implications of the EU Energy-Climate Change Package - PETROM
    • Speaker: Razvan Nicolescu - Head of Corporate Public Affairs of Petrom (former Romanian Energy Attache to the EU))
  • 12:00 - 13:00 Overview of Romania’s Hydroelectric Energy Production System – HIDROCONSTRUCTIA

Tuesday – 10th November - Energy and Financing Issues  (Rectorat Building)
 
  • 10:00 – 10:30 Short overview of the Romanian power Sector - E.ON Romania
  • 10:30 – 11:30 Project A – E.ON Romania
  • 11:30 – 12:15 Financial and Business Mechanisms for Supporting Renewable Energy Production and Energy Efficiency – ROMELECTRO
    • Speaker: Cristian Pirvulescu - Business development and International Cooperation Manager
  • 12:15 – 12:300 Coffee Break
  • 12:30 – 13:00 Green Certificates Markets  -  OPCOM
  • 13:00 – 13:30 EU/EBRD Energy Efficiency Finance Facility – TRACTEBEL ENGINEERING (GDF SUEZ) 
    • Speaker: Mark Velody, Project Manager EEFF at Tractebel Engineering
 

Wednesday – 11th November  - Energy and Environment  (ISPE Headquarters)
  • 10:00-12:30  Clean Technologies for Power Generations. Case Studies. Succes Stories – ISPE & Romelectro
 Topics covered:

  • FGD Projects (Flue Gas Desulphurization)
  • DSS System for ash and slag removal
  • Low NOx
  • Clean Coal Technologies
  • CO2 Capture and Storage Technologies (CCS) 
  • 12:30 – 13:00 Coffee Break
  • 13:00 – 13:30 Star Dome – A private initiative for developing a net zero energy building  - RoGBC
    • Speaker: Florin Dobrescu, General Manager Stardome and Technical Advisor for the Romania Green Building Council

Thursday – 12th November -   Energy Efficiency – Round Table

  • The implications of the energy-climatic changes legislative package on the Romanian economy