The problems of energetics, of the building and application of renewable energy sources, and the increased efficiency of conventional energy resources use are central to the research and development at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences.

Research activities are related to scientific servicing of the nuclear energy and safety of Kozloduy NPP, nuclear technologies in industry, medicine and national security, to the prevention of the illegal traffic of radioactive materials.

Pursuant to Bulgaria’s priorities and long-term energy interests, technological processes and materials are developed, and elements and devices are created for the use of solar energy in households and industry and for the optimization of industrial electricity generation by transforming solar energy into electricity.

The development of the Bulgarian school in the field of electrochemical sources of current – batteries and accumulators as well as in the field of hydrogen energy and fuel elements continues.

Fields of particular interest are chemical technologies focused on the development of engineering solutions for “green” and waste-free technologies, integrated management of household, industrial and hazardous wastes and their use as raw materials’ sources.

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Assoc. Prof. Blagoy Burdin, PhD, from IEES-BAS participates as an expert at the Green Transition Forum 6.0

2 June 2026|Comments Off on Assoc. Prof. Blagoy Burdin, PhD, from IEES-BAS participates as an expert at the Green Transition Forum 6.0

This year’s edition of Green Transition Forum 6.0: Europe’s Next Chapter dedicated to the challenges and opportunities of achieving the green transition in Europe is taking place from June 1 to 5 at the Sofia [...]

IEES-BAS and the HITMOBIL Center of Competence are partners of the FISSION’26 science festival

20 April 2026|Comments Off on IEES-BAS and the HITMOBIL Center of Competence are partners of the FISSION’26 science festival

The President of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Corresponding Member Evelina Slavcheva, together with representatives of the Institute of Electrochemistry and Energy Systems (IEES-BAS) and the HITMOBIL Center до Competence she heads, participated as partners [...]

The Director of the Institute for Nuclear Research and Nuclear Energy attends the opening of the national radioactive waste repository

17 April 2026|Comments Off on The Director of the Institute for Nuclear Research and Nuclear Energy attends the opening of the national radioactive waste repository

The Director of the Institute for Nuclear Research and Nuclear Energy at BAS (INRNE-BAS), Prof. Dimitar Tonev, PhD, attended the official opening ceremony of the National Radioactive Waste Repository (NRWR). The facility was opened on [...]

BAS gathers leading international experts for conference on operational behaviour, modelling and experimental support of light water reactor fuel

18 September 2025|Comments Off on BAS gathers leading international experts for conference on operational behaviour, modelling and experimental support of light water reactor fuel

The Institute for Nuclear Research and Nuclear Energy at BAS (INRNE-NAS) is hosting the First International Conference on Operational Behaviour, Modelling and Experimental Support of Light Water Reactor Fuel, taking place in Nessebar, Bulgaria, from [...]

INRNE-BAS and the US Department of Energy conduct a successful radiation safety training

16 June 2025|Comments Off on INRNE-BAS and the US Department of Energy conduct a successful radiation safety training

The Institute for Nuclear Research and Nuclear Energy at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (INRNE-BAS) hosted a key final training on the search and security of radioactive sources, carried out in close cooperation with the [...]

The President of the Parliament joins the BAS initiative “Peaceful Atom-Green Planet”

29 April 2025|Comments Off on The President of the Parliament joins the BAS initiative “Peaceful Atom-Green Planet”

An initiative under the "Peaceful atom-green planet" motto was held today at Science Complex 2 of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. The event marked the 39th anniversary of the Chernobyl NPP. The President of the [...]

HYDROGEN ENERGY – the second in the series of training courses of IEES-BAS under the Green Skills for Hydrogen programme

24 March 2025|Comments Off on HYDROGEN ENERGY – the second in the series of training courses of IEES-BAS under the Green Skills for Hydrogen programme

A team of scientists from the “Acad. Evgeni Budevski” Institute of Electrochemistry and Energy Systems at BAS (IEES-BAS) headed by the President of BAS Corr. Memb. Evelina Slavcheva, DSc, started the second of a series [...]

50 years since the invention of the copper bromide vapour laser in Bulgaria

24 April 2024|Comments Off on 50 years since the invention of the copper bromide vapour laser in Bulgaria

Jubilee Scientific Session "From the Idea to the Industrial Product" Fifty years since the development of the copper bromide vapour laser by Acad. Nikola Sabotinov were celebrated at a scientific session at the Bulgarian Academy [...]

“Green house” and a trolleybus and a hydrogen-powered ship were developed by scientists under the EPLUS NSP

19 December 2023|Comments Off on “Green house” and a trolleybus and a hydrogen-powered ship were developed by scientists under the EPLUS NSP

Seven demonstration models for the storage and use of clean energy for transport and households have been developed by scientists under the National Scientific Programme "Low Carbon Energy for Transport and Domestic Use" (EPLUS). The [...]

A young scientist of BAS with an award from the German Physical Society

21 November 2023|Comments Off on A young scientist of BAS with an award from the German Physical Society

Dr. Daniela Doneva from the Institute for Nuclear Research and Nuclear Energy has been awarded the Gustav Hertz Young Scientist Award of the German Physical Society for 2024. Dr. Doneva's scientific developments are in the [...]

20 years of Integrated Quality and Environment Management System at INRNE-BAS

6 July 2023|Comments Off on 20 years of Integrated Quality and Environment Management System at INRNE-BAS

The Integrated Management System (IMS) of the Institute for Nuclear Research and Nuclear Energy, certified in accordance with the international standards for quality EN ISO 9001:2015 and environment EN ISO 14001:2015, has been implemented in [...]

Contemporary problems of Lie theory and its applications in physics discussed at a workshop

28 June 2023|Comments Off on Contemporary problems of Lie theory and its applications in physics discussed at a workshop

  The Institute for Nuclear Research and Nuclear Energy, BAS and “Lie Theory and its Applications in Science” foundation organised the 15th Workshop on Lie Theory and its Applications in Physics http://theo.inrne.bas.bg/~dobrev/LT-15.htm, which was held [...]

Visit of European Battery Alliance representatives to IEES-BAS

25 April 2023|Comments Off on Visit of European Battery Alliance representatives to IEES-BAS

Declaration on the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria to the European Battery Alliance (EBA250) was signed on 24 April 2023 in Sofia TechPark. The document was signed by Marcin Wasilewski, Chief Executive Officer of [...]

The first hydrogen electric car in Bulgaria is registered in the name of IEES-BAS

31 March 2023|Comments Off on The first hydrogen electric car in Bulgaria is registered in the name of IEES-BAS

Information on the development of CoC "HITMOBIL" was presented at a press conference The registration of the first hydrogen electric car in Bulgaria is already a fact and its owner is IEES-BAS.  The Hyundai Nexo [...]

Eureka Prize for Young Inventor awarded to Elitsa Petkucheva from BAS

1 February 2023|Comments Off on Eureka Prize for Young Inventor awarded to Elitsa Petkucheva from BAS

The Eureka Prize for Young Inventor was awarded to Elitsa Petkucheva from BAS as co-author in the invention "Method of synthesis of electrode for application as electrocatalyst for the reaction of oxygen evolution". The [...]

50 years Institute for Nuclear Research and Nuclear Energy of BAS

30 November 2022|Comments Off on 50 years Institute for Nuclear Research and Nuclear Energy of BAS

  BAS awarded with Honorary Plaque GOLDEN the Institute The Institute for Nuclear Research and Nuclear Energy (INRNE) at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences celebrated 50 years since its establishment with a solemn assembly which [...]

Scientists presented projects under EPLUS NSP

18 November 2022|Comments Off on Scientists presented projects under EPLUS NSP

Scientists from the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences and higher education institutions in the country presented in “Prof. Marin Drinov” Hall of BAS presented the results of their research under the National Programme "Low Carbon Energy [...]

Second information day on the project “Centre of Competence HITMOBIL”

22 June 2022|Comments Off on Second information day on the project “Centre of Competence HITMOBIL”

The Second Information Day of the “Centre of Competence HITMOBIL” Project, held on 21 June, brought together representatives of the project partners, the Managing Authority and businesses interested in the field of electrochemical systems for [...]

Demonstration project for hydrogen deployment in transport is being developed by BAS

3 June 2022|Comments Off on Demonstration project for hydrogen deployment in transport is being developed by BAS

A prototype of a trolleybus, which Bulgarian scientists of BAS are transforming into a hydrogen-powered transport vehicle, was shown to the EU Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth Mariya Gabriel, the Executive Director [...]