Research division
Energy Resources and Energy Efficiency
Institutes and Academic Specialized Units
Lilia Anguelova
Scientific secretary of division 2. Energy resources and energy efficiency
anguelova@cu.bas.bg
Institute for Nuclear Research and Nuclear Energy
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.
News
Open Doors Day at IEES-BAS 2025
The Institute of Electrochemistry and Energy Systems at BAS held an Open Day on 16 October. High school students from "Paisius of Hilendar" Sofia High School of Mathematics, students from the University for Chemical Technology [...]
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
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”
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
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
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
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 delegation from BAS visited CERN
A delegation from the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, led by the President Prof. Julian Revalski, Member of BAS, visited from 22 to 24 November the European Organization for Nuclear Research CERN in Geneva. The delegation [...]
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
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
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 [...]
Open work meeting on the NSI ESHER project
The fifth joint work meeting of the General Assembly and Advisory Board of the National Scientific Infrastructure for Energy Storage and Hydrogen Energy (NSI ESHER) project was held on 19 and 20 June at [...]
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
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
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
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
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 [...]
New generation of batteries being developed by scientists of BAS
A demonstration pilot installation for advanced production of gas diffusion electrodes for metal-air batteries, being built at the Institute of Electrochemistry and Power Systems of BAS (IEES-BAS), was presented for the first time at the [...]
Memorial tablet of Acad. Evgeni Budevski in IEES-BAS
As a sign of deep gratitude to their patron, Acad. Evgeni Budevski, on the day of 100 years since his birthday - 29 July 2022, the team of the Institute of Electrochemistry and Energy Systems [...]
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
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 [...]
Two young scientists with awards from Sofia Electrochemical Days SED`22
Research Assistant Dr. Krum Banov and Senior Assistant Dr. Borislava Mladenova from IEES-BAS are the winners of the competition for young scientists, which was held within Sofia Electrochemical Days SED `22. Krum Banov won the [...]
100 years since the birth of acad. Evgeni Budevski
Scientists from the Institute of Electrochemistry and Energy Systems (IEES) celebrated the 100th anniversary of the birth of the founder and patron of the Institute, Acad. Evgeni Budevski. The memorial session was attended by several [...]
Agreement on Cooperation between INRNE-BAS and the US Department of Energy to Prevent Smuggling of Nuclear and Radioactive Materials
The American Embassy made a donation to the Institute of equipment for the identification of radioisotopes On 10 March 2022, the Institute for Nuclear Research and Nuclear Energy at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences signed [...]