The output
of
renewable
energy
,
from
biomass
and
wind
power
is
expected to surpass the levels of energy generated from hydro electric power
plants, according to Vesselina Grigorova, from the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
(BAS), Bulgarian media reported on March 18 2010.
The statement was made
during a renewable energy forum in Sofia organised by BAS.
Currently,
hydro power plants in Bulgaria are leaders in energy generation, but there is a
"realistic possibility that the water resources of the country will be
expended," BAS said. In second place is energy production from biomass, followed
by wind power, but for the moment solar energy is lagging behind
considerably.
"
Solar energy has been relegated to secondary importance
because it is an expensive investment for Bulgarian conditions, as the resources
are mainly imported," Grigorova said.
BAS officials say that it is
the considerable investment needed for such new technologies pertaining to
renewable energy that will have a serious impact on the Bulgarian economy. The
issue at hand, according to BAS, is whether Bulgaria will replace the imports of
expensive fossil fuels, with other expensive resources in order to fulfill its
goal set for 2020 whereby wind power is to supply 16 per cent of the total
energy share of the country.