MOVE.BG, BNR Hristo Botev Present Bulgaria's Green Innovators

MOVE.BG and the Bulgarian National Radio's Hristo Botev Station are jointly organizing a special series dedicated to the creators of green innovations in Bulgaria - "Bulgarian Green Innovators Talk". The series presents people who develop green innovations through their motivation to create new solutions to key social challenges related to green development. We will also talk about the problems and difficulties that green innovators face. You can listen to the series every Monday until the end of July on the morning show "Our Day" between 8:30 and 9:00 AM EET. The series is hosted by Milena Vodenicharova, a journalist from the "Hristo Botev" Station.

Green innovators - innovative startup founders, researchers, and experts from the civil sector - are the people who can support the successful green transformation of Bulgarian society, the state, and the economy, and protect our natural resources. The radio rubric will meet you with the solutions of green innovators, the challenges they face, and the activities they are developing.

Listen to "Bulgarian Green Innovators Talk"

• Episode #0 - opening episode with Sasha Bezuhanova, founder of MOVE.BG and initiator of "Bulgarian Green Innovators Talk". Listen to the interview here (in BG).
• Episode #1 (season 1) - with Angela Ivanova and Gergana Stancheva, co-founders of the startup "LAM'ON" - a project that creates and develops innovative biodegradable film to combat the problem of plastic pollution. Listen to the interview here (in BG).
• Episode #2 (season 1) - with Mihail Georgiev, co-founder of Izgrei.BG, Bulgaria's first energy community. Listen to the interview here (in BG).
• Episode #3 (season 1) - with associate professor Hussein Yemendzhiev, lecturer at Burgas University and founder of the startup EnovaH2O, which develops innovative solutions for water quality monitoring. Listen to the interview here (in BG).
• Episode #4 (season 1) - with Emilia Angelova, co-founder of the green startup TerraLife Solutions, a project that supports soil conservation by innovatively creating bio-soil. Listen to the interview here (in BG).
• Episode #5 (season 1) - with Danita Zarachinova, part of the Zero Waste team at the environmental association Za Zemata (For the Earth), talks to us about sustainable waste management and turning waste into a resource. Listen to the interview here (in BG).
• Episode #6 (season 1) - with Maria Alexandrova, who manages innovation and sustainability projects at Nasekomo, a high-tech startup specializing in the production of insect proteins for animal and plant feed. Listen to the interview here (in BG).
• Episode #7 (season 1) - with Alexander Petrov, co-founder of the One Tree Foundation, an innovative initiative that aims to raise awareness of the importance of trees in cities and encourage better planning, design, and management of green systems. Listen to the interview here (in BG).
• Episode #8 (season 1) - with Atanas Enev, co-founder of the innovative startup Biomyc, a project that develops eco-friendly packaging solutions from mushroom material and cardboard. Listen to the interview here (in BG).
• Episode #9 (season 1) - with Simona Yoncheva and Enrico Marinov, co-founders of the innovative startup Cyrcl, a project that develops a shared mechanical and electric bicycle service. Listen to the interview here (in BG). 
• Episode #10 (season 1) - with Jane Dimitrova, co-founder of the startup FoodObox, a project developing Bulgaria's first mobile app that enables people to find high-quality food at affordable prices. Listen to the interview here (in BG).  
• Episode #11 (season 1) - with Ivan Bondokov, part of the Cupffee startup team, which develops edible biodegradable cups for hot and cold beverages. Listen to the interview here (in BG). 
• Episode #12 (season 1) - with Stoycho Stoev, director of Nature Conservation at the Bulgarian Society for the Protection of Birds (BSPB). Listen to the interview here (in BG). 
• Episode #13 (season 1) - with Simona Stilianova, influencer, co-founder of Osnova, a company that measures other companies' carbon footprints and advises them on how to reduce them. Listen to the interview here (in BG). 
• Episode #14 (season 2) - with Ina Vulkanova from Gradoskop, who talks about the innovative REGENERATION initiative, which aims to restore disrupted biodiversity in industrial areas and create a healthier, more sustainable environment for living, working, and doing business. Listen to the interview here (in BG). 
• Episode #15 (season 2) - with Denimir Dimitrov, founder and CEO of Zero Wave, an innovative startup that produces food products from raw materials which are usually accepted as waste, such as spent grains from beer production. Listen to the interview here (in BG). 
• Episode #16 (season 2) - with Yordan Atanasov, founder of FungiMonkeys, a startup for growing mushrooms for supplements. Listen to the interview here (in BG). 
• Episode #17 (season 2) - with Vladimir Gechev and Velin Nikolayev, founders of the innovative startup Straw Modules, which develops straw building modules that promote sustainable construction. Listen to the interview here (in BG).  
• Episode #18 (season 2) - with Irena Subeva-Petrova from Tierra Verde-Bulgaria, a company that produces eco-friendly cleaning, laundry, and washing products, as well as zero-waste goods for personal hygiene and the home. Irena is also the initiator of the first neighborhood composting zone in the Knyazhevo neighborhood and an activist for zero-waste living. Listen to the interview here (in BG).  
• Episode #19 (season 2) - with Yana Topalova, PhD, DSc, microbiologist and Professor on biological control and water management, R4 researcher at the Clean & Circle Competence Center, whose main focus is on the circular economy, with an emphasis on sustainable management of water, waste, and energy resources. Listen to the interview here (in BG). 
• Episode #20 (season 2) - with Todor Lazov, co-founder of the green startup GoodBag, a project for a smart, reusable shopping bag that makes sustainable behavior fun, easy, and rewarding. The startup allows users to track their positive impact on the environment in real time. Listen to the interview here (in BG). 
• Episode #21 (season 2) - with Dimitar Filipov, co-founder of AquaLID, an innovative Bulgarian project developing a device that detects microplastics in water in real time. Listen to the interview here (in BG). 
• Episode #22 (season 2) - with Dragomir Tzanev, executive director of the EnEffect energy efficiency center and one of the most active voices for energy transformation in Bulgaria. Dragomir Tzanev talks about the benefits of energy communities, why they are important for Bulgaria, and how to build trust, motivation, and sustainable behavior among people. Listen to the interview here (in BG). 
• Episode #23 (season 2) - with Elena Yaneva, co-founder of the green startup Hempstatic, which develops insulation material for construction based on industrial hemp, thereby helping to reduce the construction industry's carbon footprint. Listen to the interview here (in BG). 
• Episode #23 (season 2) - with Konstantina Voynova, an expert at SCION Society, talks about SCION's accelerator, which supports startups and academic teams with ideas for nature-based and clean technologies. Listen to the interview here (in BG). 

Listen to "Bulgarian Green Innovators Talk" every Monday until the end of July between 8:30 and 9:00 AM EET on the Hristo Botev Station and online on the BNR website (link here).

Mission Green Innovations

An initiative of MOVE.BG in support of green innovators from Bulgaria. At MOVE.BG, we know that Bulgaria has the potential to be among the green and innovative leaders in Europe. Therefore, it is important to support the creators of green innovations that can change the face of the Bulgarian economy from a resource-based to a value-based one.

Learn about our initiatives in support of green and innovative development in Bulgaria here.