Carbon pricing options were discussed, such as market ETS, fixed-price ETS, carbon tax and integration to the EU-ETS. Based on that, five policy scenarios were economically modelled and compared in dimensions of effectiveness, cost-efficiency ...

We provided consulting services for AUDI HUNGARIA Zrt. in developing its electricity and natural gas procurement strategy. During the project, we analysed historical data to identify trends in wholesale energy prices and seasonal patterns. We compiled ...

The energy transition process in Central and Eastern Europe has been significantly impacted by the energy sector price crisis of 2022-2023, which was driven by developments in the gas market and the Ukraine war. This has led to a re-evaluation of the ...

With the acceleration of energy transition, the role of long duration energy storage (LDES) is growing. Technologies such as liquid or compressed air storage, flow batteries or gravity energy storage can store excess energy produced by variable ...

In this analysis we evaluate the effect of removing the Russian long-term contracted gas volumes from the Austrian market. The study investigated (i) the effects of OMV gas contract stop from 2025 January, (ii) a potential full Ukrainian transit stop ...

The hectic energy market prices of recent years and the deteriorating economic environment have put domestic small and medium-sized enterprises, which are significant energy users and for which energy costs are an increasing burden, in a particularly ...

The aim of the research was to explore the potential of heat pumps - a technology that is seen by many as playing a key role in decarbonising buildings - in existing apartment buildings, and the technical, legal, administrative, etc. responses needed to ...

The aim of the work was to develop a water resource management guide to help develop responses to climate change induced droughts, reflecting regional and spatial differences of basic water resource endowments.

The project investigated how food SMEs can reduce their energy consumption and replace part of the energy used with renewable energy. Based on a preliminary analysis of the food industry, the two most important sub-sectors in terms of energy use by SMEs ...

As part of the project, we selected a few key issues from the regulatory and market challenges of the 2023/24 gas market year, which we examined under several scenarios. The issues examined were: The EU has sanctioned the transshipment of Russian LNG at ...