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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

EU Member States are required to update their National Energy and Climate Plans by 30 June 2024. They have to prepare the final updated NECPs by 30 June 2024. The aim of this work is to perform the necessary background calculations for the energy sector ...

The analysis is part of a larger project with the ultimate goal of making recommendations for the development of Austrian renewable auctions. In the research, REKK examines the characteristics of eight European CfD-based renewable auction systems ...