Analysis
Assessing the impact of planned gas based capacity expansion in the power sector of the CEE and SEE countriesUploaded: 14 of April, 2025

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 ...

Knowledge-sharing in the field of long duration energy storageUploaded: 25 of March, 2025

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 ...

Future of Russian gas deliveries to Austria – REKK gas market modellingUploaded: 25 of March, 2025

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 ...

Assessing the energy efficiency potential of SMEs in the metalworking products manufacturing sector: we are looking for applicants for a free energy auditUploaded: 24 of March, 2025

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 ...

Heat pumps: An appropriate solution for decarbonising existing apartment buildings?Uploaded: 3 of March, 2025

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 ...

Mitigating the Adverse Effects of Droughts and Water Scarcity in the times of a changing climateA Water Resource and Evapotranspiration Management PerspectiveUploaded: 9 of October, 2024

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.

Energy efficiency potential in the Hungarian food industry SMEsUploaded: 7 of October, 2024

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 ...

Modelling based gas market analysis 2023/24Uploaded: 19 of September, 2024

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 ...

Finalization of the background calculation for the energy sector of the updated Hungarian National Energy and Climate PlanUploaded: 26 of July, 2024

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 ...

Comparision of CFD related best practices within EuropeUploaded: 4 of July, 2024

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 ...