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Hungary’s legislation cannot keep up with innovative technologies hindering the scale-up of RESUploaded: 16 of June, 2022

Right now, there are 4, 000 megawatts (MW) of solar energy installed capacity, to meet a growing demand that will reach 8, 000 MW by 2030, said Ádám Szolnoki, the CEO of MANAP, speaking at a workshop organised by the Regional Centre for Energy Policy ...

Renewables in Hungary’s district heating sector and their roadblocksUploaded: 4 of January, 2022

Regional Centre for Energy Policy Research (REKK) estimates that to meet its DH decarbonisation goals by 2030, Hungary would need to increase the share of renewables in the sector by 100 megawatts of thermal capacity per year. The Centre also suggests ...

Fit for the future? The next decade of the EU ETSUploaded: 9 of June, 2021

The next reform of the ETS along with proposals for the revision of other key EU climate legislation will be proposed later in July by the European Commission as part of steeper emission reductions across the economy envisaged under the European Green ...

The missing piece: decarbonising transport and heating in the Danube RegionUploaded: 21 of May, 2021

Based on the findings of the study of NECPs in the Danube Region experts analysed two important energy policy areas largely influencing decarbonisation efforts in the (yet) non-ETS sectors: the deployment of renewable energy in the heating and cooling ...

Postponing the coal-phase out would come at a higher economic cost – interview with László SzabóUploaded: 2 of June, 2020

Falling electricity demand in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic has not lessened the pressure on coal and lignite plants and it may open the way for a less costly closure of these facilities. László Szabó, Director of the Regional Centre for Energy ...

László Szabó is the new director of REKKUploaded: 29 of May, 2018

Péter Kaderják took up the position of Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Policy, in the Ministry of Innovation and Technology since May 2018. We wish him a successful term in his new position! The new director of REKK is László Szabó. László Szabó ...

REKK among the top think tanks of the world in 2017Uploaded: 15 of February, 2018

REKK has been ranked again in the University of Pennsylvania's 'Global Go To Think Tank Index' and is the only research institute in the region to make the list of 'Top Energy and Resource Policy Think Tanks. 'The ranking was performed in a three-round ...

Hungary grants 1-year grace period for PV projects under FIT schemeUploaded: 8 of January, 2018

The article of the PV Magazine summarizes the Hungarian FIT scheme for PV projects, based on their discussion with László Szabó, senior researcher at REKK.

Peter Kaderják about REKK training activities in ERRA's activity reportUploaded: 6 of April, 2017

Péter Kaderják was interviewed in ERRA's annual report about the joint training activities of REKK and ERRA and the over-the-decade cooperation of the two institutions. The interview is available at ERRA's website.

REKK among the top think tanks of the world in 2016Uploaded: 30 of January, 2017

REKK has been ranked in the University of Pennsylvania's 'Global Go To Think Tank Index' and is the only research institute in the region to make the list of 'Top Energy and Resource Policy Think Tanks. 'The ranking was performed in a three-round process.