The 24 February 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine marks a new epoch in modern history. The first days of the war moved many Western countries to impose economic sanctions on Russia despite the leverage it has over Europe with energy supplies, especially ...
Publications / Policy brief
Russia’s energy weapon – Examining how a reduction of gas exports can impact European pricesPolicy Brief - policy briefPublished: 7 of March, 2022
Is Russia to blame for high European gas prices?Reasons behind the high gas prices and the way ahead in 2022 - policy briefPublished: 19 of October, 2021
Since March 2021 the European wholesale natural gas price has rose steadily above the pre-COVID 2019 levels reaching hights never seen before, leading to gas to coal switch in the power production and demand reduction in industrial production. Analysing ...
Renewable targets and policies in the transport sector of the Danube Regionpolicy briefPublished: 13 of April, 2021
The EU member countries of the Danube Region (DR) are committed to the RES-T target required by regulation, which is 14% by 2030. Despite the trend of steadily increasing GHG emissions in transportation, all DR member states project emission reductions ...
The development of renewable heating and cooling in the Danube Regionpolicy briefPublished: 12 of April, 2021
Renewables in the heating and cooling (H& C) sector account for a very significant part of overall RES consumption in the DR even though the sector does not have near the level of applied support schemes and policies as sectors like power and ...
The future of natural gas in the Danube Regionpolicy briefPublished: 11 of April, 2021
Import dependency in the Danube Region (DR) is very high - on average (76%) - and above 80% in 10 out of the 14 DR countries. The share of gas consumption in DR is similar to the EU28 (~24%) while coal is much higher - 26% compared to 14%There is a common ...
The future of the electricity sector in the Danube Regionpolicy briefPublished: 10 of April, 2021
This policy brief covers individual DR national energy and climate strategies and the expected developments in the region. changes in power mixes between 2020 and 2030, the role of renewable energy deployment, planned investments to reinforce electricity ...
Hatással van-e a verseny intenzitása a megújuló aukciókon kialakult árakra?policy briefPublished: 9 of April, 2021
A megújuló aukciók viszonylatában kulcsfontosságú tényező a verseny intenzitása. Elemzésünk központi kérdése hét esettanulmány vizsgálatán keresztül, hogy az intenzívebb verseny alacsonyabb árakat eredményez-e. Erre a kérdésre modellezés segítségével ...
The effects of high PV penetration on the Hungarian electricity systempolicy briefPublished: 24 of March, 2021
Detailed description of the modelling exercise by REKK commissioned by the Ministry for Innovation and Technology. Only available in Hungarian.
Global, European and Hungarian gas market in 2020 and 2021 expectationspolicy briefPublished: 10 of February, 2021
Summary of the 2021 january workshop covering global, European and Hungarian gas market trends.
The role of Power-to-Gas in the energy value chainA true contender for the energy storage and deep decarbonisation challenge - policy briefPublished: 5 of June, 2020
Following the thought-provoking debate at the REKK Power-To-Gas Forum in February 2020 this brief explains how Power-To-Gas technology can be a viable solution for excess RES electricity and eventually allow natural gas infrastructure to have a second ...
