The flexibility provided by Demand Side Response (DSR) is indispensable for electricity systems with substantial variable energy resources to operate safely and ensure the delivery of reliable and affordable energy to consumers while pushing fossil fuels ...
Publications / Policy brief
Road to a net zero-carbon gridpolicy briefPublished: 31 of March, 2023
The net-zero carbon grid is an electricity system that accommodates high shares of variable, distributed resources, and ensures the delivery of reliable and affordable energy to consumers without the use of fossil fuels. The UK experience with these ...
Possibilities for phasing out Russian gas from the EU energy supply for the winters of 22/23 & 23/24policy briefPublished: 22 of November, 2022
The aim of this policy brief is to assess the impact of a full Russian gas cut scenario on the EU27 gas bill, supply mix and utilization of LNG infrastructure in the current (2022/23) and the next storage year (2023/24).
Impact of utility price reduction change on the gas consumption of the Hungarian residential building sectorpolicy briefPublished: 14 of October, 2022
A BME épületenergetikai modelljének segítségével megbecsültük, hogy a 2022 júliusában a kiskereskedelmi gázárszabályozásban hozott változások hatására milyen fogyasztóoldali alkalmazkodásra és mekkora gázkereslet-változásra számíthatunk rövid távon. Azt ...
Opinion brief to the upcoming Energy Council of September 9, 2022Proposal to manage the current EU energy market crisis in a fair and market compatible manner by introducing a ‘skimming mechanism’ in the form of a fee added to the current regulated cross-border gas entry tariff for pipeline gas suppliers to the EU - policy briefPublished: 5 of September, 2022
The origin of the current EU energy market crisis is the manipulation of its natural gas market. Extreme gas wholesale prices are direct consequences of the withholding of Russian gas deliveries to the European market. As extreme gas prices spill over to ...
Urban heat islands - Do we have enough water to mitigate urban heat waves?30 of July, 2022 - policy briefPublished: 30 of July, 2022
On 26 May 2022, the REKK Foundation and the REKK Water Economics Unit organised a workshop with the participation of researchers, NGOs, professional organisations and representatives of the water utility sector dealing with the urban heat island ...
Fast or slow track for PVs?Challenges for supported and non-supported PV generation in the region and in Hungary - policy briefPublished: 29 of July, 2022
Quick and dirty? Evaluating short-term gas demand reduction potential in Europepolicy briefPublished: 7 of April, 2022
Our previous policy brief (REKK 01/2022) examined supply side options to substitute for Russian gas, finding short-term alternative pipeline sources to be maximized and additional LNG volumes limited. An additional 500 TWh/year (~50 bcm/year) of EU LNG ...
Russia’s energy weapon – Examining how a reduction of gas exports can impact European pricesPolicy Brief - policy briefPublished: 7 of March, 2022
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 ...
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 ...
