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Impact of COVID-19 on Renewable Energy AuctionsAURES Policy Brief - policy briefPublished: 25 of May, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic and its economic and political disruption are having severe repercussions on renewable energy (RES) auctions, affecting RES procurement, delaying projects’ developments and auctions execution, increasing projects’ financing risks ...

Evaluation of the new Hungarian energy strategyREKK's opinion on the energy strategy - policy briefPublished: 12 of May, 2020

The Hungarian government published its new energy strategy in January 2020. The strategy and related action plans define Hungary's climate and energy policy goals through 2030 with an outlook to 2040. The strategy shall ensure clean, smart and affordable ...

The key to further successful renewable energy auctions in Hungarypolicy briefPublished: 30 of April, 2020

The results of the first renewable energy auction in Hungary have been published in March 2020. Although the auction was successful in attending investors and driving down support costs, market participants associated high risks with the auction scheme.

Carbon prices are increasing - Will this accerelate energy transition?policy briefPublished: 7 of November, 2018

The aim of the paper is to analyse the effects of the new ETS regulation on the carbon price and the wholesale electricity prices. The policy brief summarizes the main characteristics of the ETS regulation accepted in 2018 spring, and the effects on the ...

Regional vision on "Challenges and opportunities for Ukraine gas market integration - How can the neighbours contribute"policy briefPublished: 25 of June, 2018

The Central and South East European Energy Policy Forum (CSEEPF), organized by the REKK Foundation, addresses a sensitive and timely energy policy topic every year. This year the topic was the future of the Ukrainian gas market and gas transit via ...

A villamosenergia-tárolás szabályozási kérdései Magyarországonpolicy briefPublished: 18 of June, 2018

Az elektromos energia tárolását lehetővé tevő megoldások a klímavédelmi erőfeszítések és a megújuló forrásból származó termelés integrálásának kihívásai miatt egyre fontosabb szerepet kaphatnak a jövő villamosenergia-rendszerében. Az időjárásfüggő ...

What to do about the Croatian LNG?policy briefPublished: 4 of May, 2018

Although the preparation work for the commissioning of the LNG terminal by the island of Krk has been ongoing for more than decade, during the course of which there have been several modifications, the prospect of the project’s realisation is ...

What caused the 2018 March price spike on TTF?New REKK Policy Brief has been published. - policy briefPublished: 24 of April, 2018

In late February, an extreme phenomenon occurred on TTF, the most liquid European natural gas exchange: daily settlement price was peaking over 70 €/MWh, with hourly results as high as 150 €/MWh. The hike was unprecedented: most extreme weather, the 2012 ...

Constant threat but limited actionsThe Effect of the US Sanctions on the Central and Eastern European Energy Sector - policy briefPublished: 19 of January, 2018

The US sanction bill enacted in 2017 targets Russian energy export projects, and creates significant risk for any person or company seeking to do business with designated Russian person or in Russian frontier energy projects. The new REKK Policy Brief ...