The deviation between the Hungarian statistical figures of forest biomass supply and consumption – the difference valued roughly at 70 bn HUF – is known for a long time. The recalculation of firewood volume used by households, now based on consumption ...
Publications / Policy brief
Regulatory obstacles of the use of subsurface water resourcespolicy briefPublished: 20 of December, 2016
The better use of thermal reserves raises the question of the regulation of scarce natural resources. First, the heat current of subterranean water bodies is limited, second, the amount of water is scarce. The water may be used to transfer heat (energy) ...
Possibilities of integrating intermittent renewable power generation in Hungarypolicy briefPublished: 5 of December, 2016
The policy brief assesses the possibilities and the regulatory costs of integrating several thousand MWs of intermittent renewable power generating capacities to the Hungarian grid.
Was it worth building the SK-HU gas natural interconnector?policy briefPublished: 25 of October, 2016
The 2011 Hungarian energy strategy considered the SK-HU gas interconnector as a priority infrastructure project. The interconnector was expected to serve three main objectives: improve Hungary’s gas market integration with Western Europe, improve ...
From where does it blow?Concerning the regulation of wind turbines - policy briefPublished: 20 of September, 2016
A strict regulation has been put into force regarding wind power commissioning in Hungary. The technical and safety regulation of electricity installations set the maximum capacity and size of turbines, as well as highest noise level emitted by wind ...
Introduction of the new Hungarian renewable electricity support systempolicy briefPublished: 9 of August, 2016
The workshop was organised in kind co-operation with the National Development Ministry and the goal of the conference was to introduce the new Hungarian renewable electricity support scheme and start the dialogue of the regulator and stakeholders. The ...
Regional vision of EU-level renewable energy governance and effort sharing for 2030Policy Brief for the Central and South East Europe Energy Forum - policy briefPublished: 4 of July, 2016
The current renewable policy period ends in 2020 and the preparation for the post 2020 period is underway, driven by the next EU climate and energy package agreement on a new renewable energy target of at least 27% of final energy consumption in the EU ...
Alternative scenarios for electricity and gas universal service pricing in Hungarypolicy briefPublished: 19 of May, 2016
The emerging role of economic analysis in decision support for the operation of offline flood storage reservoirsAn example based on the case ofthe Tiszaroff reservoir - policy briefPublished: 29 of September, 2015
The construction of a series of flood peak reservoirs along the River Tisza was the result of a change in flood defense strategy triggered by the experiences of the Millennium floods and a Hungarian national budget constraint. The Tiszaroff flood ...
