Publications / Policy brief
What comes after net-meteringOptions for a new compensation scheme in Hungary for distributed renewable energy production - policy briefPublished: 28 of July, 2023

The current compensation scheme (net-metering) applied to small household power plants in Hungary will be phased out for new users by the end of 2023 at the latest. However, details of the new scheme have not yet been disclosed by the legislator. The ...

The Role of Storage in the Future Electricity Systems: What can we learn from the UK?Policy brief - policy briefPublished: 24 of July, 2023

This policy brief is based on the discussion titled “ Flexibility, Energy Storage and Demand Side Response - Knowledge sharing between the United Kingdom and Hungary to enhance energy security workshop ”, which took place March 16th, 2023. Main ...

Demand side response - What can we learn from the UK?policy briefPublished: 9 of May, 2023

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...