The workshop included three sessions of specific thematic focus. The first session provided the "regional picture" with forecasts on the development of the energy and power systems in the western Balkans. The second session discussed case studies on low ...

The paper analyses the Hungarian system of district heating, which accounts for 15 per cent of total heat consumption. Both national and European Union s strategy documents aim at achieving sustainable, secure and affordable energy. Hungarian district ...

There is an ongoing policy debate in Europe about how to select natural gas infrastructure projects for an EU-wide investment support scheme. We contribute to this debate by providing a model-based project evaluation method that addresses several ...

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 ...

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 ...

The paper analyses the complex welfare impacts of proposed transmission investments in the Central Eastern Europe (CEE) region with the application of the EEMM electricity model. This assessment is made at regional level, as new transmission lines have ...

The European Union's Energy Efficiency Directive calls for EU Member States to put in place ambitious energy efficiency policies and requires them to establish energy saving targets. One of the most important Articles of the Directive is Article 7, which ...

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 ...

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 ...

This paper analyses the impact of current generation and interconnection capacity plans on the generation mix of the five South East European countries (Albania, Bosnia and Hercegovina, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia) in the context of carbon price levels ...