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Following the thought-provoking debate at the REKK Power-To-Gas Forum in February 2020 this brief explains how Power-To-Gas technology can be a viable solution for excess RES electricity and eventually allow natural gas infrastructure to have a second ...

At the workshop we analysed the last year's trends of the Hungarian and regional electricity markets. This year we covered not only wholesale markets but also retail market trends.

In light of the ambitious targets of the Paris Agreement and highly ambitious long term decarbonisation goals set by the European Green Deal, a critical question for decision-makers is how to sustain a coal and lignite phase-out that is as swift as ...

Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is an increasingly widespread method for the environmental accounting of products and services. Since almost all production processes use grid electricity, the environmental impact of power generation plays a key role in LCA.

Lockdown measures due to the COVID-19 pandemy affect also energy markets. Short-term effects are already visible, but long-term effects will also follow. During the online webinar we analysed the already experienced drop in electricity demand, the ...

The paper examines the interactions between nuclear and variable renewable generation capacities (vRES) under various assumptions in the broader V4 region. Four exploratory scenarios are analysed with high and low penetration levels of vRES and nuclear ...

In January 2020 parallel to the Hungarian Energy Strategy the National Energy and Climate Action Plan (NECP) was published. The NECP – which gives an outlook of the Hungarian energy sector till 2040 – is based on the results of the HU-TIMES model ...

The research team of REKK celebrates the 15th anniversary of REKK with six brand new publications. We present our findings in the first part of the event, providing new analysis about the Hungarian electricity, natural gas, renewable energy and water ...

In Hungary, renewable energy consumption is predominantly biomass in the form of firewood for household heating. This stock has allowed the country to remain on track with its renewable target for the last fifteen years despite avoiding the promotion of ...

The process of structural reforms, market design changes and regulatory measures of the Hungarian electricity sector can be described as the machinations and the character of a tango in the last 30 years; fast dynamic moves back and forward, with side ...