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The implementation of Art. 7 of Directive 2012/27/EU in HungaryUploaded: 1 of January, 2014

The paper presents recommendations for the implementation of Art. 7 of Directive 2012/27/EU in a concise manner (policy brief). The paper covers the following issues: The energy saving potential of Hungarian energy consumer sectors; The international ...

Smart grid in the Danube Region CountriesAn assessment reportUploaded: 1 of December, 2013

The Energy Priority Area of the Danube Region Strategy together with the Regional Center for Energy Policy Research (REKK) engaged in a research project on the status quo of smart grid deployment in the Danube Region countries to introduce the issue of ...

Macroeconomic effects of building retrofit in HungaryUploaded: 1 of December, 2013

The analysis focuses on the macroeconomic effects of the planned retrofit program of residential and public buildings by using sectoral input-output tables. It is aimed at assessing the effect of such a program on employment, the national budget and ...

Primary energy use scenarios for the Hungarian residential and public buildingsUploaded: 1 of September, 2013

The aim of the project was to provide a cost assessment of the refurbishment of the Hungarian residential and public buildings. The primary energy use objectives for 2020 and 2030 were defined by the project initiator. Our model assumes that these ...

Natural gas wholesale market scenarios after 2015 in HungaryUploaded: 1 of May, 2013

In October 2012, the Ministry of National Development started a public consultation about the future operation model of the Hungarian natural gas market. The aim of this paper is the presentation and evaluation of feasible model alternatives for ...

Potential financial sources for refurbishment programs for the Hungarian building sectorUploaded: 1 of January, 2013

The aim of this research was to map potential financial sources that can be mobilized to provide public financial support for building retrofit programmes in the period of 2012-2020. Greenhouse-gas (GHG) quota revenues and subsides distorting the ...

Economic impact assessment for the Energy Strategy of HungaryUploaded: 1 of May, 2011

Commissioned by the Ministry of National Development, REKK has completed an economic impact assessment for Hungary’s National Energy Strategy. The impact assessment reveals the economic aspects of the government’s policies which aim to ensure a secure ...

Improvement of the process of supplier switching in the electricity sectorUploaded: 1 of March, 2011

The objective of the market development project launched in September 2010 on behalf of six electricity trading licensees is to provide proposals to shorten the process of supplier switching in accordance with the EU requirements, improve the efficiency ...

Analysis of consumer profile based allocation and settlement procedures in the natural gas industryUploaded: 1 of February, 2011

The Hungarian Gas Association commissioned the industry experts of MentorPartner and REKK to draw conclusions from the one-and-half year operation of the consumer profile based allocation and settlement system in the gas sector. We have carried out the ...

Analysis of possible options of a large energy consumer to strengthen its presence on the Hungarian energy markets and as a result, lower its procurement costsUploaded: 1 of October, 2010

The report highlights the potential advantages of forming a power procurement consortium with other big energy consumers, and assesses the Hungarian electricity and gas market from this strategic point of view. Several interviews with big industrial ...