29 of January, 2025

Beyond Batteries: Exploring Long-Duration Electricity Storage Solutions

Knowledge sharing between the United Kingdom and Hungary to enhance energy security

As the energy transition accelerates and variable renewable energy sources like wind and solar power expand rapidly, long-duration energy storage (LDES) is emerging as a critical solution. Technologies such as liquid air storage, compressed air storage ...

12 of November, 2024

Electrification’s Impact on DSO Grid Development

9:00 - 13:30 Regional Energy Policy Forum

In our future economies, the role of electrification in achieving net-zero targets is unquestionable, but the challenges are immense. Eurelectric’s Grid for Speed study suggests that distribution grid investments need to double to cope with the massive ...

24 of September, 2024

Mitigating the Adverse Effects of Droughts and Water Scarcity in Southeast Europe

9:00 - 11:00 REKK Workshop, online

Although South-East Europe (SEE) has traditionally been spared the challenges of severe water scarcity and drought, there is a growing trend of concern. Some areas are experiencing persistent water scarcity and droughts are becoming more frequent. Our ...

2 of May, 2024

A multidirectional approach to energy poverty

14:00 - 16:30 BCE Research Seminar

The research seminar organized by REKK at Corvinus University of Budapest (BCE) aimed to bring together researchers from Hungarian academic groups working on energy poverty to discuss possible solutions to combat energy poverty by presenting the ...

Study on the wind power potential in Hungary

Within Europe as well as globally wind and solar energy are acknowledged as the key renewable energy sources for supplying our future demand for energy, done with proven and cost-effective conversion technologies that serve for the provision of ...

20 of April, 2023

Forest biomass for decarbonisation

10:00 - 12:00, online

There has long been a debate on the extent to which forest biomass can be considered a renewable resource. The aim of this workshop is to discuss the role forests should play in today's climate and energy policy.

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Accelerated lignite exit in Bulgaria, Romania and Greece

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 possible while also ensuring security of supply, affordable electricity, and a just transition in regions dependent on coal. The aim of this report is to support decision makers in how to implement a timely phase-out of coal by presenting results of analysis ...

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