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Assessing the energy efficiency potential of SMEs in the metalworking products manufacturing sector: we are looking for applicants for a free energy audit

The hectic energy market prices of recent years and the deteriorating economic environment have put domestic small and medium-sized enterprises, which are significant energy users and for which energy costs are an increasing burden, in a particularly ...

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Knowledge-sharing in the field of long duration energy storage

With the acceleration of energy transition, the role of long duration energy storage (LDES) is growing. Technologies such as liquid or compressed air storage, flow batteries or gravity energy storage can store excess energy produced by variable ...

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Heat pumps: An appropriate solution for decarbonising existing apartment buildings?

The aim of the research was to explore the potential of heat pumps - a technology that is seen by many as playing a key role in decarbonising buildings - in existing apartment buildings, and the technical, legal, administrative, etc. responses needed to ...

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Comparision of CFD related best practices within Europe

The analysis is part of a larger project with the ultimate goal of making recommendations for the development of Austrian renewable auctions. In the research, REKK examines the characteristics of eight European CfD-based renewable auction systems ...

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Mitigating the Adverse Effects of Droughts and Water Scarcity in the times of a changing climateA Water Resource and Evapotranspiration Management Perspective

The aim of the work was to develop a water resource management guide to help develop responses to climate change induced droughts, reflecting regional and spatial differences of basic water resource endowments.

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Energy efficiency potential in the Hungarian food industry SMEs

The project investigated how food SMEs can reduce their energy consumption and replace part of the energy used with renewable energy. Based on a preliminary analysis of the food industry, the two most important sub-sectors in terms of energy use by SMEs ...

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Modelling and energy policy analsyis of the Romanian electricity market

The aim of the project was to model the Romanian electricity market until 2040. The analysis examined how realistic the goal of decarbonization is for Romania by 2040 in the electricity market, and how realistic the objectives related to the electricity ...

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Analysis of the changing regulatory landscape of household self-consumption

Self-consumption of solar energy will play an important role in achieving the European Union’s net-zero target by involving consumers, increasing renewable deployment, providing additional sites for installations, mobilising new financial resources, and ...

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Modelling and energy policy analysis of the Romanian electricity market

During the project, we used the EPMM model to examine various scenarios for the Romanian electricity market. The main question of the analysis was whether the decarbonization of Romania's electricity market is achievable by 2040. To address this, we ...

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Assessment of geothermal district heating and urban heating potential and regulatory barriers in small and medium sized municipalities

The overall objective of the project is to implement an innovative pilot project in the Mórahalom Municipality, which will serve as a consumer-friendly, security of supply, environmentally and financially sustainable supply model for the development of ...

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RES auction recommendations for the countries of the Energy Community

The project provided recommendations on the implementation and/or improvement of auction design for Energy Community contracting parties, in light of the recent high prices and European best practices. The project incorporated 3 workshops about EU ...

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Long-term decarbonisation pathways for the Ukraine power sector

Ukraine plans to decarbonize its power sector by no later than 2050, and the whole economy by 2060, thus decarbonization considerations are layered over the war and recovery related challenges. The project aimed to help this transition planning as it ...

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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 ...

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Application of FOX for Bosnia and Herzegovina

The Forest Carbon Sink Optimization Model (FOX), developed by REKK, is a bio-economic model that integrates biological growth functions with economic decision-making to maximize profits. FOX incorporates the benefits of wood products and introduces the ...

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Russian gas phaseout in Hungary

The aim of the study is to examine how the share of natural gas in Hungary's total energy supply with a 34. 1% share (2019, Hungarian energy balance) can be mitigated in the short term (by 2023/24) and in the long term (by 2030). Reducing consumption with ...

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