Energy Savings and RE program in Hungary

Energy Savings and RE program

1. Energy Saving and Renewable
Energy Programmes in Hungary
Mónika Harmund
Energy Centre - Energy Efficiency,
Environment and Energy Information
Agency Non-profit Company

2. The goals of the hungarian energy policy
• Strenghtening of the energy service’s safety;
• Reduce the dependence of energy import;
• Increased vindication of environmental protection’s respects;
• Improving the energy efficiency and energy saving;
• Extend the use of renewable energy sources (until 2010 the rate of
RES has to be 7,2%);
• Increase the rate of green electricity to 3,6% until 2010;
• Reduction of energy intensity by 3,5% /year (assuming an annual
growth of GDP of 5% /year and a growth rate of energy consumption
of 1,5% /year;
• Saving of 75PJ/year (1,8 Mtoe/year) of primary energy sources;
• Reduction of 50 kt/year of SO
2
and 5 Mt/year of CO
2
emissions;
• Increase of renewable energy production to 50 PJ/year (1,2
Mtoe/year);
• Implementing the Kyoto Protocol – reducing the emission of CO
2

until 2012 by 6% (according to the average emission of 1987).

3. Energy consumption in Hungary
The change of energy needs in Hungary 1990 1995 2000 2004
All energy consumption (PJ/year) 1 203,7 1084,6 1 055,1 1088,1
Use of electricity (GWh/year) 41 718 37 227 41 388 42 309
The structure of renewable energy
consumption in Hungary (2002)
All (electrical and
heat) energy
TJ/year
RES in the
system of
sources
%
All energy (1060
PJ) in
consumption
system
%
Water energy 702 1,84 0,07
Biomass (wood) 1,6
Biomass (waste) 28900 78,51 2,82
Biogas 127,2 0,33 0,01
Solid waste 3000 7,89 0,28
Combusition of waste 693,1 1,82 0,07
Wind energy 5,1
Solar energy (heat) 56 0,15
Solar energy (PV) 0,2
Geothermal energy 3600 9,45 0,34
Alltogether 37085,2 100,0 3,59

4. Energy potentials in Hungary
Hungary’s total energy saving potential is 50-100 PJ/year.
•Thermo- and electricity sphere: 5-10%
•Buildings: 10-20%
•Transportation: 5-10%
50
3,24
0,01
58
28
7,2
0,006
5
0,7
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
Geothermal Sun Biomass Wind Water
RES potential
Utilized
The renewable energy sources potential is 124,2 PJ/year.

5. Financial instruments of energy politics
Investment supports
• National state supports
• International, bilateral supports
• Financial instruments of EU (Structural Funds, Cohesion Fund)
Non-technological supports
• energetical audits
• education, information dissemination
• EU R&D 6th Framework programme

6. The four level of current supports
1) direct investment support
2) personal income (agricultural and rural development
funds for biomass production)
3) guaranteed access to grid
4) fixed upload price

7. Main actions and programmes I.
Programme Year Description
National Energy
Saving and Energy
Efficiency
Improvement
Programme
1995 - least-cost planning
- demand side management
- cost based energy pricing
- development of new energy statistics and
information system
- individual metering and regulation in new
apartment blocks with district heating systems
- implementation of minimum standards for
insulation of new buildings
- labelling and awareness raising
Energy Saving
Action Plan (ESAP)
1996 - penetration of renewables
- energy efficiency improvements
- energy efficiency labelling
- information and technology innovation
Energy Saving Credit
Programme (ESCP)
1996 - energy saving programmes on municipal level

8. Main actions and programmes II.
German Coal Aid
Revolving fund
From
1991
-municipalities, enterprises and institutions
-replace traditional energy sources with renewable
Hungarian Energy
Efficiency Co-finance
Programme (HEECP)
1997 - guarantee programme
- technical assistance
- programme administration and operation
subsidies
Energy Saving and
Energy Efficiency
Improvement Action
Programme
(1107/1999 Gov.
Decree)
1999-
2010
- reduction of energy intensity with 3.5%/year, -
saving of 75 PJ/year (1.8 Mtoe/year) of primary
energy sources
-reduction of 50 kt/year of SO2 and 5 Mt/year of
CO2 emissions
- increase of renewable energy production to 50
PJ/year (1.2 Mtoe/year)
- increase of heat production by the increased use
of biomass, geothermal energy, wastes and solar
energy
- “20 000 roofs with solar collectors” programme

9. Main actions and programmes III.
Széchenyi Plan 2000-
2002
- supporting renewables and efficiency projects
through application to one-time grant aid (30%
of investments)
IFC/GEF Efficient
Lighting Initiative
(ELI)
2000 - development of energy efficient lighting
technologies
UNP/GEF Energy
Efficiency
Programme
2001-
2006
- improvement of energy efficiency in the public
sector (municipal buildings)
- financing energy efficiency projects
National Energy
Saving Programme
(NEP)
From
2003
- established instead of Széchenyi Plan
- subsidising renewable energy and energy
efficiency investments
- aims: replace conventional energy sources
with RES, improve environment pollution
Environment
Protection and
Infrastructure
Operative
Programme
2004-
2006,
1st
period
-improve the use of RES
-improvement of energy efficiency
-financed from Structural Funds

10. Thank you for your attention!
Energy Centre - Energy Efficiency, Environment
and Energy Information Agency Non-profit
Company
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