REKK Workshop: Wind power potential and its impact on the power market in Hungary

Date: 17 October 2023, 14:00-16:00 

Venue: Corvinus University of Budapest, C Building, C316 

While very rapid growth has been visible in PV development in Hungary (within a few years the installed capacity has grown to over 5 GW), the wind installed capacity has not changed since 2010. In the same period, the installed capacity tripled in Europe. One of the arguments of why new wind generation is banned in Hungary is the low potential. The aim of this workshop is to provide a balanced debate about the role of wind power generation in Hungary. A recently finished project conducted by the Austrian Institute of Technology and REKK, analyzed the technical potential of wind generation, and the impact of different wind penetration levels on the power sector.  

At the workshop, we present the project results and discuss in a panel discussion possible pathways for wind energy generation in Hungary.  

Agenda: 

13:45 – 14:00  Registration, Participant login 

14:00 – 14:10 WELCOME by László Szabó, director, REKK 

14:10 – 14:30 WIND POWER POTENTIAL – HOW FAR CAN HUNGARY GO?  

• Gustav Resch, Senior Scientist, Austrian Institute of Technology  

14:30 – 14:50 MARKET IMPACTS OF HIGHER DEPLOYMENT OF WIND CAPACITIES IN HUNGARY 

• András Mezősi, Senior Research Associate, REKK  

14:50 – 15:45 PANEL DISCUSSION 

• Chaired by László Szabó, director, REKK 
• Panellists 
  • Gustav Resch, Senior Scientist, Austrian Institute of Technology 
  • András Mezősi, Senior Research Associate, REKK  
  • Further panellist to be confirmed 

15:45 – 16:00 Q&A WITH THE AUDIENCE AND CLOSING REMARKS 

Participation at the event is free, please register here.