Trendline Assessment of Solar Energy Potential in Hungary and Current Scenario of Renewable Energy in the Visegrád Countries for Future Sustainability

Baibhaw Kumar, Gábor Szepesi, Zsolt Čonka, Michal Kolcun, Zsolt Péter, László Berényi and Zoltán Szamosi
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Baibhaw Kumar: Institute of Energy Engineering and Chemical Machinery, University of Miskolc, 3500 Miskolc, Hungary
Gábor Szepesi: Institute of Energy Engineering and Chemical Machinery, University of Miskolc, 3500 Miskolc, Hungary
Zsolt Čonka: Department of Electric Power Engineering, Technical University of Košice, 040 01 Košice, Slovakia
Michal Kolcun: Department of Electric Power Engineering, Technical University of Košice, 040 01 Košice, Slovakia
Zsolt Péter: Institute of World and Regional Economics, University of Miskolc, 3500 Miskolc, Hungary
László Berényi: Institute of Management Science, University of Miskolc, 3500 Miskolc, Hungary
Zoltán Szamosi: Institute of Energy Engineering and Chemical Machinery, University of Miskolc, 3500 Miskolc, Hungary

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 10, 1-16

Abstract: This article aims to present some opportunities for improved solar energy utilization by raising the share of renewables in energy generation in the Visegrád Countries (Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Hungary). The analysis is based on the status of the renewable energy targets in the member countries and their future possibilities. This paper derives input through a thorough investigation of independent data, government policies, European Commission reports, and other data available online with free access. The analysis is processed by focusing on Hungary, as a country with various possible facets of solar energy demand and supply in the region. The assessment methodology is in the context of a geographical map, technical regression analysis, temperature distribution profiles, and the relative trends of solar potential in Hungary. The country currently has ten solar power plants with more than 10 MWp, and five remarkable plants under 10 MWp capacity spread over Hungary. The analysis on geographical aspects clubbed with technical and solar affecting parameters was carried out to harvest the sustainable potential of solar energy in the region. This study attempts to establish a relationship between the current and future prospects of solar energy in Hungary as a nation, and as part of the Visegrád countries, based on assessment for a sustainable future.

Keywords: renewable energy; Visegrád countries; solar potential; Hungary (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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