Modelling support policies and renewable energy sources deployment in the Hungarian district heating sector

András Mezősi, Enikő Kácsor, à kos Beöthy, à gnes Törőcsik and László Szabó
Authors registered in the RePEc Author Service: László Szabó and Andras Mezosi

Energy & Environment, 2017, vol. 28, issue 1-2, 70-87

Abstract: Increasing renewable-based district heating could contribute significantly to the renewable target achievements of Central and Eastern European Member States with significant shares of district heating in their heat markets. These countries face dual challenges: high competition with other heating sources (including individual heating) and decreasing heat consumption due to building-related energy efficiency improvements in the sector. Our paper is based on a Hungarian case study, attempting to contribute to identifying the most efficient options to achieve these targets in the district heating sector. We apply a district heating model covering all district heating systems in the country and assess the available policy instruments with the potential for increasing renewable energy sources deployment and competitiveness in the sector. The assessment shows that investment grants and operational support are efficient instruments to increase renewable energy sources shares and also improve efficiency in the sector, while end user price and renewable co-generation support in the electricity market lead to non-optimal outcomes.

Keywords: District heating; district heating modelling; renewables; energy efficiency; buildings; policy instruments (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1177/0958305X16685473

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