Abstract
Few people now doubt the future of the global energy transition. The only question is whether the pace of renewables’ penetration will be sufficient to compete with the rate of warming. Dynamic changes are also taking place in the Hungarian electricity system. In addition to nuclear power, which provides the basic electricity supply, the most dynamic is solar power, which is largely small-scale and residential. The emergence of solar power is outlining the emergence of an energy production and supply fabric of municipalities. This creates the potential for over-producing municipalities to supply the electricity needs of neighbouring settlements with lower production beyond renewables. By taking advantage of this energy sharing, electricity supply based on pure renewables can be achieved more quickly.
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The project MEC_R_21_141056 was implemented with the support of the Ministry of Innovation and Technology through the National Research, Development and Innovation Fund, funded by the Mecenatúra 2021 call for proposals. A MEC_R_21_141056 számú projekt az Innovációs és Technológiai Minisztérium Nemzeti Kutatási, Fejlesztési és Innovációs Alapból nyújtott támogatásával, a Mecenatúra 2021 pályázati program finanszírozásában valósult meg.
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Kulcsár, B. (2024). Settlement Network Supplying Energy. In: Marucci, A., Zullo, F., Fiorini, L., Saganeiti, L. (eds) Innovation in Urban and Regional Planning. INPUT 2023. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, vol 463. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-54096-7_1
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