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In addition to the examination of electric power from local renewables, this study has sought the answer to the question of what proportion of vehicles are fueled by environmentally friendly energy saving technologies in the vehicle fleets of Hungarian settlements. Further, the study attempts to shed light on the self-sufficiency of Hungarian settlements with respect to the electricity and transport segments. In our assessments, the performance of small-scale household power plants (SSHPPs) utilizing local renewable energy sources, and small-scale power plants with installed capacities under 0.5 MW, was taken into account, as were the proportions of vehicles operating with partly or completely clean energy sources in the vehicle fleets of the individual settlements. Finally, the composition of the vehicle fleet has been examined in the light of the quantities of renewable electricity generated in the individual settlements, in order to consider whether these settlements are capable of covering the energy needs of their vehicle stocks from local sources. In the light of the results, the changes generated by the incentives and investments introduced over the past ten years can be established and subsequently, the energy policy needs in the future can be assessed. Our study has incorporated energy geography and settlement geography aspects.
Balázs Kulcsár; Tamás Mankovits; Piroska Ailer. The Renewable Energy Production Capability of Settlements to Meet Local Electricity and Transport Energy Demands. Sustainability 2021, 13, 3636 .
AMA StyleBalázs Kulcsár, Tamás Mankovits, Piroska Ailer. The Renewable Energy Production Capability of Settlements to Meet Local Electricity and Transport Energy Demands. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (7):3636.
Chicago/Turabian StyleBalázs Kulcsár; Tamás Mankovits; Piroska Ailer. 2021. "The Renewable Energy Production Capability of Settlements to Meet Local Electricity and Transport Energy Demands." Sustainability 13, no. 7: 3636.
With the utilization of the available potentials and technologies, geothermal energy may contribute to the reduction of the quantities of the emitted contaminants and greenhouse gases, as well as the development of peripheral regions. Towards this end, such governmental measures are needed that set up a favourable regulatory environment, and put the financial funds for the support of implementation in place so that geothermal energy resources could complement the currently used, conventional energy carriers, and more efficient settlement development could be achieved. In this context, the University of Debrecen and the University of Oradea have conducted joint studies with the purpose of making a realistic assessment of geothermal energy resources in the region of Săcueni-Létavértes and examining the options of long-term utilization. The research has been multidisciplinary, and thus embraced the field of geography, geodetics, well drilling, automation, mechanical engineering and tourism. The principal goal has been the utilization of geothermal energy with the largest possible efficiency in the area of Săcueni and Létavértes. geothermal energy; settlement management; settlement development; regional development; Létavértes; Săcueni
Balázs Kulcsár; Kulcsár Balázs. Implementation opportunities of geothermal energy systems in the peripheries along the border of Hungary and Romania. Geographica Pannonica 2015, 19, 88 -100.
AMA StyleBalázs Kulcsár, Kulcsár Balázs. Implementation opportunities of geothermal energy systems in the peripheries along the border of Hungary and Romania. Geographica Pannonica. 2015; 19 (3):88-100.
Chicago/Turabian StyleBalázs Kulcsár; Kulcsár Balázs. 2015. "Implementation opportunities of geothermal energy systems in the peripheries along the border of Hungary and Romania." Geographica Pannonica 19, no. 3: 88-100.
Probably, the most urgent problem of mankind in the 21st century to find a way to satisfy the energy demand of the world’s population - having reached seven billion people in 2011 - preferably from renewable sources, by endeavoring to apply environmentally sparing methods. From Hungary’s perspective, it is a goal of priority significance, as it is an area that is not abound in fossil energy resources, and thus becoming increasingly exposed to the energy policies of the producer countries. If Hungary, which has favorable endowments in the field of renewable energy resources, lays larger emphasis on the application and processing of environmental industry technologies, the economic vulnerability of the country can be mitigated. This study discusses the distribution of the utilization of geothermal energy and its carrying medium, thermal water among the sectors of the economy, as well as its changes over time, the utilization potentials of alternative energies in the northeastern region of Hungary. This region has outstanding facilities in the field of thermal water and geothermal energy resources, yet their utilization rate - with respect to the available thermal water capacities - is rather low. It is a consequence of the regulatory requirements posed on operators, high investment and maintenance costs, the general shortage of resources, the difficult situation of the industries and municipalities, as well as the fact that the solid and liquid media of energy storage lying at depths of thousands of meters, the methods and potentials of exploitations, their sustainability are not or are just partly known. Northeastern Hungary; North Great Plain Region; thermal water; geothermal energy; renewable energies; environment industry
Balázs Kulcsár; Kulcsár Balázs. Analysis of changes in the utilization of thermal water and geothermal energy in the north great plain region (Northeastern Hungary). Geographica Pannonica 2012, 16, 56 -71.
AMA StyleBalázs Kulcsár, Kulcsár Balázs. Analysis of changes in the utilization of thermal water and geothermal energy in the north great plain region (Northeastern Hungary). Geographica Pannonica. 2012; 16 (2):56-71.
Chicago/Turabian StyleBalázs Kulcsár; Kulcsár Balázs. 2012. "Analysis of changes in the utilization of thermal water and geothermal energy in the north great plain region (Northeastern Hungary)." Geographica Pannonica 16, no. 2: 56-71.