A solar Hungary?

Mr Persányi informed journalists about this great potential in an industry conference last Tuesday. "Within five or ten years, the weight of solar and thermal heat in Hungary could reach 10-20% of all imported hydrocarbon fuels," he added.

At present, Hungary, a country with very little oil and gas reserves, reason why the current government wants to increase the share of domestic energy sources, in an effort to reduce the country's foreign dependency and energy bill.

 

Hungary is part of the EU's recently announced plan to reach 20% renewable energy in its energy mix by 2020. In order to achieve this goal, the country should increase its current share by almost 15% in 13 years, as the country currently has a poor renewable energy record, with green energy accounting for slightly more than 5%. Therefore, Hungary has a very ambitious objective ahead.

However, the country is not considering only solar energy to bridge the gap, since biomass will play an important role as well in the coming years.

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