Bioenergy International
Summary
Hungary is the fourteenth EU Member State to celebrate its National Bioenergy Day on this year's listing of Bioenergy Europe's National Bioenergy Days. Currently holding the Presidency of the Council of the EU, the country seeks to transform its district heating sector into a modern, low-carbon, and energy efficient heating solution for urbanized areas in which bioenergy plays an increasingly important role
District heating has a long history in Hungary. Indeed, the very first district heating network in the country was installed in 1889 to heat the parliament buildings in Budapest – a fitting finding as Hungary currently holds the Presidency of the Council of the EU and is seeking to transform its district heating sector into a modern, low-carbon, and energy-efficient heating solution for urbanized areas.
According to the Association of Hungarian District Heating Enterprises (MaTáSzSz), the representative body of the Hungarian district heating sector whose members provide district heating services to approximately 98 percent of the market, there are 213 district heating systems operational in Hungary (2022).
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