Cut energy losses, boost competitiveness

According to a study by the European Industrial Insulation Foundation (EiiF), about 10% of insulated surfaces in Europe are missing, of poor quality or decades old. Properly insulating these in Hungary alone could yield up to 9.5 million GJ of energy savings — significant even when narrowed to the economically viable cases. These savings can be fully accounted for under the EEOS scheme.

In its National Energy and Climate Plan, Hungary committed to keeping its final energy consumption by 2030 at most at the 2005 level (785 PJ). This requires 0.8% annual energy saving between 2021 and 2030, plus 7 PJ of new savings per year. Programs between 2014 and 2020 delivered 3-4 PJ/year — this needs to be doubled from 2021.

Under EEOS, obligated entities introduce programs and measures that produce verified energy savings at end users — such as replacing old production lines, refurbishing buildings, or upgrading industrial insulation.