The first lecture of the József Liska memorial semester of the BUTE SBC was given by Szabolcs Molnár, the Supervisory Production Director of MVM . In the first part of the lecture, we heard a brief overview of the current situation of MVM in Hungary. The company has 4 GW of installed electricity capacity, which allowed for the production of 20 TWh of gross energy per year in 2022. This share represents 59% of the Hungarian energy consumption. The speaker also briefly discussed the need for energy generation diversification for a stable and sustainable operation. This was followed by a quick overview of the history of wind energy harnessing, from its maritime applications to its current use. Wind energy has been expanding rapidly in recent decades, with a global installed generation capacity of 406 GW, though only 323 MW is installed in Hungary, with the largest power plant park in Sopronkövesd with 16 MW. The energy conversion mechanisms of wind power and their impact on output are then discussed. The amount of electricity generated depends on the speed and humidity of the air, the surface area swept by the rotor, the speed of the wind and is also affected by wind loss. The efficiency of wind turbines can be increased by extending the blade length and height and by improving the generator. In addition to this information, we learned about how turbines work and how to explain the physics behind them. We then discussed the causes of wind formation, the presence of global and local air movements and topography. In general, continental wind strengths are decreasing in Europe due to warming and the poleward pull of cyclones. In Hungary, the prevailing wind direction is north-westerly, with a relative frequency of 15-35%. The typical wind speed is 2-4 m/s, which allows only low-power turbines to be installed. The presentation was concluded with a few words about the phenomena to be taken into account when installing a turbine and the Hungarian wind energy strategy. These factors included the energy content of the wind, the roughness classes, the wake effect and the park effect - the proximity of turbines to each other. The installed wind power capacity in Hungary is expected to increase by 100-600 MW by 2030 and is predicted to reach 700-1800 MW by 2050.

YP80051 - Hungary Section Affinity Group, YP STB09941 - Obuda University SBC09941B - Obuda University, SMC28 SBC09941F - Obuda University,CIS11 SBC09941E - Obuda University,TEM14 University of Óbuda opened its doors and gave a glimpse into its scientific life at the Researchers' Night on 29 September. Exciting experiments, inspiring lectures, interesting lab tours, entertaining demonstrations and playful activities were waiting for everyone, from the youngest to the oldest. Our university offered more than 200 different programmes not only in Budapest, but also in Székesfehérvár and Salgótarján.

CH08295 - Hungary/Romania Section Jt. Chapter,EP21/NANO42 SBC56301A - Budapest Univ of Tech & Economics,EP21,NANO42 Annual meeting of the EPS and NTC student branch chapters in the Hungary and Romania Sections.

CH08262 - Hungary Section Jt. Chapter, IE13/RA24 Prof. Dr. Paolo Fiorini: One Hundred Years of Robotics: Where will We Arrive?

STB41643141 - University of Debrecen Jointly organized by the institutes of the University of Debrecen Vehicles and Mechatronics Institute, Faculty of Engineering Cognitive Etho-Engineering System and Robots Research Group Institute of Psychology, Faculty of Humanities Digital Interactions Research Group

CH08231 - Hungary Section Chapter, PE31 IEEE PES HU Outstanding Engineer Award ceremony @Vakvarjú Újbuda The awards were presented to the following persons: László Jermendy, István Táczi, István Krómer (2022)

CH08776 - Austria/Czech/Hungary/Slovenia Jt Chapter,TEM14 We are pleased to invite you to our next talk in our Lecture Series: Tuesday, January 9, 2024 at 5:00 p.m. (17:00) Central European Time (UTC+1) Topic: “Global Governance of AI – on the Interim Report of the UN AI Advisory Body” (scroll down for abstract and CV) Speaker: Virginia Dignum (Umeå University) Moderator: George Metakides (Digital Enlightenment Forum)

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In the academic year 2023/24, the BUTE SBC organised its XVI. Secondary School Contest on Energy, the finals of which, as in previous years, took place for two days, on the 1st and 2nd of February. The competition, which has been held every year since 2009, is a three-round competition for secondary school students to promote energy engineering and the Budapest University of Technology and Economics' courses in energy engineering and electrical engineering among secondary sschool.

The seventh lecture of the József Liska memorial semester of the BUTE SBC was held by Dr. Bálint Németh, associate professor at Budapest University of Technology and Economics, and Gábor Szücs, innovation expert of MAVIR (Hungarian TSO), member of the ENTSO-E RDI. During the lecture, Dr. Bálint Németh gave us an insight into the operation of the Dynamic Line Rating model, and Gábor Szücs talked about the impacts of DLR from the MAVIR perspective. Dr. Bálint Németh introduced the challenges of the Hungarian network, and we learned that many of these difficulties could be solved with DLR technology. Line rating is the maximum current that can be secured with the highest power. This rating is affected by thermal limits between about 100 and 150 km, and by voltage falling and stability limits above 150 km . The Dynamic Line Rating provides a possible solution to address these problems, as it reduces limited cross sections, can integrate renewable energy sources into the system and increase the load by 10-30%, which contributes to the cost efficiency of the technology. In the second part of the lecture, Gábor Szücs presented the challenges of the TSO. Later he also described the opportunities and risks of DLR technology. Unfortunately, DLR is not the solution to all problems, so it is important that  TSOs work together, especially because there are several constrictions on the 132 kV network.