About us
The Centre on Economy of Renewable Energy and Distribution System
The Centre on Economy of Renewable Energy and Distribution System (CEREDS) was formed in 2008 as a Statutory Partnership Association in order to study the economic rules for transformation of the energy market towards a market with clean energy.
Founders
Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava,
The Technical University of Košice,
University of Economics in Bratislava,
HONORS, a.s., Liptovský Mikuláš,
Registration No : 355 78 165
Seat: Murgašova 3, 040 01 Košice.
Web site: www.honors.sk | e-mail: honors@stonline.sk | mob: +421 910 237 237
Board of directors
- Dr.h.c, Prof. Ing. Anton Čižmár, PhD, chairman
- Dr.h.c., Prof. Dipl. Ing. Rudolf Sivák, PhD, member
- Prof. Ing. František Janíček, PhD, member
- Ing. Dušan Lukášik, PhD, member
Our mission
“Transformation to sustainable society based on renewable energies with the least possible cost”
Existential dimension of the crisis
We have analyzed a full set of markets since 1995. A broader view on the problem disclosed that the crisis of 2008 on financial markets was just a peak of a long time non recovery transformation process. Such transformations are accompanied with value change. We have identified two different problems. The first one is well known and pertains to climate change. The second one we have identified is technology crisis suitable to transform energy provided by nature to a form suitable for real time human economic processes. We believe that transformation to a sustainable society based on renewable energies with the least possible cost is the answer to the present economic problems we’re confronted with. Eco technologies like nano, bio technologies and renewable technology will be the driving force for the next few decades. We have pointed out that price of the energy and access to it is one of the main factors which contribute to both standard and quality of the living of society. Because of the long term investment the quality of the building energy infrastructure will create the base asset for the pension system. Transformation towards sustainable society means solving relations of individuality and society but also relations between society and individuals to nature.
Transformation towards nearly zero energy building and energy market
Experiments regarding transformation of the administration building (4 000 m2) towards N ZEB and PEB is a result of cooperation with František Vranay and Ľudovít Tkáčik during 2006 to 2013. Systemic approach to the transformation process has been analyzed and understood in cooperation with Milan Bielek.
Concept of transformation of the energy market has been developed together with former general directors of the district heating companies and energy experts’ Ľudovít Tkáčik and Ján Ferenci. Our solution is based on social cost of carbon emission in the form of green credits and a consumption tax. Both fossil and renewable energy have non discriminative access to the common energy market. We use green credits as incentives and consumption tax as a penalty. This construction drives the market towards renewable energy sources. We have shown that by being cooperative and at the same time competitive market organization is more economically effective than market organization based on pure competition.. A knowledge curve for green credits has been developed as a tool suitable for technology selection.
6th European Innovation Summit Brussels in November 2014
The presentation on 6th European Innovation Summit Brussels in November 2014 is a result of a long standing cooperation with NOVITECH, j.s.c. Košice and our relations to his founder Attila Toth. We present herewith our approach to innovation in the 21st century. Our study presents the main regulatory barriers regarding innovation in the field of renewable energy and identified major bottlenecks which are responsible for poor progress in transformation towards sustainable society based on renewable energy. Our approach to carbon emission reduction as part of the energy market transformation is introduced.
