Dalibor Pudić

Croatian Energy Regulatory Agency · Commissioner

Proceedings contains papers presented at the 38th International Scientific & Expert Meeting of Gas Professionals, Opatija, Croatia, May 10-12, 2023.

Energy markets worldwide have been experiencing a dramatic situation for months, characterized by high energy prices that generate global inflation. Despite the new uncertainties and challenges, a growth in the trade in liquefied natural gas was recorded. In 2022, there was a repositioning in the global LNG market, since the export of U.S. LNG is p...

In addition to renewable energy sources, large-scale production and utilisation of hydrogen are key prerequisites for the “green” energy system that should be implemented in the EU by 2050. The paper describes the role of hydrogen used as an energy carrier and presents different types of hydrogen with respect to its origin. A review of the EU's reg...

Proceedings contains papers presented at the 37th International Scientific & Expert Meeting of Gas Professionals

U radu je naglašena uloga vodika kao nositelja energije i prikazani su tipovi vodika s obzirom na podrijetlo. Nadalje, dan je osvrt na Strategiju za vodik za klimatski neutralnu Europu i Odluku o pokretanju postupka izrade Hrvatske strategije za vodik od 2021. do 2050. godine. Opisana je i planirana strateška infrastruktura (engl. European Hydrogen...

Proceedings contains papers presented at the 36th International Scientific & Expert Meeting of Gas Professionals, Opatija, Croatia, June 16-18, 2021.

Proceedings contains papers presented at the 35th International Scientific & Expert Meeting of Gas Professionals (Virtual Meeting), October 21-23, 2020.

Creative and cultural industries are becoming more and more important. Creative and cultural industries present a growing segment of the economy that encompasses a wide range of activities, such as architecture, electronic media, film, publishing, music, art, photography, heritage, advertising, design and computer games. Many countries use creative...

The competitiveness of market participants in the European single electricity market depends on the costs of generation, transmission and distribution of electricity. Achieving distributed power generation is an important goal because the generation facilities are located near the final customers, whereby the losses of electricity in the network as...

Energy poverty is defined as a situation in which the household is unable to pay the costs of heating and electricity, or the amount needed for thouse costs exceeds a tenth of household income. This problem is one of the biggest problems in the European Union. Sources for financing energy efficiency projects could be represented as a part of the so...

The rapid development of information and communication technologies necessarily led to significant changes in economy in the world, as well as in Croatia. Especially, the importance of industry representatiion of the ICT sector and new technologies significantly determines development indicators, the level of competitiveness and economic progress o...

Since the 70s of last century, precisely in 1973th when the first oil crisis happened due to a sudden increase in the price of oil, and 1979th when the second oil crisis happened, energy has become one of the priority themes of the European Union. In terms of the common electricity and natural gas market through the Directives of the European Union...

The implementation of an effective energy policy encourages the economic growth and prevents significant energy poverty. Development of energy systems depends on many factors, among which the energy price and the rate of return on invested funds should be emphasized. Long-term use of real energy prices will result in a reliable supply of energy in...

The Republic of Croatia in the past decade, have led to a signfficant increase in energy prices, and with them consequentĺy to the rising cost of ĺiving. With increase in price, it can be assumed, that there have been more savings effects, households pay more account to the energy savings, and more positive import-export trąde balance, especially a...