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THE POTENTIALS OF SOLAR ENERGY IN THE REPUBLIC OF SERBIA : CURRENT SITUATION, POSSIBILITIES AND BARRIERS

Authors:

Aleksandar Ašonja1,2, Veljko Vuković3

1Energy Agency City of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia
2University Business Academy, Faculty of Economics and Engineering Management, Novi Sad, Serbia
3University for Business Engineering and Management, Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Received: 12.04.2018.
Accepted: 06.06.2018.
Available: 30.09.2018.

Abstract:

Although the potential of solar energy in the Republic of Serbia is up to 30% higher than in the countries of the European Union that lead to the implementation of these technologies, the Republic of Serbia is ranked among the countries with the lowest production in the region with the production of 10 MV solar PV capacities. The aim of the paper was to present the current balanced capacities, related to solar PV energy, in the Republic of Serbia and countries in the region. In order to present better the material and conclude why the results in the Republic of Serbia are not better, in the paper are analyzes the possibilities for installing such capacities as well as the barriers that need to be eliminated.

Keywords:

Solar energy, Republic Serbia, PV, RES, feed-in tariff

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A. Ašonja, V. Vuković, The Potentials of Solar Energy in the Republic of Serbia : Current Situation, Possibilities and Barriers. Applied Engineering Letters, 3(3), 2018: 90–97.
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Ašonja, A. & Vuković, V. (2018). The Potentials of Solar Energy in the Republic of Serbia : Current Situation, Possibilities and Barriers. Applied Engineering Letters3(3), 90–97. https://doi.org/10.18485/aeletters.2018.3.3.2

Ašonja, Aleksandar and Veljko Vuković. The Potentials of Solar Energy in the Republic of Serbia : Current Situation, Possibilities and Barriers. Applied Engineering Letters, vol. 3 no. 3,  pp. 90–97, https://doi.org/10.18485/aeletters.2018.3.3.2. 

Ašonja, Aleksandar and Vuković, Veljko 2018. “The Potentials of Solar Energy in the Republic of Serbia : Current Situation, Possibilities and Barriers.” Applied Engineering Letters 3 (3): 90–97. https://doi.org/10.18485/aeletters.2018.3.3.2.

Ašonja, A. and Vuković V. (2018). The Potentials of Solar Energy in the Republic of Serbia : Current Situation, Possibilities and Barriers. Applied Engineering Letters, 3(3), pp.90–97.
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THE POTENTIALS OF SOLAR ENERGY IN THE REPUBLIC OF SERBIA : CURRENT SITUATION, POSSIBILITIES AND BARRIERS

Authors:

Aleksandar Ašonja1,2, Veljko Vuković3

1Energy Agency City of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia
2University Business Academy, Faculty of Economics and Engineering Management, Novi Sad, Serbia
3University for Business Engineering and Management, Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Received: 12.04.2018.
Accepted: 06.06.2018.
Available: 30.09.2018.

Abstract:

Although the potential of solar energy in the Republic of Serbia is up to 30% higher than in the countries of the European Union that lead to the implementation of these technologies, the Republic of Serbia is ranked among the countries with the lowest production in the region with the production of 10 MV solar PV capacities. The aim of the paper was to present the current balanced capacities, related to solar PV energy, in the Republic of Serbia and countries in the region. In order to present better the material and conclude why the results in the Republic of Serbia are not better, in the paper are analyzes the possibilities for installing such capacities as well as the barriers that need to be eliminated.

Keywords:

Solar energy, Republic Serbia, PV, RES, feed-in tariff

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC 4.0)

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