SOLAR TECHNOLOGY: EMPOWERING SERBIA’S RENEWABLE ENERGY FUTURE
Keywords:
solar energy, Serbia, performance ratio
Abstract
This study investigated the solar power potential and performance in Serbia, a country with favorable solar conditions but limited resource utilization. The principal objectives of the investigation were to analyze the performance ratio (PR) and assess the electricity production of simulated solar power plants in different distribution areas. The Photovoltaic System software (PVsyst 7.3) was employed to simulate five grid-connected solar power plants, each with a capacity of 10 MW, in five distribution areas of the Serbian Public Electric Utility Company. The study found that the PR values varied from 81.7 % to 84 %, indicating favorable conditions for harnessing the solar potential. The simulations projected an annual electricity delivery to the grid of 64.41 GWh. According to the study’s estimates, installed solar power plants would be capable of meeting 0.22 % of the electricity needs in Serbia.
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1 Yuan X, Su CW, Umar M, Shao X, Lobonţ OR. The race to zero emissions: Can renewable energy be the path to carbon neutrality? Journal of Environmental Management. 2022;308:114648. doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.114648
2 Dobrilovic D, Pekez J, Desnica E, Radovanovic L, Palinkas I, Mazalica M, et al. Data Acquisition for Estimating Energy-Efficient Solar-Powered Sensor Node Performance for Usage in Industrial IoT. Sustainability. 2023;15(9):7440. doi:10.3390/su15097440
3 Raihan A, Muhtasim DA, Farhana S, Pavel MI, Faruk O, Rahman M, et al. Nexus between carbon emissions, economic growth, renewable energy use, urbanization, industrialization, technological innovation, and forest area towards achieving environmental sustainability in Bangladesh. Energy and Climate Change. 2022;3:100080. doi:10.1016/j.egycc.2022.100080
4 Shamoon A, Haleem A, Bahl S, Javaid M, Bala Garg S, Chandmal Sharma R, et al. Environmental impact of energy production and extraction of materials - a review. Materials Today: Proceedings. 2022;57:936-941. doi:10.1016/j.matpr.2022.03.159
5 Haregu S, Likna Y, Tadesse D, Masi C. Recent Development of Biomass Energy as a Sustainable Energy Source to Mitigate Environmental Change. In: Ramanujam PK, Parameswaran B, Bharathiraja B, Magesh A, eds. Bioenergy. Energy, Environment, and Sustainability. Springer Nature Singapore; 2023:119-138. doi:10.1007/978-981-99-3002-9_8
6 Rahman A, Farrok O, Haque MM. Environmental impact of renewable energy source based electrical power plants: Solar, wind, hydroelectric, biomass, geothermal, tidal, ocean, and osmotic. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 2022;161:112279. doi:10.1016/j.rser.2022.112279
7 N.S. M, N.A. G, G.A. A. Role of Renewable Energy Sources in the World. J Renew Energ Electric Comp Eng. 2022;2(2):63. doi:10.29103/jreece.v2i2.8779
8 Wang Y, Cai C, Liu C, Han X, Zhou M. Planning research on rural integrated energy system based on coupled utilization of biomass-solar energy resources. Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments. 2022;53:102416. doi:10.1016/j.seta.2022.102416
9 Li G, Li M, Taylor R, Hao Y, Besagni G, Markides CN. Solar energy utilisation: Current status and roll-out potential. Applied Thermal Engineering. 2022;209:118285. doi:10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2022.118285
10 IRENA. RENEWABLE CAPACITY STATISTICS 2023. Published 2023. https://www.irena.org/Publications/2023/Mar/Renewable-capacity-statistics-2023. Accessed May 25, 2023
11 Solar Power Europe. EU cumulative solar PV capacity forecast 2030 in GW. https://www.solarpowereurope.org/news. Accessed May 25, 2023
12 Ćorović N, Urošević BG, Katić N. Decarbonization: Challenges for the electricity market development — Serbian market case. Energy Reports. 2022;8:2200-2209. doi:10.1016/j.egyr.2022.01.054
13 Ćetković S. Energy Governance in Serbia. In: Knodt M, Kemmerzell J, eds. Handbook of Energy Governance in Europe. Springer International Publishing; 2022:1037-1053. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-43250-8_26
14 Stamenić M. Energy Efficiency As A Key Driver For Sustainable Growth In Smes In Industrial Sector In Serbia. In: Faculty of Mechanical Engineering of the University of Belgrade; 2022:84-96. https://machinery.mas.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/6286
15 Gardasevic A, Aleksandrov N, Batas-Bjelic I, Bulatovic I, Djurdjevic V, Blesic SM. Analysis of the Dependence of the Observed Urban Air Pollution Extremes in the Vicinity of Coal Fuelled Power Plants on Combined Effects of Anthropogenic and Meteorological Drivers. SSRN Journal. Published online 2022. doi:10.2139/ssrn.4214056
16 Đuričin D, Vuksanović-Herceg I, Kuč V. How a structural crisis is flipping the economic script and calling for the green transition in Serbia. Ekonomika preduzeća. 2023;71(1-2):1-29. doi:10.5937/EKOPRE2302001D
17 Mitrašinović AM. Photovoltaics advancements for transition from renewable to clean energy. Energy. 2021;237:121510. doi:10.1016/j.energy.2021.121510
18 Ašonja A, Vuković V. The Potentials of Solar Energy in the Republic of Serbia: Current Situation, Possibilities and Barriers. Applied Engineering Letters. 2018;3(3):90-97. doi:10.18485/aeletters.2018.3.3.2
19 Ministry of Mining and Energy. Initial basis of the energy infrastructure development plan and energy efficiency measures for the period up to 2028 with projections up to 2030. Published June 30, 2023. https://mre.gov.rs/sektori/79/2/0. Accessed July 1, 2023
20 Tutner AM. The Authorization Procedures for Large-Scale Solar Photovoltaic Power Plants in Kosovo, Albania and Serbia - A SWOT Analysis. Published online 2023:82 pages. doi:10.34726/HSS.2023.113076
21 Solargis. Solar Resource Maps of Serbia. https://globalsolaratlas.info/download/serbia. Accessed July 1, 2023
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24 Salmi M, Baci AB, Inc M, Menni Y, Lorenzini G, Al-Douri Y. Desing and simulation of an autonomous 12.6 kW solar plant in the Algeria’s M’sila region using PVsyst software. Optik. 2022;262:169294. doi:10.1016/j.ijleo.2022.169294
25 Mohamed N, Sulaiman S, Rahim S. Design of ground-mounted grid-connected photovoltaic system with bifacial modules using PVsyst software. J Phys: Conf Ser. 2022;2312(1):012058. doi:10.1088/1742-6596/2312/1/012058
26 Moshi GG, Mgaya EV, Mwakatage SE. Grid Connection Studies for PV Power Plant in Medium Voltage Distribution Network. In: 2023 23rd International Scientific Conference on Electric Power Engineering (EPE). IEEE; 2023:1-6. doi:10.1109/EPE58302.2023.10149289
27 Shiva Kumar B, Sudhakar K. Performance evaluation of 10 MW grid connected solar photovoltaic power plant in India. Energy Reports. 2015;1:184-192. doi:10.1016/j.egyr.2015.10.001
28 Elhadj Sidi CEB, Ndiaye ML, El Bah M, Mbodji A, Ndiaye A, Ndiaye PA. Performance analysis of the first large-scale (15 MWp) grid-connected photovoltaic plant in Mauritania. Energy Conversion and Management. 2016;119:411-421. doi:10.1016/j.enconman.2016.04.070
29 Gopi A, Sudhakar K, Ngui WK, Kirpichnikova IM, Cuce E. Energy analysis of utility-scale PV plant in the rain-dominated tropical monsoon climates. Case Studies in Thermal Engineering. 2021;26:101123. doi:10.1016/j.csite.2021.101123
30 Zdyb A, Szałas G. Rooftop Low Angle Tilted Photovoltaic Installation under Polish Climatic Conditions. J Ecol Eng. 2021;22(8):223-233. doi:10.12911/22998993/140255
31 Serbian Public Electric Utility Company. Energy data 2022. Published 2023. https://elektrodistribucija.rs/. Accessed July 1, 2023
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33 Assoa YB, Valencia-Caballero D, Rico E, Del Caño T, Furtado JV. Performance of a large size photovoltaic module for façade integration. Renewable Energy. 2023;211:903-917. doi:10.1016/j.renene.2023.04.087
34 Todorović I. The adopted auction plan for wind parks and solar power plants in Serbia. Published June 6, 2023. https://balkangreenenergynews.com/rs/usvojen-plan-aukcija-za-vetroparkove-solarne-elektrane-u-srbiji/. Accessed July 7, 2023
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2024-02-06
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Djordjevic L, Prvulovic S, Djurdjev M, Novakovic B, Bakator M. SOLAR TECHNOLOGY: EMPOWERING SERBIA’S RENEWABLE ENERGY FUTURE. MatTech [Internet]. 2024Feb.6 [cited 2025Jan.19];58(1):33–39. Available from: https://mater-tehnol.si/index.php/MatTech/article/view/944
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