Prospects of wind energy sector development in Serbia with relevant regulatory framework overview

The growth of the renewable energy sector in the world in the first decade of the twenty-first century was rapid. Wind energy sector was one of the fastest growing renewable energy technologies. In this paper, authors have tried to review the current state of wind power utilization in Serbia as one...

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Published in:Renewable & sustainable energy reviews 2012-06, Vol.16 (5), p.2618-2630
Main Authors: Komarov, Dragan, Stupar, Slobodan, Simonović, Aleksandar, Stanojević, Marija
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Applied sciences
developed countries
electric power
Energy
Energy policy
Exact sciences and technology
power plants
Renewable energy sector development
Serbia
Wind energy
Wind energy maps
wind farms
wind power
wind turbines
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Summary:The growth of the renewable energy sector in the world in the first decade of the twenty-first century was rapid. Wind energy sector was one of the fastest growing renewable energy technologies. In this paper, authors have tried to review the current state of wind power utilization in Serbia as one of the most penetrating RES technologies in the world. The brief overview of electric power sector in Serbia was given in order to describe the environment for emerging wind energy sector development. Sufficient wind energy resources were identified in several regions of the country. Current energy policy in Serbia was reviewed in terms of the regulations that have to be followed in order to meet the requirements for RES power plants, i.e. wind power plant construction. In subsequent section short reviews of wind energy projects which are in their initial phases are provided. The wind energy sector in Serbia is emerging despite the difficulties faced by the investors, regulatory bodies and other shareholders, in the course of the past several years. There is an urgent need of a broader transfer of specific knowledge and technologies related to wind farms and wind turbines in order to speed up the current wind energy sector development.
ISSN:1364-0321
1879-0690
DOI:10.1016/j.rser.2012.01.067