Wind energy potential and the possibilities of the use of wind energy in the production of electric power in our country

Abstract

Today the energy of wind participates in the overall global production of electric power with only 0.4 %. However, according to the presently existing world trends, it can be predicted that in the following decades this low percentage might become thirty times larger. Unfortunately, although in this respect conditions in our country are favorable, not one modern wind generator has yet been installed. Experiences the world has had so far impose the necessity for the analysis of technical possibilities for the construction of wind generators, as well as for the incorporation of wind energetics into the strategic model of the development of energetics in Serbia and Montenegro (SCG). In our paper we analyzed the availability of the energy of wind in SCG and we showed that wind is the energy resource of our country. This means that the activation of this resource would greatly enlarge already installed capacities, increase the diversity of types of energy sources and reduce the dependence on the importation of raw energy sources.

U ukupnoj proizvodnji električne energije u svetu energija vetra danas učestvuje sa svega 0,4 %, međutim, sudeći po svetskim trendovima ovaj procenat bi u narednih nekoliko decenija mogao i da se utridesetostruči. U našoj zemlji, nažalost, još nije instalisan ni jedan moderan vetrogenerator iako za to postoje uslovi. Dosadašnja svetska iskustva nameću potrebu da se i kod nas analiziraju tehničke mogućnosti za izgradnju vetrogeneratora i da se vetroenergetika uključi u strateški model razvoja energetike Srbije i Crne Gore (SCG). U našem radu je analizirana raspoloživa energija vetra u SCG i pokazano je da je vetar energetski resurs naše zamlje, čijim aktiviranjem bi se značajno povećali instalisani kapaciteti i raznovrsnost enegetskih resursa i smanjila zavisnost od uvoza energetskih sirovina.