Open AccessRENEWABLE ENERGY AND CLIMATE CHANGE IN SERBIA AND THE REPUBLIC OF SRPSKA
Author(s) -
Tomislav Pavlović,
Dragoljub Mirjanić,
Ivana S. Radonjić,
Darko Divnić,
Galina I. Sazhko
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
contemporary materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1986-8677
pISSN - 1986-8669
DOI - 10.7251/comen2102151p
Subject(s) - renewable energy , environmental science , hydropower , biomass (ecology) , climate change , biogas , energy source , environmental protection , waste management , ecology , engineering , biology
This paper focuses on the use of renewable energy sources in Serbia and the Republic of Srpska and their impact on the environment and climate change. Renewable energy sources used in Serbia are hydropower, solar energy, wind energy, biomass, and biogas. Renewable energy sources used in the Republic of Srpska are hydropower, solar energy, biomass, and biogas. When using hydropower, the formed reservoirs often impact the microclimate of the environment in which they are located. Photothermal and photovoltaic solar radiation conversion installations are mostly stationary, do not emit harmful substances into the environment, and have no impact on climate change. The use of wind turbines has a certain influence on the flow of ambient air. When using biomass and biogas, combustion gases are released into the atmosphere, which has slightly negative impact on climate change. The paper concludes that the use of renewable energy sources in Serbia and the Republic of Srpska has a negligible negative impact on the environment and climate change.