Slavisa Djukanovic, Advanced School of Business Novi Sad, Serbia and Montenegro

slavid@eunet. yu

Abstract

Global heating increases profitability of solar energy application in the Balkans. The most important market segments for wider solar cells utilization in Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) are solar pumps for irrigation in agriculture, traffic lights, lighting of weekend houses, air-conditioning, telecommunications, electric vehicles, solar hydro-electric power plants, sports centers and schools and ortodox monasteries. In addition to these applications of solar modules of relatively high capacity, a wide scope of applications of mini solar modules in consumer goods is given serious consideration (flashlights, bicycle lights, fan caps, beach hats, solar parasols, toys for children, solar watches, mini­computers, walkmans and alike). In this paper is projected gradually increase of solar cells applications in Yugoslavia, from 772 kW in 2006., to 3,901 kW installed photovoltaic power in 2010. year. The largest parts of this projected 3.9 MW in 2010., ought to be solar pumps (498 kW), telecommunications (470 kW) and traffic lights (468 kW).

Introduction

The energy sector is a fundamental sector of national economy and has considerable effects on the social and economic relations of every country. In Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro), the emissions of harmful substances occur in dispersion by the final energy consumption (road transport, individual and industrial fire places) and concentrated in coal mines and thermal power plants. Pollution can be considerably abated by the use of filtering facilities and renewable energy sources. This can be implemented only if the consumers are willing to pay a correspondingly higher price for energy. Nowdays level of domestic final electricity prices (4 to 12 Us cents/kWh, depends on the consumption) are relatively high and promise better days for utilisation of solar energy.