RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECTS IN CROATIA: PRESENT SITUATION AND FUTURE ACTIVITIES

Abstract

Renewable energy sources should play an important role in the promotion of numerous Croatian energy goals. The development of a successful sector of renewables could in the long run contribute to energy efficiency improvement, diversification of production and supply safety, domestic production and lesser imports of energy sources and significant reduction of the environmental influences. Targets and strategy of the implementation for every renewable energy resource depends on the specifics of the particular one, with general trends in the European Union of renewable resource ratio increase in the energy balance.

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Dates

  • Submission Date2006-10-06
  • Revision Date2007-02-21
  • Acceptance Date2007-03-07

DOI Reference

10.2298/TSCI0703055G

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