ASSESSMENT AND POTENTIAL USE OF CONCENTRATING SOLAR POWER PLANTS IN SERBIA AND REPUBLIC OF SRPSKA by

Data assessment and potential use of concentrating solar power plants in Serbia and the Republic of Srpska, B&H, are given in the paper. Besides, concentrating so-lar power plants schematics and manner of their functioning are described. Then follows geographical position and the results of PVGIS calculation of the yearly av-erage values of the solar irradiation on horizontal, vertical and optimally inclined plane, optimal inclination, linke turbidity, ratio of diffuse to global solar irradia-tion, average daytime temperature, and 24 hours average of temperature for some locations in Europe where concentrating solar power plants are installed or are in construction, and in some cities in Serbia and the Republic of Srpska. The paper also gives comparative surveys of the solar irradiation on horizontal plane and ra-tio of diffuse to global solar irradiation on some locations in Europe with installed and concentrating solar power plants in construction, and in some cities in Serbia and the Republic of Srpska. Data for direct normal irradiance for locations in Eu-rope with installed or concentrating solar power plants under construction, and for some other cities in Serbia and the Republic of Srpska are also given. Data for di-rect normal irradiance were obtained by means of SWERA. In the light of the ob-tained results it was concluded that Serbia and the Republic of Srpska have favor-able climatic and geographical conditions for the installation of the experimental concentrating solar power plants, and the area of Trebinje in the Republic of Srpska has favorable conditions for commercial concentrating solar power plants installation. Key words: solar energy, solar concentrators, concentrating solar power plants, parabolic troughs, heliostats, solar towers, parabolic dishes, Fresnel reflector