The forms of grant support in the field of renewable resources of energy on the Slovak republic

The greatest potential for the future development of renewable energy in the region lies in biomass. It is comprised of materials of plant and animal origin, fit for an energy utilisation. Slovakia is considered to have ideal natural conditions for developing the biomass energy, it is definitely among countries that are rich in biomass. But the environmental awareness in Slovakia is still low and many people consider biomass as a fuel used by nature enthusiasts and environmentalists.A successful project implementation, in which people can see in practice that pellets are a competitive and a cost-effective heating fuel, might be a “first step” overcoming the people’s mistrustfulness.A real development of renewables will only be possible on the assumption of effective supportive legislative and economic measures such as: incentive purchase prices, soft investment credits in the construction of installations, country-wide support schemes, promotion of domestic manufacture of equipment, tax reliefs and strong research support