RESIDENTS’ PERCEPTION OF RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES – A CASE STUDY: TEMSKA VILLAGE, STARA PLANINA MOUNTAIN (EASTERN SERBIA)

Renewable energy sources (RES) have the possibility to regenerate in a shorter time interval than the non-renewable energy sources and that is why they have always been the subject of interest, especially in the last decades. The Republic of Serbia has RES in the form of solar, wind, the power of wa...

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Main Authors: Dragana Blagojević, Mirjana Radulović, Milivoj B. Gavrilov, Aco Lukić, Debora Santo, Slobodan B. Marković
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Published: Geographical Institute "Jovan Cvijić" SASA 2019-12-01
Series:Zbornik Radova: Geografski institut "Jovan Cvijić"
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Online Access:https://ojs.gi.sanu.ac.rs/index.php/zbornik/article/view/133/pdf
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author Dragana Blagojević
Mirjana Radulović
Milivoj B. Gavrilov
Aco Lukić
Debora Santo
Slobodan B. Marković
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description Renewable energy sources (RES) have the possibility to regenerate in a shorter time interval than the non-renewable energy sources and that is why they have always been the subject of interest, especially in the last decades. The Republic of Serbia has RES in the form of solar, wind, the power of water flow, geothermal heat, and biomass. The scientific research conducted in July 2016 in Temska village (City of Pirot) aimed to assess inhabitants’ attitudes and awareness of using RES. By interviewing 167 respondents, it is concluded that inhabitants do not have sufficient knowledge of quality and information on RES. Mostly, they are familiar with all terms: hydropower, solar, wind and geothermal energy (over 80%), and the term of biomass energy as well (70.7%). There is an extremely high level of misinformation about the RES subventions that are provided by the Government of the Republic of Serbia (up to 85.6% of respondents are not informed). These subventions are published in the Regulation on incentive measures for the production of electricity from RES and are based on the Feed-in Tariff system that is defined as non-refundable financial assistance from the state. A small number of respondents use RES, but a considerable number (21.6% ‘yes’ and 47.3% ‘maybe’) that does not use RES is interested, or already planning to use it in the future.
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spelling doaj.art-906807974ecb404ea02a9b64d68233302023-12-02T21:17:48ZengGeographical Institute "Jovan Cvijić" SASAZbornik Radova: Geografski institut "Jovan Cvijić"0350-75991821-28082019-12-0169327127810.2298/IJGI1903271BRESIDENTS’ PERCEPTION OF RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES – A CASE STUDY: TEMSKA VILLAGE, STARA PLANINA MOUNTAIN (EASTERN SERBIA)Dragana Blagojević0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6812-9113Mirjana Radulović1Milivoj B. Gavrilov2Aco Lukić3Debora Santo4Slobodan B. Marković5BioSense Institute – The Research and Development Institute for Information Technologies in Biosystems, Novi SadBioSense Institute – The Research and Development Institute for Information Technologies in Biosystems, Novi Sad; University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Sciences, Department of Geography, Tourism and Hotel Management, Novi SadUniversity of Novi Sad, Faculty of Sciences, Department of Geography, Tourism and Hotel Management, Novi SadUniversity of Novi Sad, Faculty of Sciences, Department of Geography, Tourism and Hotel Management, Novi SadBioSense Institute – The Research and Development Institute for Information Technologies in Biosystems, Novi SadUniversity of Novi Sad, Faculty of Sciences, Department of Geography, Tourism and Hotel Management, Novi Sad; Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, BelgradeRenewable energy sources (RES) have the possibility to regenerate in a shorter time interval than the non-renewable energy sources and that is why they have always been the subject of interest, especially in the last decades. The Republic of Serbia has RES in the form of solar, wind, the power of water flow, geothermal heat, and biomass. The scientific research conducted in July 2016 in Temska village (City of Pirot) aimed to assess inhabitants’ attitudes and awareness of using RES. By interviewing 167 respondents, it is concluded that inhabitants do not have sufficient knowledge of quality and information on RES. Mostly, they are familiar with all terms: hydropower, solar, wind and geothermal energy (over 80%), and the term of biomass energy as well (70.7%). There is an extremely high level of misinformation about the RES subventions that are provided by the Government of the Republic of Serbia (up to 85.6% of respondents are not informed). These subventions are published in the Regulation on incentive measures for the production of electricity from RES and are based on the Feed-in Tariff system that is defined as non-refundable financial assistance from the state. A small number of respondents use RES, but a considerable number (21.6% ‘yes’ and 47.3% ‘maybe’) that does not use RES is interested, or already planning to use it in the future.https://ojs.gi.sanu.ac.rs/index.php/zbornik/article/view/133/pdfrenewable energy sourcestemska villagestara planina
spellingShingle Dragana Blagojević
Mirjana Radulović
Milivoj B. Gavrilov
Aco Lukić
Debora Santo
Slobodan B. Marković
RESIDENTS’ PERCEPTION OF RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES – A CASE STUDY: TEMSKA VILLAGE, STARA PLANINA MOUNTAIN (EASTERN SERBIA)
Zbornik Radova: Geografski institut "Jovan Cvijić"
renewable energy sources
temska village
stara planina
title RESIDENTS’ PERCEPTION OF RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES – A CASE STUDY: TEMSKA VILLAGE, STARA PLANINA MOUNTAIN (EASTERN SERBIA)
title_full RESIDENTS’ PERCEPTION OF RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES – A CASE STUDY: TEMSKA VILLAGE, STARA PLANINA MOUNTAIN (EASTERN SERBIA)
title_fullStr RESIDENTS’ PERCEPTION OF RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES – A CASE STUDY: TEMSKA VILLAGE, STARA PLANINA MOUNTAIN (EASTERN SERBIA)
title_full_unstemmed RESIDENTS’ PERCEPTION OF RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES – A CASE STUDY: TEMSKA VILLAGE, STARA PLANINA MOUNTAIN (EASTERN SERBIA)
title_short RESIDENTS’ PERCEPTION OF RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES – A CASE STUDY: TEMSKA VILLAGE, STARA PLANINA MOUNTAIN (EASTERN SERBIA)
title_sort residents perception of renewable energy sources a case study temska village stara planina mountain eastern serbia
topic renewable energy sources
temska village
stara planina
url https://ojs.gi.sanu.ac.rs/index.php/zbornik/article/view/133/pdf
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