Assessment of Wind Energy Potential and Selection of Wind Park Location on the Example of the Trusina Mountain Ridge (Republic of Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Authors

  • Zdravko Milovanović Department of Hydro and Thermal Engineering, University of Banja Luka, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering Banja Luka, Stepe Stepanovića71, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Dejan Branković Department of Hydro and Thermal Engineering, University of Banja Luka, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering Banja Luka, Stepe Stepanovića71, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Valentina Janičić-Milovanović Independent Researcher, Solunska 8a, 78000 Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.13052/jgeu0975-1416.1229

Keywords:

Wind, potential, potential measurement, analysis, use

Abstract

By signing international declarations and conventions, Bosnia and Herzegovina undertook to promote the production of energy from renewable sources, including wind energy. Designing a wind turbine system at a location requires knowledge of information about wind characteristics and resources, including information about turbulence. A wind energy potential estimates contain a high degree of uncertainty. Using wind data, including the average wind speed, an estimate of resources and possible electricity production is defined, as well as a location specification for one or more turbines. The successful development and location of wind parks depends on the accuracy of the assessment. The end result is a defined possible number of wind turbines on the site and a proposal for their arrangement with micro locations for each of the wind turbines of the future wind park. Within this paper, an example of the analysis of the Trusina wind park, located on the mountain ridge of the same name on the border of the local communities of Nevesinje and Berkovići, Republic of Srpska – Bosnia and Herzegovina, is given. The measurement campaign and a more detailed analysis of the collected data from all measurement stations in Bosnia and Herzegovina will be of great importance and will serve in determining the most favorable locations for the installation of production capacities based on wind energy. The conducted analysis of wind potential on the example of the Trusina mountain ridge represents a small contribution to solving this issue.

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Author Biographies

Zdravko Milovanović, Department of Hydro and Thermal Engineering, University of Banja Luka, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering Banja Luka, Stepe Stepanovića71, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Zdravko Milovanović received his doctorate on the topic of thermal power plants optimization and maintenance of electro energy systems at the University of Banja Luka, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Banja Luka, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. He has more than 19 years of experience as a thermal energy and maintenance. Since 2011 he has been working as a Full Professor at the Department of Hydro and Thermal Energy, at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Banja Luka, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. His research areas include thermal power plants, turbomaschinery, pumps, fans and compressors, renewable sources, energy economy, power generation and maintenance.

Dejan Branković, Department of Hydro and Thermal Engineering, University of Banja Luka, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering Banja Luka, Stepe Stepanovića71, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Dejan Branković received his doctorate on the topic of maintenance of industrial systems at the University of Banja Luka, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Banja Luka, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. He has more than 16 years of experience as a maintenance manager in the industrial system for the production of hygienic paper and since 2020 he has been working as an assistant professor at the Department of Hydro and Thermal Energy, at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Banja Luka, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. His research areas include maintenance, reliability, criticality analysis and power generation.

Valentina Janičić-Milovanović, Independent Researcher, Solunska 8a, 78000 Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Valentina Janičić Milovanović holds a master’s degree in spatial planning at the Faculty of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Geodesy at the University of Banja Luka, Republika Srpska, BiH. She is currently attending doctoral studies at the Faculty of Architecture at the University of Belgrade. He has more than 10 years of experience in design work in the field of spatial planning. Narrower areas are spatial planning, space economy, location conditions, urban-technical optimization and energy efficiency in architecture.

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Published

2024-11-08

How to Cite

Milovanović, Z., Branković, D., & Janičić-Milovanović, V. (2024). Assessment of Wind Energy Potential and Selection of Wind Park Location on the Example of the Trusina Mountain Ridge (Republic of Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina). Journal of Graphic Era University, 12(02), 329–362. https://doi.org/10.13052/jgeu0975-1416.1229

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2024: Vol 12 Iss 2

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