SOLAR RADIATION ATLAS IN BANJA LUKA IN THE REPUBLIC OF SRPSKA

Abstract

The paper presents an atlas of solar radiation for the city of Banja Luka in the Republic of Srpska formed by PVGIS estimation utility. The atlas contains the results of calculating global and direct solar radiation falling on the horizontal surface and global solar radiation falling on the optimally placed surface in Banja Luka in the period from 2007 to 2016. In addition, the intensity of global, direct and diffuse solar radiation falling on the optimally placed surface in Banja Luka is given by months. It was found that 13.89% less solar radiation falls on the horizontal surface and 47.31% less on the vertical surface as compared to the solar radiation that falls on the optimally placed surface. The basic characteristics of fixed, one-axis and dual-axis tracking PV solar power plants power of 1 MWp and the amount of electricity that can be generated by them in Banja Luka, are also given. It was found that with the one-axis tracking solar power plant 30.18% more electricity can be generated, and with the dual-axis tracking solar power plant 33.37% more electricity can be generated as compared to the fixed solar power plant.

Keywords: PVGIS program, solar irradiance, solar energy, PV solar power plants.