| Abstract |
Mannvit participated in a geothermal project funded by EuropeAid in Serbia from 2011 to 2013.The project was implemented by the Serbian office of EPTISA (Servicios de Ingenieria S.L.) in a Consortium with Mannvit and the Energy Saving Group, Belgrade. This project was a part of The European Union’s IPA 2010 Programme for the Republic of Serbia (EUROPEAID/129768/C/SER/RS) called Promotion of Renewable Energy Sources and Energy Efficiency. The objective of the project was to contribute to the sustainable energy sector development in Serbia by increasing the geothermal energy knowledge, providing a review of geothermal potentials in Serbia and identification of best options for their utilization. The first part included gathering of available data on geothermal potential areas in Serbia, including a review of current policy toward usage of geothermal resources. A report was made on the potential utilization in Serbia with best options for the use of geothermal resources identified in different sectors with focus on district heating systems. A list of 12 potential locations for the use of geothermal energy was defined, sites were visited, additional data collected, a ranking methodology was developed and a priority list of these locations was prepared. The three most promising locations were identified and pre-feasibility studies with a clear indication of economic and financial feasibility of potential projects were prepared for these locations. Action Plan for increasing of the geothermal energy use in Serbia, which could be implemented in the official documents dealing with energy sector development and participation of renewable energy sources in the final energy consumption in Serbia was developed. There was further a training component included in the assignment. It consisted of a number of meetings with representatives of the beneficiary, four workshops dealing with findings related to the potential, best options, necessary feed-in tariffs, results of pre-feasibility studies and proposals for the action plan and a study tour in Iceland, which gave insights into the geothermal industry in Iceland in respect to policy and utilization. |