Renewable Energy Potential in Slovakia
The second highest total potential has a geothermal energy. Attributes of geothermal waters in SR predestines the utilization of this energy for heating and healing purpose. Technical potential is also markedly lower by reason of technological problems, which are connected with chemical composition of geothermal waters.
The highest technical as well as utilizable potential has a biomass. Biomass has large perspective in heat production in the form of pellets, briquettes, wood chips and straw. Relatively fast solution of biomass utilization is co-combustion with fossil fuel in heat power plants and by combined heat and electricity production.
Biogas made of agricultural biomass and waste from sewerage plant is possible to use for electricity and heat production. The most widely used RES for electricity production is water energy that covers above 98 % electricity production from RES.
Utilizable potential of wind energy was calculated for 600 GWh in 2002 (by using the wind turbines with the performance 500 – 1 000 kW). Following present experiences and technologic progress in turbines construction is possible to assume, that this available potential is more than doubled.
Source | Total potential | Technical potential | Utilisable potential | |||
PJ | GWh | PJ | GWh | PJ | GWh | |
Water energy | 23,8 | 6600 | 23,8 | 6600 | 23,8 | 6600 |
Big water power plants | 20,2 | 5600 | 20,2 | 5600 | 20,2 | |
Small water power plants | 3,6 | 1000 | 3,6 | 1000 | 3,6 | 1000 |
Wind energy3 | * | * | 2,2 | 600 | 2,2 | 600 |
Biomass | 120,3 | 34500 | 120,3 | 33400 | 87 | 24306 |
Geothermal energy | 174,6 | 48500 | 22,7 | 6300 | 22,7 | 6300 |
Solar energy | 194537 | 54038 | 34 | 9450 | 18,7 | 5200 |
SPOLU | 194859 | 54127 | 202900 | 56350 | 154,9 | 43006 |
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Renewable Energy Potential in Slovakia