Title: Photovoltaic electricity production in a two-floor house in Serbia

Authors: Milorad Bojic, Mirko Blagojevic

Addresses: Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Kragujevac, Sestre Janjic 6, 34000 Kragujevac, Serbia and Montenegro; CREFID, Bulgaria. ' Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Kragujevac, Sestre Janjic 6, 34000 Kragujevac, Serbia and Montenegro; CREFID, Bulgaria

Abstract: An attractive solution for a sustainable present and future is to integrate photovoltaic (PV) panels into building envelopes. For these PV panels applied in a two-storey house in Belgrade-Serbia, we use software EnergyPlus to investigate its electricity generation and maximum power and determine the house orientation for which the panels produce maximum amount of electricity in a year. In addition, we determine that in order for these panels economically to produce electricity, the necessary government subsidies for PV panels located at the south roof are around 50%.

Keywords: photovoltaic energy; PV panels; electricity generation; buildings; power; renewable energy; subsidies; Serbia; sustainable development.

DOI: 10.1504/IJNGEE.2006.008703

International Journal of Nuclear Governance, Economy and Ecology, 2006 Vol.1 No.1, pp.52 - 62

Published online: 17 Jan 2006 *

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