THEPOSSIBILITY OF USING RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES IN EASTERN CROATIA WITH AN EMPHASIS ON SOLAR ENERGY AND WATER ENERGY

This paper will be discussed topics possibility of using and implementation of renewable energy sources in eastern Croatia, with an emphasis on solar energy and water energy. As an example of successfully implemented in this paper will use the example of the city of Pleternica, the little town of eastern Croatian whose goal in the near future to become self-sustainable and sufficient in terms of energy production, initially for their own facilities and institutions, and later further expansion. Presentation of preliminary designs sustainability and financing plan projects, will provide the framework and the proposal to other cities, the environment and institutions throughout the region and will present statistical data and comparisons with other regions and countries in Europe. With statistical and factual situation will be given suggestions and potential solutions for implementation in other regions. Emphasis and one of the conclusions of the research in this paper is that the eastern Croatian as region has a very high potential in terms of renewable energy and that the good examples, quality planning, preparation and implementation can achieve a lot in terms of growth of economic indicators and thus and achieving economic viability thereof, eastern Croatian region could and should serve as an example to others. Some of the scientific and research methods used in this paper are the inductive and deductive methods, methods of analysis and synthesis, description method, comparative method, historical method, abstraction and concretization, methods of observation, classification method, statistical method, generalization and specialization, mathematical method, surveying and interviewing other.