Turkey's Renewable Energy Sources: Part 2. Potential and Utilization
Authors: ARIF HEPBASLI1; ONDER OZGENER2
Source: Energy Sources, Volume 26, Number 10, August 2004 , pp. 971-982(12)
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Ltd
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Abstract:
In Turkey, renewable energy sources (RESs) production is the second biggest production source after total coal production. About two-thirds of the need of the RESs is met by biomass, while the remaining is mainly met by hydroelectric energy. This article addresses both potential and utilization relating to Turkey's RESs such as hydroelectric, solar, geothermal, wind energies and biomass, while these energy sources have been reviewed in Part 1 of this study in terms of their historical developments. Turkey has considerably high levels of RESs. The utilization of these energy sources could cover a significant part of the energy demand in the country. Moreover, taking into consideration that Turkey is seeking admission to the European Union (EU) and is trying to meet EU environmental standards, it could make a substantial contribution to a wide range of the objectives of environmental, social and economic policies of the EU.Keywords: biomass; energy potential; energy utilization; geothermal energy; hydro energy; renewable energy; solar energy; Turkey; wind energy
Document Type: Research article
DOI: 10.1080/00908310490473192
Affiliations: 1: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Ege University, Izmir, Turkey 2: Solar Energy Institute, Ege University, Izmir, Turkey
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