TR Renewable energy, investment, potential

Cypro said:

Actually a water wheel on a small river could slow down the stream which could affect ecology and life on that river (much smaller scale than a dam does, but still affects). Everything we do has some footprint on nature but on the other hand also I thought he is sarcastic though..




Mate, believe me I have studied these things for years, yes everything we do harm the nature but ecological footprint wise; damage from wind and solar are extremely low, clean. Do you know how much water is wasted to produce shale oil or shale gas? How dirty is the process of hydrocarbons. Every other energy production is much worse than wind and solar. Our cities! are blocking wind much more than those aerodynamically built wind turbines so we are not damaging ecology very much (or stealing). Wind is still there, after passing turbine blades it reaches to nature but our cities block wind streams or traps sunlight much more than power plants.

Almost all energy in the Earth comes from the sun. Wind, wave, solar, hydrocarbon.. everything except nuclear and geothermal. And not all coming energy is UV or sunlight which is collected by panels and even panels cannot collect 100% of the light hitting to their surface. Yes if you cover whole deserts with solar panels you can cool down the Earth which could lead serious events, very large solar power plants are affecting temperatures around it there are some studies about these. However average annual solar energy hitting to per square meter of Earth is 1367 Watts. And in one hour 430 exajoules of energy hit to the surface of Earth (nearly 120000 terawatts) we consume 410 exajoules in a year! (as humans)

What you are suggesting is similar to when I take a glass of water from sea, I am stealing it from nature. (and that water returns to sea) Everything we built or do have an impact on nature of course but for electricity generation, solar and wind are more innocent. Otherwise we should return to caves to protect nature.

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I recall we’ve shared water turbines in this thread that are laid down and different than the dams, where some of the water is being led into it, and back into the river.

those should be extremely good and not so harmful to nature Or natural water ways. blocking Waterways are extremely harmful to nature.

Saithan said:

I recall we’ve shared water turbines in this thread that are laid down and different than the dams, where some of the water is being led into it, and back into the river.

those should be extremely good and not so harmful to nature Or natural water ways. blocking Waterways are extremely harmful to nature.

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Yes less harmful but still have minor effects like everything we do, I just wanted to say it is not 0. There is always a trade-off between harming environment or protecting it, less harmful so lower energy production, more damaging and getting more energy.

British export credit agency to finance Turkey's biggest solar energy plant​

Britain's export credit agency UK Export Finance (UKEF) said on Monday it would provide over £217 million ($291.04 million) worth of government backing to help construct Turkey's largest solar facility, in its largest-ever guarantee for a solar project.

Turkey's Kalyon Enerji's 1.35GW Karapinar solar project will deliver clean electricity to approximately two million Turkish households when completed in late 2022.


"With over £200 million pounds worth of backing, we are helping to bring solar energy to two million Turkish households," International Trade Secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan said in the statement.

"UKEF's financing encourages other countries to invest in renewable energy and opens new markets for UK businesses that will power a recovery underpinned by green jobs."


The plant will prevent 1.5 million tons of carbon emissions annually and, by the end of 2022, increase the share of solar energy in Turkey's total energy production by 20%, the statement by UKEF said.

UKEF added that the plant would ultimately serve the needs of 2 million people.


UKEF is the UK's export credit agency and a government department, working along-side the Department for International Trade as an integral part of its strategy and operations.

Sea snot-causing waste finds new use as energy source in Turkey​

Scientists from Middle East Technical University (METU) and Yıldız Technical University of Turkey have come together for a new renewable energy project. Their inspiration is sea snot, or marine mucilage, which choked the Marmara Sea throughout the summer.

This thick layer of slimy substance, a consequence of pollution, was devastating for marine life and turned attention to maritime pollutants. Mud from waste treatment facilities are among those pollutants and scientists plan to turn it into synthetic gas, hydrogen, heat and electricity source through the development of high technology.
Supported by the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBITAK), the project will be a world first and is expected to provide a major source of revenue for the economy by tapping organic waste.

Professor Iskender Gökalp from METU and Professor Didem Özçimen from Yıldız Technical University, two experts, respectively specialized in energy and environment technology and bioengineering, will lead the team of scientists.
Sea snot itself was already converted into gas in 2018 by Turkish scientists, while plans are also underway to tap into the potential of sea snot as fertilizer. Sea snot is essentially a mass of microorganisms enriched by components of untreated waste discharged into the sea, a problem that increased this year at landlocked sea.

Gökalp told Anadolu Agency (AA) on Monday that the Marmara Sea is under tremendous pressure of pollution, contributed by pollutants originating from the Black Sea carried to the sea through Bosporus and pollutants stemming from growing population, industrialization and agricultural activities.

“Household waste and industrial wastewaters are the main triggers of the phytoplankton boom causing sea snot. For a permanent solution to sea snot and to tackle the problem at its source, wastewater discharged into the sea should be reduced in its pollutant load. To achieve this, we need a new scientific approach to recycling practices,” he said.

“We want to pursue a holistic approach to mucilage issue and show that a solution is doable if you design proper systems,” he said.

Gökalp and Özçimen’s work focuses on highly humid mud discharged by wastewater treatment facilities, which is very challenging to dispose of. Gökalp says they will enable proper disposal while at the same time deriving energy potential from the organic waste, through what he called a hydro-thermal carbonization method, to convert it into biomass. He says joint gasification of lignite and hydrocoal enables the production of synthetic gas and hydrogen. “Considering the high amount of mud from wastewater treatment facilities, this organic waste can easily be considered an important renewable energy source,” he highlighted.

More importantly, the project will help reduce the possibility of accumulation of new sea snots as it will reduce the nutrient load in the waste that triggers mucilage boom through wastewater, according to Gökalp.
Turkey’s clean energy investments have reached $66 billion (TL 559 billion), with renewables constituting over 53% of the country’s total installed power capacity, according to data published in September. Installed renewable capacity amounted to 52,353 megawatts (MW) out of a total capacity of 98,493 MW as at the end of last month, the data compiled from Electricity Transmission Company (TEIAŞ) showed.

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- energy heavy industries have been moving to Asia over the past decades
- their economies are not growing as fast as an emerging country, no need to grow as much in energy generation. 2% growth p.a. was more than enough for a large economy such as Germany (pre-covid).
- focus on efficiency and energy conservation (we should do the same)

Denmark is set to cash in 2,8 B DKK in a tender that energy companies are vying for. I wish same scenario was possible in Turkey, but I fear mismanagement of the money as well.

The state scores historic billion profit on new offshore wind farm​

There are many indications that the supply of a new offshore wind farm, Thor off Thorsminde in West Jutland, will mark a historic shift in Danish energy production.

At least two of the consortia that have bid to build and operate Thor are willing to pay the state 2.8 billion kroner to be allowed to sell electricity from the offshore wind farm, which will be able to supply electricity equivalent to one million Danish families Spending. This appears from Finans 'mention of the tender as well as information about the tender and the companies' bids, which the Danish Energy Agency published on Thursday on its website.

According to the Danish Energy Agency, several have bid for the minimum price of 0.01 øre per. kilowatt-hour, and lots must therefore be drawn between the tenders. Ørsted and Vattenfall have confirmed to Finans that they are among the participants in the draw.

The consequence is, according to the Danish Energy Agency, that for the first time the state will not need to pay support to build an offshore wind farm. At the same time, according to the contract model, Contract for Differences, which the Danish state has chosen, the companies must pay the first 2.8 billion kroner they earn from selling green electricity to the state, after which the profit goes into their own pockets the next 30 years.

According to Finans, the information that the state stands for a historic billion profit has sent shock waves through the Danish wind industry. At the same time, both experts, interest groups and politicians believe that the government should now speed up the erection of offshore wind turbines.

"When the state no longer has to subsidize offshore wind farms, there is no reason to hold back," says Poul Erik Morthorst, professor at DTU and member of the Climate Council, to Finans.

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I dont know why, but off-shore wind has not been tapped in Turkey at all. There's so much potential though:

Turkish offshore wind market is expected to take off first, according to the analyst, due to political commitment to energy transition and an already well-developed local supply chain for onshore wind.

Back in 2018, Turkey invited applications for the development of a 1.2 GW offshore wind project. This tender was however postponed due to demanding requirements and lacking site data, the analyst said.

If an auction happens in the next three years like the World Bank foresees, Aegir Insights expects Turkey to have operational offshore wind capacity by 2030. However, uncertainty regarding financing could mean longer lead times, and a preference for building more onshore wind first could push the date by which offshore wind is operational in Turkish waters back to the early 2030s, the analyst said.

”Most of Turkey’s adequate offshore wind resources are found in deep waters in the Eastern Mediterranean and Black Seas suited for floating turbines, making the accelerating development of floating wind a good opportunity for Turkey to exploit its full offshore wind potential,” Rikke Noergaard, Managing Director at Aegir Insights, said.

”Floating LCOE levels down to ~90 EUR/MWh are found in Turkish waters. In addition, fixed-bottom and floating prices in Turkey are assumed to fall 30% and 43% respectively until 2040. Turkey’s existing shipyards could play an incremental role in the onshore assembly and installation of floating wind, supporting local jobs and economic benefits.”

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Kalyon inks $812M deal for Turkey’s largest solar energy plant​

BY DAILY SABAH WITH AGENCIES​

ISTANBUL NOV 30, 2021 - 12:29 PM GMT+3


Solar panels are seen at the Karapınar Solar Power Plant in the central Anatolian province of Konya, Turkey, June 11, 2021. (AA Photo)



Turkey’s Kalyon Energy has signed an $812 million (TL 10.6 billion) 12-year financing deal for its massive solar energy power plant that will be built in the central province of Konya, the company announced on Tuesday.

The deal for the Kalyon Karapınar Solar Power Plant was signed with Britain’s export credit agency U.K. Export Finance (UKEF), JPMorgan Chase and six Turkish banks, including Denizbank, Garanti BBVA, Işbank, Development Investment Bank of Turkey, Industrial Development Bank of Turkey (TSKB) and VakıfBank, Kalyon said.

“We have secured a valuable resource with this agreement. In addition to the confidence in the Turkish economy, this resource also demonstrates the sound and sustainable financial structure of Kalyon Holding,” the Chairperson of the Board Cemal Kalyoncu said, addressing the signing ceremony.

UKEF announced two weeks ago it would provide over 217 million pounds ($291 million) worth of government backing to help construct what will be Turkey’s largest solar facility, in its largest-ever guarantee for a solar project.

The 1.35 gigawatts (GW) Karapınar solar project will deliver clean electricity to approximately 2 million Turkish households when completed in late 2022.

The plant will prevent 1.5 million tons of carbon emissions annually and, by the end of 2022, increase the share of solar energy in Turkey’s total energy production by 20%.

A 550-megawatt (MW) section of the solar power plant has already been brought into operation, Kayloncu said. He also stressed that they have increased the production capacity at their Kalyon Solar Technologies Factory, which manufactures photovoltaic panels for the facility.

The capacity of the plant located in Ankara was recently increased to 1,000 MW, up from the initial 500 MW.

“I can say with great happiness that we are far ahead of our goals,” Kalyoncu said. “We have now drawn forth the target of the plant becoming operational at full capacity for one year.”

The plant was earlier expected to become fully operational by the end of 2022. It has already started electricity production.

The total investment to be made in the massive project is estimated to be around $1 billion (TL 13.05 billion). It will be the biggest solar power plant in Europe built on a single site and one of the five biggest in the world.

It will contain over 3.5 million solar panels covering an area of 2,600 football fields.

Kalyon Energy demonstrates Turkey’s commitment to renewable and clean energy while also providing the country with an annual foreign exchange inflow of around $400 million, Kalyoncu noted.

“It is of strategic importance for Kalyon PV to produce solar panels in Turkey that are 80% local, to reduce the current account deficit and provide qualified employment.”

Inaugurated in August last year by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the Kalyon Solar Technologies Factory is the first fully integrated solar panel production center to gather all stages of solar panel production, including research and development (R&D), under a single roof.

A Kalyon-Hanwha consortium won the first solar energy Renewable Energy Resource Zones (YEKA) tender bid in March 2017 to construct the plant in Karapınar at 6.99 cents per kilowatt-hour.

However, Hanwha withdrew from the project and China Electronics Technology Group Corporation (CETC) stepped in to construct the facility.

That would make Turkey a net exporter of energy / electricity with a surplus of around 30GW, or we could replace some coal with the newly added renewables. Of course if that 330GW capacity can be reached highly depends on many factors such as rainfall for hydro, which had been bad the last couple of years.

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Turkey's electricity consumption in 2020 up 0.14%

Country's power consumption in 2020 at 290.86 billion kilowatt-hours compared to 290.45 billion kilowatt-hours in 2019 - Anadolu Ajansı

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That would make Turkey a net exporter of energy / electricity with a surplus of around 30GW, or we could replace some coal with the newly added renewables. Of course if that 330GW capacity can be reached highly depends on many factors such as rainfall for hydro, which had been bad the last couple of years.

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Wouldn’t we be better of utilizing the electricity for ARC furnaces ?

Turkey closed 2021 with the highest capacity increase in wind energy history​

Last year, Turkey achieved the highest annual capacity increase in its history, with approximately 1750 megawatts in wind energy.

Wind power plants constituted half of the installed electricity installed capacity in Turkey last year.

With this increase, Turkey's total wind power installed capacity reached 10 thousand 750 megawatts by the end of 2021, and the total number of projects in operation reached 270.

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I looked how it Translate to the Reality. Renewables are highly dependent on weather.

Real Time data from Electricity map.



- Today only 7 GW was gained from Wind.
- Even less from Hydro.
- Turkey is burning Coal and Gas which are also polluting the Air.

I Guess Turkey desperately needs nuclear Energy which would not just provide Electricity but Clean the Air by cancelling Coal Burning

Akkuyu has a 4 Reactors with 4456 MW net Power Generation 24/7.
- That Equals 35 Billion kWh per Year or 35 TWh a year

Turkey Electricity Consumption in 2020 was 292 TWh. Which would theoretically Equal 12% of Annual Consumption.
But Turkey need for Electricity is going to Sky Rocket with Electric Vehicles and Factories.

Perhaps its Time to initiate Sinop Nuclear Powerplant.

Stuka said:

Turkey closed 2021 with the highest capacity increase in wind energy history​

Last year, Turkey achieved the highest annual capacity increase in its history, with approximately 1750 megawatts in wind energy.

Wind power plants constituted half of the installed electricity installed capacity in Turkey last year.

With this increase, Turkey's total wind power installed capacity reached 10 thousand 750 megawatts by the end of 2021, and the total number of projects in operation reached 270.

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I looked how it Translate to the Reality. Renewables are highly dependent on weather.

Real Time data from Electricity map.

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- Today only 7 GW was gained from Wind.
- Even less from Hydro.
- Turkey is burning Coal and Gas which are also polluting the Air.

I Guess Turkey desperately needs nuclear Energy which would not just provide Electricity but Clean the Air by cancelling Coal Burning

Akkuyu has a 4 Reactors with 4456 MW net Power Generation 24/7.
- That Equals 35 Billion kWh per Year or 35 TWh a year

Turkey Electricity Consumption in 2020 was 292 TWh. Which would theoretically Equal 12% of Annual Consumption.
But Turkey need for Electricity is going to Sky Rocket with Electric Vehicles and Factories.

Perhaps its Time to initiate Sinop Nuclear Powerplant.

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I agree we desperately need Nuclear power. I know that it's dangerous and such, but they're also necessary, We should have experimental Thorium reactors too and increase the R&D.

And we should be very careful not to export our ressources just to cash in without adding value to them.


Shows that we're quite behind and dependent on Coal and Gas. I hope they'll improve storage capability of Renewable energy (Battery-type solution) and have smart energy distribution.

There are literally dozens of companies that would invest massively in offshore wind and more PV if the government opened the tenders.