TR Renewable energy, investment, potential

[Saithan]

i do not know geo locations of those geotermal springs but if it is up to me, i would primarily use it for 12 months agricultural activities and spa and health related facilities for general population.

We do have hamams for general populace, and I imagine that it's only a fraction of the full energy that we use in hamams The rest goes up in the air and is wasted.

Once you tap into an energy source it should be utilized close to 100% (sustainable of course).

 

[Philips]

Very good of Turkey to see it investing so much in renewable energy. It is both a need for Turkey and brings positive attention that it desperately needs.

 

[mulj]

We do have hamams for general populace, and I imagine that it's only a fraction of the full energy that we use in hamams The rest goes up in the air and is wasted.

Once you tap into an energy source it should be utilized close to 100% (sustainable of course).

sure, hamams silly me, how i forgot that but still my point stands for health purposes, before using it for energy there should be mandatory study if that kind of water benefit human health and if it does it is more important to build health institution then converting it into electrical energy. that can generate more money and benefits then simple electrcity.

 

[Saithan]

sure, hamams silly me, how i forgot that but still my point stands for health purposes, before using it for energy there should be mandatory study if that kind of water benefit human health and if it does it is more important to build health institution then converting it into electrical energy. that can generate more money and benefits then simple electrcity.

How the Body Absorbs Minerals | Glenwood Hot Springs Lodge, Pool, and Athletic Club in Glenwood Springs CO

Soaking in the healing waters of the Glenwood Hot Springs Pool is beneficial for health due in large part to the 15 dissolved minerals found in the geothermal water and a process called transdermal absorption.

www.hotspringspool.com

Before science could prove it, people—even animals—instinctively knew that spending time immersed in a mineral hot spring made you feel better, and they’ve been revered by cultures around the world. In Japan, hot springs have always been prized real estate.

Japan, Iceland, Turkey in fact all countries with volcanos can expect to have these hotsprings/geothermal waters available.

 

[mulj]

How the Body Absorbs Minerals | Glenwood Hot Springs Lodge, Pool, and Athletic Club in Glenwood Springs CO

Soaking in the healing waters of the Glenwood Hot Springs Pool is beneficial for health due in large part to the 15 dissolved minerals found in the geothermal water and a process called transdermal absorption.

www.hotspringspool.com

Japan, Iceland, Turkey in fact all countries with volcanos can expect to have these hotsprings/geothermal waters available.

i know, balkan has rather developed that kind of institutions, there are lot of conditions were certain geothermal waters help in treatment, secondary effect is that kind of institutions help with improved quality of life for senior population (which will be bigger problem in incoming years) and in certain extent it lay of some burden from ordinary clynics, anyway huge potential for various purposes if you are blessed with that kind of commodity.

 

[Stuka]

Interesting in terms of Solar Power Capacity

Turkey’s first large tender for solar PV, YEKA GES-1, was held in 2017. Turkish Kalyon Enerji and Korean Hanwha consortium (Hanwha has since left) has been awarded the right to build a 1 GW PV plant in Karapinar at a 6.99 USDct/kWh tariff with a 15-year PPA. As one of the tender conditions, PV panel manufacturing must be established in Turkey and the components locally sourced. The Karapinar project is currently generating electricity at 20% capacity and is expected to be fully functional by the end of 2022.

We had talked about that one.

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Turkey cancelled the YEKA GES-2 project, which had an identical structure to the previous tender and instead opted for a different tendering structure for the next PV tender, YEKA GES-3 or Mini YEKA. Instead of a large single site, 74 sites are being tendered separately for a total capacity of 1 GW. Each site has a capacity of either 10, 15, or 20 MW.

Here are the winners: 05/2021

YEKA-GES-3 Yarışma Sonuçları (CANLI) – Solarbaba

www.solarbaba.com

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The Ministry starts 1GW tenders with the Title YEKA GES-1, GES-2... But instead going with 1 Plant with 1GW Capacity (Like with GES-1) they cancelled GES-2 and opted for 74 Plants for GES-3 which amount to 1GW Total Capacity.

Why though ? Perhaps to encourage Competition.

 

[Saithan]

Perhaps smaller means it can be built quicker and prices can be adjusted per built part in case of inflation.

 

[Stuka]

Perhaps smaller means it can be built quicker and prices can be adjusted per built part in case of inflation.

Good Argument.
But it is also noteworthy that Hanwha Energy was part of the tender in 2017 but left it in 2019... the entire republic. Perhaps that scared the ministry

"As it is known, the Kalyon-Hanwha Group won the tender for the Karapınar Renewable Energy Resource Area YEKA-1 Solar Power Plant (GES), which is located in the Energy Specialized Industrial Zone in Konya Karapınar and has a capacity of 1,000 megawatts, in March 2017. Although almost 2 years have passed since the tender, the project was not completed. Then Kalyon and South Korean Hanwha decided to terminate the partnership. The Korean giant had taken the first step to exit Turkey by transferring its shares to Kalyon.

By selling its 18 companies, the South Korean company is about to complete this process. Turkey has been working day and night for its Volkswagen investment of several billion dollars. Tax cuts and purchase guarantees are among the most talked about topics. For some reason, Hanwha, one of the largest companies in South Korea, with total assets of 166 billion dollars and a turnover of up to 56 billion dollars, is not taken into account for the sale of assets in Turkey."

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[what]

Maybe the smaller projects can be funded easier, rather than big projects and another advantage is a decentralized grid.

If it was up to me I would make it mandatory on every new building in the country.

 

[Stuka]

Actually I found a little bit more about Solar in Turkey.

Part of the 1GigaWatt GES-1 Tender was local PV production and the winner Kalyon Group has established a Factory in Ankara that has Capacity of 500MW per Year.
Its pretty impressive tbh. They partnered with the Chines after Koreans left. Personnel is actually trained in China.

With 100,000 square meters of indoor space, Kalyon Solar Technologies Factory adds value to the life and power to the economy as one of the most significant hi-tech industrial premises of our country. This matchless factory was established with the target to produce fully domestic solar panels and it employs 1,400 people. It also stands out as the world’s first and only plant that brings all four stages of solar panel production - the first application in Turkey - under a single roof.

3.5 million solar panels to be produced in this factory that has the capacity to produce 500 MW solar panels will be used in Karapınar Solar Power Plant. After that, the factory will provide domestic solutions to other power plant projects in Turkey while it will also focus on exports with new technologies it will develop.

Karapınar Solar Power Plant which is targeted to be completed within 2.5 years will raise Turkey’s solar power capacity from about 7,000 MW to 8,000 MW. When completed, the factory and the plant will ensure a currency substitution of 345 million dollars per annum.


GES-1 Konya, Karapinar

 

[Cypro]

i do not know geo locations of those geotermal springs but if it is up to me, i would primarily use it for 12 months agricultural activities and spa and health related facilities for general population.

Could be used for both energy and the things you have mentioned however, groundwater also should be replaced or be sustainable. Turkey's Geothermal power plants are mostly in West Anatolia.

 

[Bogeyman]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1202283125579145217

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1332004809394806784

Professor Dr. İskender Gokalp carried out the brain immigration from France to Turkey. In METU, it will establish a center of excellence related to combustion technologies. In METU, they were working on gas turbine technologies.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1413801867088367616

3 In the studies with the graduate student, the numerical calculation of the hydrogen-recoil of the natural gas flame was performed.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1411255785800282112

According to an assessment of the issue, the natural gas in Turkey is added to 5% of hydrogen in the case of 2.5 billion cubic meters of natural gas will be saved in the year.

 

[Stuka]

Interesting in terms of Solar Power Capacity

Turkey’s first large tender for solar PV, YEKA GES-1, was held in 2017. Turkish Kalyon Enerji and Korean Hanwha consortium (Hanwha has since left) has been awarded the right to build a 1 GW PV plant in Karapinar at a 6.99 USDct/kWh tariff with a 15-year PPA. As one of the tender conditions, PV panel manufacturing must be established in Turkey and the components locally sourced. The Karapinar project is currently generating electricity at 20% capacity and is expected to be fully functional by the end of 2022.

We had talked about that one.

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Turkey cancelled the YEKA GES-2 project, which had an identical structure to the previous tender and instead opted for a different tendering structure for the next PV tender, YEKA GES-3 or Mini YEKA. Instead of a large single site, 74 sites are being tendered separately for a total capacity of 1 GW. Each site has a capacity of either 10, 15, or 20 MW.

Here are the winners: 05/2021

YEKA-GES-3 Yarışma Sonuçları (CANLI) – Solarbaba

www.solarbaba.com

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The Ministry starts 1GW tenders with the Title YEKA GES-1, GES-2... But instead going with 1 Plant with 1GW Capacity (Like with GES-1) they cancelled GES-2 and opted for 74 Plants for GES-3 which amount to 1GW Total Capacity.

Why though ? Perhaps to encourage Competition.

YEKA GES-4 has been announced!

YEKA GES-4 competition announcement was published today.

According to the announcement published by the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources (MENR), a competition will be held according to the auction method for the allocation of 1,000 MW capacity in 15 different regions for solar energy investments.
The ceiling price in the competitions will be 40 Turkish liras/kWh and bids will be given for 23 Gigawatt-hour electricity generation per MW.
Applications for the capacities to be allocated for the regions in Niğde's Bor, Hatay's Erzin and Şanlıurfa's Viranşehir districts will be received until 30 March 2022.

Localization rate in the module increased to 75%

According to the specification published by the Ministry, the locality rate of solar power plants to be established will have to be at least 75% for the solar module, 51% for the carrier structure together with the direct current (DC) solar cable, the inverter, and the solar tracking system, if any.
The cells in the solar module will also need to be produced by processing after at least raw wafer (grey wafer that has not been subjected to any chemical treatment).
However, the modules will have to be produced in factories established in Turkey (excluding free zones) or supplied from local manufacturers outside the free zones.

This price will be updated quarterly in January, April, July and October and from the start of the second quarter that first follows the date of the competition.
In the update formula, there will be 24% USD, 24% Euro weight, and the ceiling of the updated price will be 5.30 USD cents/kWh.
For SPPs, the pre-license period will be a maximum of 24 months and the construction period will be a maximum of 36 months from the date of obtaining the license.

Again, according to the draft contract published by the ministry, the administration will be able to cooperate with the Winner of the Contest in good faith in order to get all the permits and approval letters required to be obtained from public institutions and organizations in accordance with the relevant legislation in order to make YEKA ready for SPP investment, to establish and operate it. . In addition, the winner of the competition will be able to transfer shares within the scope of Ministry Approval and Electricity Market License Regulation.

YEKA GES-4 ilanı yayınlandı

15 ayrı bölgede 1.000 MW kapasite hakkı sağlanacak

yesilekonomi.com

 

[Bogeyman]

The Theiss thermal power plant in Austria is now ready for hydrogen.

Faced with an aging gas turbine and an uncertain future in a market committed to 100 percent renewable energy, Austrian energy provider EVN decided to extend the life of their Theiss Thermal Power Plant with a highly efficient and environmentally friendly turbine – one that’s also capable of burning clean hydrogen as a fuel.​

Over the years, the 800-megawatt thermal power plant in Theiss, Austria, has seen its role in the energy market radically change as renewables became the country’s dominant source of power. Built in 1976, between a picturesque stretch of the Danube and nearby vineyards dotting the hills, the plant is one of Austria’s largest, generating enough power to light up half a million households. But squeezed by a dwindling market for fossil fuels, it no longer runs as a baseload but instead fills the power gap on windless and overcast days.



Maintaining grid stability means the Theiss plant needs to ramp output up and down quickly and be able to operate at a low minimum load with minimal emissions. So when the plant’s main gas turbine was nearing the end of its lifetime, operator and Austrian energy provider EVN decided to replace it with a more efficient and eco-friendly one that can use up to 10 percent hydrogen – securing the plant’s position in a greener future.

In spring 2020, as part of a Siemens Energy Brownfield Exchange (BEX) program designed to minimize on-site disruption and extend the facility’s lifetime, the Theiss plant became the first in the country to commission a hydrogen-capable gas turbine, a key fuel in decarbonization. “Without a doubt,” says Jürgen Wilhelm, EVN engineer and project manager of the turbine renewal, “to meet the EU’s climate targets we have to invest in hydrogen technologies. We’re taking a step in the right direction.”

A hydrogen backup for the power grid​

Already now, Austria is one of the world’s leading countries for renewable energy use, with more than 75 percent of its electricity being produced by water, wind, photovoltaic, and biomass systems, and the country is committed to becoming carbon-neutral by 2040 – ten years before the rest of the EU. However, since renewables inevitably go hand in hand with fluctuations of supply, fossil energy systems are still required as a backup.

This is where gas-fired plants like the one at Theiss often come into play: In the last few years, whenever there had been a lack of supply in the grid, the plant’s gas turbine was fired up to ensure security of supply. But as it neared the end of its expected operating life and lifetime extension measures were required, “we were facing a very serious question,” says Wilhelm: “Should we carry out a major overhaul of the old gas turbine?”

No longer providing baseload for the power grid, gas-fired plants like Theiss are now often used to fill the power gap when renewables aren’t available.

Future-proofing power plants​

EVN opted instead to invest in a more modern Siemens Energy gas turbine that offers the plant the flexibility to run on a mixture of hydrogen in the future. “The new turbine has an efficiency that’s nearly 2 percent higher,” says Wilhelm, “and we now have a larger load volume that offers us a higher degree of flexibility. We can operate at a maximum load of 240 megawatts and a partial load of as low as 120 megawatts. We also have significantly better emission levels over the year and so we’re making a positive contribution to the environment, too.”

With higher fluctuations in the power grid, long-term planning is becoming increasingly difficult for energy providers, Wilhelm points out. “Thanks to the new turbine, we’re able to react immediately and start up the turbine even faster and more efficiently than we could in the past.” Another major plus, adds Wilhelm, “is the turbine’s capability to run reliably when the temperature outside is higher than 35 degrees,” which previously wasn’t the case.

All in all, the new turbine is 40 megawatts more powerful than its predecessor, powers up faster, holds a significantly extended maintenance interval and has cut emissions by 50 percent, from 30 to 15 nitrogen oxide (NOX) parts per million. “With our advanced technology and know-how,” says Christian Niederle, the project manager at Siemens Energy in charge of the Theiss BEX program, “we’re helping power plants to get ready for the future.”

Repowered for a hydrogen future

Not green enough? When your power plant needs a makeover

www.siemens-energy.com

 

[Stuka]

Actually I found a little bit more about Solar in Turkey.

Part of the 1GigaWatt GES-1 Tender was local PV production and the winner Kalyon Group has established a Factory in Ankara that has Capacity of 500MW per Year.
Its pretty impressive tbh. They partnered with the Chines after Koreans left. Personnel is actually trained in China.

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With 100,000 square meters of indoor space, Kalyon Solar Technologies Factory adds value to the life and power to the economy as one of the most significant hi-tech industrial premises of our country. This matchless factory was established with the target to produce fully domestic solar panels and it employs 1,400 people. It also stands out as the world’s first and only plant that brings all four stages of solar panel production - the first application in Turkey - under a single roof.

3.5 million solar panels to be produced in this factory that has the capacity to produce 500 MW solar panels will be used in Karapınar Solar Power Plant. After that, the factory will provide domestic solutions to other power plant projects in Turkey while it will also focus on exports with new technologies it will develop.

Karapınar Solar Power Plant which is targeted to be completed within 2.5 years will raise Turkey’s solar power capacity from about 7,000 MW to 8,000 MW. When completed, the factory and the plant will ensure a currency substitution of 345 million dollars per annum.


GES-1 Konya, Karapinar

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Good News!

Updated investment incentive of Kalyon PV​

The capacity of the factory was doubled, the product group to be produced was doubled.

With the President's Decision published in the Official Gazette dated June 29, 2021, three separate articles of the incentive provided for investment in 2019 were updated.
The table of products planned to be produced at the end of the investment period was also updated, increasing the number of product groups to two.

In the first version of the arrangement, in addition to the Photovoltaic Solar Panel line with a capacity of 500 MWp per year , a new line has been added with the phrase "Photovoltaic Solar Panel (production of wafers, cells and photovoltaic solar panels, starting from silicon ingot production)" with a capacity of 500 MWp per year .

With the President's Decision, the projected investment amount of the project, which was 1,991,000,000 TL, was revised to 2,100,000,000 TL.
Kalyon Energy commissioned the domestic solar panel production factory, which is the condition of the YEKA GES-1 competition held in March 2017, in Ankara in August 2020, under the name of Kalyon Solar Technologies Factory.

The company announced in November 2020 that it would increase the production capacity of the factory from 500 MW to 1,000 MW.

 

[Stuka]

Turkey's clean energy power increased by 2,272 MW in the first half​

Total installed power reached 98.2 GW

Turkey's installed power based on renewable energy sources grew at a record level in the first six months of 2021.

Turkey Electricity Transmission Inc. According to the data announced by (TEİAŞ) , Turkey's installed power had a net increase of 2,271.8 MW in the first half of the year.
In this increase, the power of the power plant investments based on renewable energy sources was 2,267.8 MW, while the net increase in the power based on fossil fuels was 3.8 MW.

Wind energy was the largest investment area in the increase with 986.3 MW, followed by solar energy investments with 552.30 MW.

May 2021 Installed Power Data
Primary Source	Installed Power (MW)	Change (MW)
Monthly	Yearly
Stream	8.158.40	55.60	99.50
Asphaltite Coal	405.00	–	–
Waste Heat	377.80	1.00	8.70
damli	23,272,20	28.20	347.20
Biomass	1,352.40	149.90	236.80
Natural Gas	25,730,70	11.10	57.80
Fuel Oil	251.90	–	-54.00
Sun	7.219.70	65.70	552.30
Imported Coal	8,986,90	–	–
geothermal	1,650,20	3.20	37.00
Lignite	10,119,90	–	–
LNG	2.00	–	–
Diesel	1.00	–	–
naphtha	4.70	–	–
Wind	9,818,70	158.10	986.30
Coal	810.80	–	–
Total:	98,162.40	472.90	2,271.80

 

[Saithan]

Turkey’s wind power capacity exceeds 10,000 MW threshold​

ANKARA​

Turkey’s installed wind energy capacity reached 10,010 megawatts (MW) as of Aug. 8, according to data Turkey’s Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEİAŞ) released on Aug. 10.




The country’s installed electricity capacity reached 98,800 MW, while clean electricity capacity totaled 51,900 MW during the January to July period of this year.

The 10,000-MW threshold of installed wind energy, although setting a new record high, still falls behind hydroelectricity which leads among Turkey’s clean energy installed power.

Turkey has prioritized the security of energy supply as one of the central pillars of its energy strategy, including efforts to boost investments in the clean energy sector.

Turkey has seen considerable diversification of its energy mix in the past decade, in particular through the growth of renewable electricity generation.

While the share of wind energy in Turkey’s total installed power capacity reached 10 percent, wind energy constituted 19.3 percent of total renewable energy installed power.

In the January to July period of this year, wind power met around 9 percent of total electricity generation, and it is estimated to replace $1 billion worth of natural gas imports.


Turkey’s wind capacity and equipment production has grown to the extent that it now ranks as one of the 10 biggest markets globally.

Growth in this sector has already crowned Turkey as the fifth-biggest equipment producer in Europe last year. And this growth has seen Turkey expand its exports to 45 countries on six continents.

Of the 77 wind equipment producer companies in Turkey, 70 percent generate their revenues from equipment exports.

WindEurope, the association that advocates for wind energy in Europe and worldwide, said that Turkey ranked as the fifth-biggest wind power investor in Europe in 2020 with 1.6 billion euros.

The highest wind energy capacity on a provincial basis was in the Aegean province of İzmir province with approximately 1,700 MW, followed by the northwestern province of Balıkesir with 1,300 MW, the Marmara province of Çanakkale with approximately 850 MW, the western province of Manisa with 750 MW and Istanbul with 420 MW.

Turkey’s dependence on oil and natural gas imports increases its current account balance and financial vulnerability, Industry and Technology Minister Mustafa Varank said on Aug. 9.

“Renewable energy is an important alternative particularly for developing countries to decrease external dependency and accelerate industrialization. It has also critical importance for sustainability with low costs and environmental advantages,” Varank said during an energy conference organized by the Turkish Academy of Sciences (TÜBA).


Turkey has issued more than 7,000 investment incentive certificates for renewable energy projects since 2012, he added.

Turkey generated 12 percent of its electricity from wind and solar in 2020 relative to the world average of 9.4 percent, according to London-based think-tank Ember. Wind accounted for 2 percent of total electricity generation in 2011 and reached 9 percent last year. Solar, which had no share in electricity generation 10 years ago, met 3 percent of the total electricity output in 2020.

Last year, the share of hydropower plants in total electricity generation was 25.6 percent, while the share for natural gas power plants was 22.7 percent. Imported coal and lignite power plants accounted for 34.8 percent of total generation last year.


Turkey imports around 45 billion cubic meters of natural per year, paying approximately $12 billion to pipeline exporters Russia, Azerbaijan and İran, as well as LNG suppliers including Qatar, Nigeria, Algeria and the United States. Nearly a third of the country’s gas needs are met with LNG supplies.

Turkey’s wind power capacity exceeds 10,000 MW threshold - Latest News

Turkey’s installed wind energy capacity reached 10,010 megawatts (MW) as of Aug. 8, according to data Turkey’s Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEİAŞ) released on Aug. 10.

www.hurriyetdailynews.com

 

[Saithan]

A pretty interesting site if you want to look at electricity production and CO2 emission etc.

Live 24/7 CO₂ emissions of electricity consumption

Electricity Maps is a live 24/7 visualization of where your electricity comes from and how much CO2 was emitted to produce it.

www.electricitymap.org

 

[Bogeyman]

July Energy Projection

Natural Gas 26%
Imported Coal 9.1%
Domestic coal 11.5%
HES 32%
Biomass 1.8%
Geothermal 1.7%
The wind is 10.1%
The sun is 7.5%

monthly increase 101 MW

 

[Bogeyman]

Green hydrogen in Turkey is produced and mixing in natural gas


In today's economies, changes in the population and quality of life bring great changes in production infrastructure. The use of renewable energy sources increases to combat the potential of carbon dioxide emissions arising from fossil fuel processes. The reason for this trend is increasing energy demand and fossil fuel consumption throughout the world. The natural gas is the fossil fuel that generates a third of the total energy demand and produces the highest carbon emission of the globally.

Hydrogen is greatly attracted to renewable energy sources because it provides lower greenhouse gas emissions and sustainable energy. In this context, it is seen as a critical energy carrier for hydrogen, energy security and sustainability. Hydrogen is considered to be the primary fuel of today's and the future and completely eliminates the current heritage of fossil fuels, it brings hope to improve economic and environmental conditions worldwide.

In this report, the importance of energy production and consumption statistics in the world and Turkey, the importance of natural gas and hydrogen and the general properties, the projects and theoretical studies in the world are described in the world to mix hydrogen to natural gas. In addition, the experimental studies of Konya city of Konya in Karatay district of Garati-Gazmer in the laboratory of Hydrogen and Natural Gas and feeding on domestic devices.
is explained. Then the results and suggestions were mentioned and finally used references used in studies.

This report is prepared to provide the reader to all important concepts and technologies used for hydrogen and natural gas and to provide information on the activities of the hydrogen in the natural gas. This report is a new window opener and Turkey is hoped to be pioneered to mix natural gas with hydrogen in Turkey.

Türkiye’de Yeşil Hidrojenin Üretilip Doğal Gaza Karıştırılması Çalışmaları – Hidrojen Teknolojileri Derneği

www.hidrojenteknolojileri.org

Full report

https://www.hidrojenteknolojileri.org/HTD/Yesil_Hidrojenin_Uretilip_Dogal_Gaza_Karistirilmasi_Calismalari.pdf