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Simav Geothermal Greenhouse Zone ready for production!

August 2026… The Minister of Agriculture and Forestry, İbrahim Yumaklı, announced that the infrastructure of the geothermally heated greenhouse organised agricultural zone in Simav district of Kütahya province, has been completed and is ready for production. The 1,185-decare site, comprising 17 greenhouses and 8 industrial facilities, is expected to provide …

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Solar power generation hit a record high in July!

August 2026… In Türkiye, solar power generation rose by 10.2 percent in July compared with the previous month, reaching an all-time high of 5.4 terawatt-hours. ANKARA… According to information compiled by an Anatolian Agency (AA) correspondent from data provided by the Energy Markets Operating Company (EPİAŞ), solar power generation in …

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İbrahim Yumaklı: Dikili Organised Agricultural Zone will mark the beginning of a new era in agriculture

July 2026… Ibrahim Yumaklı, Minister of Agriculture and Forestry, announced that the Geothermal Greenhouse Organised Agricultural Zone (OTB) to be established in Dikili district of Izmir, will provide employment for 3,500 people through the production of 80,000 tonnes of fresh fruit and vegetables annually. Noting that the Geothermal Greenhouse OTB …

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Capturing fog to make water!

In Chile, a community transforms fog into a source of water to cope with water scarcity and drought… Press release… June 2026… There are days when the sky does not bring rain. Instead, a thick fog, called camanchaca, advances silently from the ocean and covers hills and ravines. The trees, plants and …

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Solar-powered fridges are boosting farmers’ incomes by 50 percent while cutting food waste!

June, 2026… Renewable energy is saving crops from going to waste… When dicing vegetables, few of us pause to think about the challenges farmers had to overcome to get that food to our chopping board: drought, extreme heat, flooding, poverty and sky-high fuel costs to name just a few. If …

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Demand for biofuels drives up food prices; a new source of global pressure

Rising oil prices and concerns over energy supply have reignited interest in biofuels, whilst the impact of this situation on food prices has once again become a topic of debate. In particular, the increased use of agricultural products such as maize, sugar cane, palm oil and vegetable oils in energy …

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Ali Kındap: Rejecting our geothermal energy means saying ‘yes’ to foreign energy sources!

Press release… Geothermal energy, Türkiye’s only renewable energy source with base load capability, is becoming the focus of investments that create value for the Turkish economy in many different areas. While the majority of energy production from geothermal sources is clustered in the Aegean Region, new power plant projects are …

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Hüseyin Demir: Pınar Meat moves step by step towards our 2050 carbon neutrality targets

Pınar Meat’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions Decreased by 6.9 percent in 2025… Announcing its sustainability results for 2025, Pınar Meat (Pınar Et) meets 8 percent of its electricity consumption with solar energy. It reduced plastic use by 5 tonnes and paper consumption by 2.16 tonnes. This performance resulted in a 6.9 …

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Ali Kındap: 2026 is the last exit before the bridge for geothermal investments!

Press release… While 2025 marks the end of the investment slump in the geothermal energy sector, the most significant problem facing the sector, which has reached an installed capacity of 1758 Megawatts (MW), is the possibility that power plant investments in the planning stage may fall outside the scope of …

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Dr. Hüdai Kara: Carbon offsetting carries the risk of greenwashing!

Press release… Operational emission reduction is essential for climate targets… Dr. Hüdai Kara, Founder and CEO of Metsims, which provides strategic consulting services in the field of sustainability, emphasised that carbon offsetting alone does not solve the climate crisis and carries the risk of greenwashing. He stressed that companies must …

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