Renewable Energy

Worldwide, 675 million people still lack access to electricity, with more than 70% — 600 million— living in sub-Saharan Africa. Lack of sufficient power generation capacity and inadequate distribution networks are a big part of the problem. But even many who are connected to the grid face an unreliable power supply due to poor maintenance …

With the rapidly increasing utilization in agriculture around the world, geothermal energy stands as a key driver for diversifying the products and spreading them to all regions regardless of their climate in Türkiye, which holds leadership in Europe in terms of geothermal resources. Geothermal energy, which has more than 1,500 natural outlets …

Press release… The Medium Term Economic Programme (MTP), which covers the years 2024-2026 and entered into force after being published in the Official Gazette dated 6 September 2023, includes targets to ramp up the agricultural production of Türkiye, which has the fourth richest geothermal resources in the world. Accordingly, in …

Press release… The share of solar energy in Türkiye’s 104,800 Megawatts (MW) installed capacity reached 10,195 MW as of the end of June. Solar energy, which has a share of 10 per cent in the installed capacity of Türkiye, which is among the fastest growing countries in Europe in this …

Press release… Türkiye, which is the leading country in Europe and the fourth country in the world in terms of geothermal resource richness, can be the world leader by far if it turns this natural wealth into more added value with integrated utilisation. Ali Kındap Ali Kındap, Chairman of the …

Due to the increasing coal prices with the energy crisis in the world, people have turned to alternative fuel. Pine nut shells took place among the most popular fuels in western Türkiye’s province of Aydın’s Koçarlı and Karpuzlu districts. The shells of pine nuts, whose fruit competes with gold, make …

Since it does not need much water, the camelina plant, which is one of the most popular raw materials in biodiesel production, contributes to combating climate change and reducing fossil fuel consumption. Mustafa Acar, Head of Energy Agriculture Research Center and Department of the Black Sea Agricultural Research Institute of …

December 2022, New Cambridge Econometrics analysis for the European Climate Foundation, explores the role of energy prices in recent consumer price inflation in Türkiye, with a view to understanding the potential for faster energy transition measures to ease inflationary pressures and risks. Cambridge Econometrics analysed energy system and inflation data …

A micro-project, which envisages that the animal waste obtained by farmers from three cows will be able to produce enough natural gas to meet their one-day need for cooking, has started to be implemented in agriculture by the instruction of the Energy Ministry. The project sent to 17 cities as …

A solid waste management company established on the dumping grounds in the capital Ankara’s Mamak district converts the energy produced from wastes burned at the facility into heat, using it for vertical farming and growing vegetables and fruits. “We reduced the cost of our first harvest of lettuce by 60 percent,” Ali Rıza Öner, …