Abstract
Wind energy applications and turbine installations at different scales have increased since the beginning of this century. As wind energy is an alternative clean energy source compared to the fossil fuels that pollute the atmosphere, systems that convert wind energy to electricity have developed rapidly. Turkey’s domestic fossil fuel resources are extremely limited. In addition, Turkey’s geographical location has several advantages for extensive use of wind power. In this context, renewable energy resources appear to be one of the most efficient and effective solutions for sustainable energy development and environmental pollution prevention in Turkey. Among the renewable sources, Turkey has very high wind energy potential. According to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Turkey theoretically has 166 TWh a year of wind potential. However the installed wind power capacity is approximately 14% of total economical wind potential. In this study, Turkey’s installed electric power capacity and electric energy production are investigated and also the current situation of wind energy in Turkey is examined. The wind data used in this study were taken from Turkish Wind Energy Association (TUREB) for the year 2012. This paper reviews the assessment of wind energy in Turkey as of the end of July 2012 including wind energy applications.
Highlights
During recent years according to global environmental pollutions, trends towards the sustainable energy and green power sources such as solar, wind, biomass, and geothermal energy were largely increased
Turkey should at first attempt to increase the amount of energy acquired from new and renewable energy sources to cover basic requirements of society and realize economic expansion, refrain as much as possible from local and global environmental problems caused by energy consumption and production, and especially reduce foreign-dependency in energy
Estimated figures resulting from the researcher conducted in the field, technical wind energy potential of Turkey, established power, and average efficiencies are available in Table 2 [3]
Summary
During recent years according to global environmental pollutions, trends towards the sustainable energy and green power sources such as solar, wind, biomass, and geothermal energy were largely increased. Turkey should at first attempt to increase the amount of energy acquired from new and renewable energy sources to cover basic requirements of society and realize economic expansion, refrain as much as possible from local and global environmental problems caused by energy consumption and production, and especially reduce foreign-dependency in energy. This is valid for our country and other countries of the world [3]. Wind energy and its importance are discussed firstly, and the current status and development of Turkey’s wind power plants are investigated in detail
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