The most important measure to preserve natural resources and to protect the environment is using alternative enegry.

Renewable Energy Resources Nonrenewable Energy

Resources

Turkey is a adventegeous country in terms of hydro energy. Especially, at the eastern part of Turkey, hydroelectric stations produce great amount of electrical energy. 485 hydroelectric stations are planning to be built to make use of the hydroelectric potential of the rivers.

AROUND THE WORLD AND TURKEY -COMPARETIVE HYDROELECTRIC POTANTIAL

  Gross Potantial (GWh/year)

Technical Potantial (GWh/year)

Economic Potantial (GWh/year)

WORLD 40 150 000 14 060 000 8 905 000

EUROPE 3 150 000 1 225 000 800 000

TURKEY 433 000 216 000 130 000

• The General Directorate of Mineral Research and Exploration of Turkey (MTA) started geothermal investigations in 1962.

• Up to now 170 geothermal fields have been identified.

• We use geothermal energy for thermal tourism, greenhouses and to produce electricity.

We use Solar Collectors to transform solar energy into caloric energy. Tübitak (Turkish Scientific and Technological Research Institution) -Marmara Investigation Centre and some of the universities are working on various solar energy systems.

Some college students in Turkey designed a car that runs by solar energy. They designed it for the Tübitak’s ((Turkish Scientific and Technological Research Institution) Formula G 2007 competition.

Again, Tübitak developed a project about Biomass Energy Systems in 2006 and had students research and study on it. This project also was a succesful one in terms of the usage of this altenrative system.

Marmara University made a project about wave energy. They calculated the cost and analysised the most suitable region for it.

The first wind station was built in İzmir.

WIND PROJECTS IN TURKEYLocation Company Comm.

DateInstalled Cap.(MW)

Turbinemanufacturer

Turbine capacity

İzmir-Çeşme Alize A.Ş. 1998 1,50 Enercon 3 pieces 500kW

İzmir-Çeşme Güçbirliği A.Ş.

1998 7,20 Vestas 12 pieces 600kW

Çanakkale-Bozcaada

Bores A.Ş. 2000 10,20 Enercon 17 pieces 600kW

İstanbul-Hadımköy

Sunjüt A.Ş. 2003 1,20 Enercon 2 pieces 600kW

Balıkesir-Bandırma

Bares A.Ş. 2006 30,00 GE 20 pieces 1.500kW

İstanbul-Silivri Ertürk A.Ş. 2006 0,85 Vestas 1 piece 850kw

İzmir-Çeşme Mare A.Ş. 2007 39,20 Enercon 49 pieces800kW

Manisa-Akhisar Deniz A.Ş. 2007 10,80 Vestas 6 pieces 1.800 kW

Çanakkale-İntepe Anemon A.Ş.

2007 30,40 Enercon 38 pieces 800kW

Çanakkale-Gelibolu

Doğal A.Ş. 2007 14,90 Enercon 13 pieces 800 kW + 5 pieces 900 kW

Hatay-Samandağ Deniz A.Ş. 2008 30,00 Vestas 15 pieces 2.000kW

Manisa-Sayalar Doğal A.Ş. 2008 30,60 Enercon 38 pieces 800kW

İzmir-Aliağa İnnores A.Ş.

2008 42,50 Nordex 17 pieces 2.500 kW

İstanbul-Gaziosmanpaşa

Lodos A.Ş. 2008 24,00 Enercon 12 pieces 2.000kW

İstanbul-Çatalca Ertürk A.Ş. 2008 60,00 Vestas 20 pieces 3.000kW

CAPACITY UNDER OPERATION: 333,35

•Boron is an element which is widely found in Turkey. We try to develop ideas to transform this element to a common energy resource.

The energy produced by Boron does not damage the environment. Under the leadership of Bosphorus University, detailed surveys about this subject were established.

Countries Visible Reserves Probable Reserves

Argentina 2 9

Bolivia 4 19

Chile 8 41

China 27 36

Iran 1 1

Kazakhistan 14 15

Peru 4 22

Russia 40 100

Turkey 30 150

U.S.A 40 80

TOTAL 170 473

The drivers without an exhaust measurement in their cars are fined.

TEMA (Turkey’s Fund for Erosion Prevention, Foresting, Preservation of the Natural Resources) foundation developed a project for recycling paper, batteries and plastics.

Fixing filters of factories for preventing acid rain.

Giving seminars all around Turkey about the significance of the protection of Natural Resources.

Issuing project competitions about protecting our environment for encouragement.

Media publishing related materials to make public more aware.

Consuming less water dur to global warming.