An exposé of bioenergy and its potential and utilization in Turkey

Erdoğdu, Erkan

doi:10.1016/j.enpol.2008.02.041

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“…The study was able to capture the dimensions of students' perceptions and attitudes toward bioenergy from an international perspective. Energy policies should aim for ensuring sufficient, reliable, and affordable energy supplies to support economic and social development, while protecting the environment [24]. The modern bioenergy in order to meet these criteria must be produced, converted, and used sustainably to demonstrate its environmental and socioeconomic benefits in comparison to fossil fuels [35].…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Biomass as a source of RE has great potential in Turkey due to the availability of vast and abundant forests and agricultural residues in the countryside [35]. Domestic energy consumption in Turkey is 37% of the total energy consumption and biomass provides 52% of it, mostly in the rural areas for heating and cooking [18,24]. Although wood is the primary heating fuel in 6.5 million houses in Turkey, a general lack of public acceptance and willingness to utilize bioenergy is a major obstacle for bioenergy development in Turkey [24].…”

Section: Energy and Youth Perspectivesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Turkey's unique geographical location between Asia and Europe makes it a natural bridge between energy-rich Middle East and Central Asian regions [35]. It is a net energy-importing country and with its young population (27% of the population is below 15 years of age [103]), Turkey has been one of the fastest growing power markets in the world for the last two decades [24]. Forests cover 13% of the country [30].…”

Section: Energy and Youth Perspectivesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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International Survey on Bioenergy Knowledge, Perceptions, and Attitudes Among Young Citizens

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The present study with an international perspective, investigated the state of knowledge, perceptions, and attitudes among young students toward bioenergy in Finland, Slovakia, Taiwan, and Turkey. A total of 1,903 students with an average age of 15 years from 19 rural and urban schools participated in this study. The study found statistically significant differences in students' bioenergy knowledge with respect to the countries. Only a small percentage of the students in each country were able to demonstrate a high level of bioenergy knowledge. In overall, the gender and rural-urban differences did not play a significant role in determining students' level of bioenergy knowledge. The students appeared to be very critical of bioenergy and especially of the issues related to bioenergy production from forests. They demonstrated positive attitudes in terms of their willingness to learn about bioenergy and its use in their daily life. The study found statistically significant effects of gender and locality on students' perceptions of bioenergy. Most knowledgeable students in bioenergy appeared to be most critical in their perceptions and attitudes toward bioenergy. The principal component analysis revealed three distinct dimensions of students' perceptions and attitudes toward bioenergy viz., "motivation", "critical", and "practical". A broader societal support is needed for the introduction of bioenergy in many countries and young generation's positive attitudes to this matter is certainly important for people who will create policies in this area. More efforts are needed to support young students so that they understand the multi-dimensional issues related to bioenergy by allowing them to have practical experiences with bioenergy.

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Section: Energy and Youth Perspectivesmentioning

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Section: Energy and Youth Perspectivesmentioning

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“…Turkey is the country which has this potential and ecological structure (Demirbas 2002;2003;Demirbas and Urkmez 2006;Ozturk and Bascetincelik 2006;Bascetincelik et al, 2009a;. Similarly, Erdogdu (2008) emphasized that Turkey has a substantial amount of renewable energy sources that can play a significant role to meet the total energy demand of network of the country. Turkey's renewable sources of energy make up the second largest energy production pool after the coal.…”

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Utilization of Apple Pruning Residues as a Source of Biomass Energy: A Case Study in Isparta Province

Eki̇nci̇

2011

Energy Exploration & Exploitation

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The prefeasibility study of a biomass fuelled CHP based on a steam Rankine cycle employing back-pressure process proposed to utilize apple pruning residues as biomass sources to obtain bioenergy in Isparta Province was carried out. Since Eǧirdir has the highest apple production among the districts of Isparta province, it is reasonable to build biomass fuelled CHP plant in Eǧirdir district. Therefore, economical analysis was conducted for the catchment area with the radius of 59 km taking Eǧirdir district as the central point. Both equations and data used to calculate the capital and operating cost of biomass CHP plants were obtained from the available literature. The production of electrical and heat energy, and revenues were evaluated. The economic viability of 7.8 MW e CHP plant was evaluated based on the net present value (NPV), benefit-to-cost ratio (B/C ratio), internal rate of return (IRR), and payback period (PBP) considering electricity purchase prices of 0.066 euro cent/kWh and heat sale price of 0.0225 euro cent/kWh. It has been concluded that certain financial mechanisms have to be put into effect, such as increasing market price of electricity produced from CHP plants to give an incentive to producers, as well as fundraising to support construction of CHP plants, and offering both long-term credits and tax breaks for investors.

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“…Bioenergy is broadly detailed as all sort of fuel whose components were obtained utilizing biomass, such as biodiesel, bioethanol, biogas [24,25]. Similar to worldwide Turkey's biomass sources are mainly forests and bush, farm and urban trees, agricultural wastes (for instance leaves, plant stems, saw dust, bagasse, nutshell, and rice husks), and domestic residues (such as rubbish and sewage) [26], however, dry agriculture residue and woody materials can be defined as the best sources for biomass potential [27].…”

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confidence: 99%

Renewable Energy Scenarios as a Key for Sustainable Rural Area Applications in Turkey

Deniz¹,

Öncel²

2016

J Bioengineer & Biomedical Sci

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In order to reduce dependency on petroleum fuels, Turkey, a country located in Southeastern Europe and Southwestern Asia, in search of new energy sources like the other countries. Modern energy services can be considered as renewable energy technologies (RETs) which are sustainable and abundant in the country. However considering the total cost of RET production, renewable energy sources can be used not to replace the fossil fuels, but to supply energy requirement in rural areas, in order to decrease the imported energy resources that place a big burden on the economy. In this study, the renewable energy resources in Turkey were comparatively expressed, regards to the potential and current use. This paper was aimed to provide an overview of worldwide examples and projects for the use of renewable energy technologies that can also be applied in Turkey, which has a proportion of rural population, to increase the access to modern energy services in rural areas in the country. For these purposes, the rural and nationwide renewable energy productions were compared and the limitations and prospects were also discussed.

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An exposé of bioenergy and its potential and utilization in Turkey

Cited by 42 publications

References 36 publications

International Survey on Bioenergy Knowledge, Perceptions, and Attitudes Among Young Citizens

International Survey on Bioenergy Knowledge, Perceptions, and Attitudes Among Young Citizens

Utilization of Apple Pruning Residues as a Source of Biomass Energy: A Case Study in Isparta Province

Renewable Energy Scenarios as a Key for Sustainable Rural Area Applications in Turkey

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