Turkey set to boost renewables capacity to 63 GW by 2024, rank 5th in Europe
Turkey is expected to become the 5th biggest renewable energy country in Europe by 2024, and the 11th in the world, with a projected 50% increase in installed renewables capacity, driven mainly by new solar power installations. Turkey is expected to add nearly 21 GW to its overall renewable energy capacity between 2019 and 2024, […]
Turkish automotive event IAEC puts focus on electric cars
The two-day International Automotive Engineering Conference starts on November 7 in Istanbul’s Beşiktaş. The annual gathering will this time be held under the slogan Electric Vehicle Technologies and its Future. IAEC’s organisers from Turkey’s car industry groups said companies in the sector are increasingly leaning on research and development. Together with the push into electrification, […]
GE Renewable Energy to supply Cypress units for 51 MW wind farm in Turkey
GE Renewable Energy has been selected by Sanko Enerji to supply GE’s 4.8 MW Cypress Units for the 51 MW Gazi 9 Wind Farm in Turkey and will be providing a 10-years Full-Service Agreement. Located in Çanakkale, Turkey, the 51 MW wind farm will generate enough renewable energy to power the equivalent of 100,000 homes […]
Nordex wins turbine order from Ulusoy Enerji for 110 MW wind farm in Turkey
German wind turbine manufacturer Nordex Group has won an order for more than 110 MW in Turkey. Nordex Group will install 23 wind turbines for the Söke wind farm in Turkey, and they’ll be supplied in the 4.8 MW mode, according to a press release from Nordex Group. The customer and future operator of the […]
Zorlu Enerji, JDECO to install 1.8 MW solar power plant in Palestine
Turkish power producer Zorlu Enerji will install a 1.8 MW solar power plant in the Jericho region of Palestine in cooperation with Jerusalem District Electricity Company (JDECO), according to a press release from Zorlu Enerji. The company and JDECO established a joint venture called ZJ Strong in May, with Zorlu Enerji holding a 75% share […]
Turkey’s MB Holding to build second ORC geothermal power plant in Croatia
Zagreb-based MB Geothermal, wholly-owned by Turkish MB Holding, has signed a contract with Croatian engineering firm Ekonerg to design a binary (ORC) geothermal power plant called Legrad, with an installed capacity of 19.9 MW, in what will be MB Holding’s second major geothermal project in Croatia, according to a press release from MB Geothermal. The […]
LM Wind Power’s plant in Bergama produces 500th blade
Wind turbine blade designer and manufacturer LM Wind Power, a GE Renewable Energy business, has produced the 500th blade at its Bergama, Turkey plant since the facility opened two years ago. “Devoted to responding to the growing demand for wind energy worldwide – including in Turkey, Europe and Asia – the 500 blades produced so […]
USD 350 million secured for 3 new units at EFELER, Turkey’s largest geothermal power plant
Turkey’s Gurmat Elektrik, a renewable energy subsidiary of Güriş Holding, has secured a USD 350 million financing package for three new units at EFELER, the country’s largest geothermal power plant, according to a joint press release from three major development banks. EFELER is located in western Turkey, in the region of the Buyuk Menderes Graben […]
