Upsolar to supply Turkish Hilvan solar plant with PV modules

International company Upsolar won a contract to supply Hilvan solar plant in Turkey with PV panels. The plant will have 23.6 MW installed power and will annually make enough energy to meet the needs of 17,500 households in the region, said Upsolar in a press release. Construction on the Hilvan Enerji plant will begin within […]

EBRD opens tender for measuring CO2 emissions in Turkey

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) opened a tender worth EUR 68.200, exclusive of VAT, for a project to measure carbon dioxide emissions from geothermal areas in Turkey. The main objective is to measure and quantify diffuse CO2 emissions through soil from selected, currently unexploited areas. At least three field measurements will be […]

Renewables December 20, 2016

Turkey to reach 1% solar power share by year’s end

Turkey aims to reach 2,000 megawatts (MW) in installed solar capacities during 2017, according to the head of the country’s renewable energy authority. Turkey has only recently entered the solar power market “game”, said Özgür Can, the general manager of the General Directorate of Renewable Energy (YEGM). “However it is an important and attractive market, […]

Renewables December 15, 2016

EBRD extends support to renewable energy projects in Turkey

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is financing small-scale renewable energy and resource efficiency projects in Turkey with an extension of EUR 400 million. The funds will be extended under the EBRD’s Turkey Sustainable Energy Financing Facility (TurSEFF), a program originally designed to finance small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) seeking to improve their […]

Renewables December 7, 2016

Turkish authorities approve five Exergy geothermal units in just five days

Italian energy equipment manufacturer Exergy S.p.A. managed to win approval from Turkish authorities for five different geothermal units in five days. The manufacturer of the radial outflow turbine technology said that the Turkish Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources declared that geothermal facilities named Kubilay I, Mehmet Han, Ken Kipas, Umurlu II and Sultanhisar I […]

Renewables November 19, 2016