Turkish geothermal - Perspectives on development, construction, and operations

Ural Halaçoǧlu, Matthew Fishman, Ulaš Karaagaç, William Harvey

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Abstract

Geothermal development in Turkey is on pace to increase installed capacity by an order of magnitude between 2010 and 2017, poising Turkey to enter the top tier of countries worldwide in the near term. This paper discusses the four pillars of support that Turkey provides that have enabled this development, including the strength of resources and data, solid institutional support, fair renewable incentives, and in-country financing avenues. These are presented from the perspective of Zorlu, a major developer and operator of several flash and binary plants. Statistics on various projects, examples of collaboration avenues and staff growth over time are presented. We also outline advances in engineering, construction, operations and capacity building that have improved plant efficiencies, development schedules and operations over the past decade of experience, and posit other advances that may be of future aid to developers.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationGeothermal Energy
Subtitle of host publicationPower To Do More - Geothermal Resources Council 2017 Annual Meeting, GRC 2017
PublisherGeothermal Resources Council
Pages95-106
Number of pages12
ISBN (Electronic)0934412227
Publication statusPublished - Oct 2017
Externally publishedYes
EventGeothermal Resources Council 41st Annual Meeting - Geothermal Energy: Power To Do More, GRC 2017 - Salt Lake City, United States
Duration: 1 Oct 20174 Oct 2017

Publication series

NameTransactions - Geothermal Resources Council
Volume41
ISSN (Print)0193-5933

Conference

ConferenceGeothermal Resources Council 41st Annual Meeting - Geothermal Energy: Power To Do More, GRC 2017
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySalt Lake City
Period1/10/174/10/17

Keywords

  • Construction
  • Cycle selection
  • Design/bid/build
  • Epc
  • Operations
  • Project development
  • Turkey

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
  • Energy Engineering and Power Technology
  • Geophysics

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