Wind power in Turkey

Context

Energy generation in Turkey remains largely dependent on fossil fuels, with 81.43% of its energy coming from coal, oil and natural gas. At the same time, the government continues to press for large expansion of coal power, with close to 32 GW of planned coal power plants. 

With the energy demand increasing rapidly in Turkey, there needs to be a dramatic shift towards renewable energy generation. Wind power is an efficient way to displace fossil fuel resources whilst simultaneously encouraging economic and environmental development.

Project

The Akbük Wind Farm Project involves the development of 31.5 MW of onshore wind farm in the region of Aydýn Province, Didim District in Turkey. 

The purpose of the project activity is to generate renewable electrical energy utilising wind as the primary energy source, and deliver this energy to the national grid of Turkey. This will help to supply Turkey’s ever increasing electricity demand through a clean, sustainable technology; while also displacing the same amount of electricity that would otherwise be generated by the fossil fuel plants dominating the national grid. This is expected to cause annual emissions reductions of around 39,422 tonnes of CO2e.

This wind farm consists of 15 installed wind turbines that stand at a height of 80m and a width of 88m. An estimated 105 GWh/year will be produced by the project activity and delivered to the national grid.

As well as generating clean, renewable electricity, this project will also benefit local communities by providing high quality jobs requiring professional skills and training. Local people and authorities and representatives were consulted during the design of this project, and their needs and requests implemented.

Verification

This project is verified by the Gold Standard. You can view it on the Gold Standard registry here.

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Wind turbines (onshore)

Onshore wind turbines generate electricity at a utility scale, comparable to power plants. They replace fossil fuels with emissions-free electricity.

Today, 314,000 wind turbines supply nearly 4 percent of global electricity, and it will soon be much more. In 2015, a record 63 gigawatts of wind power were installed around the world.

Onshore wind farms have small footprints, typically using no more than 1 percent of the land they sit on, so grazing, farming, recreation, or conservation can happen simultaneously with power generation. What’s more, it takes one year or less to build a wind farm—quickly producing energy and a return on investment.

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