Biomass can meet one-third of Turkey’s annual power needs

July 12, 2020 |

In Turkey, Anadolu Agency reports that biomass energy has the potential to meet almost one-third of Turkey’s yearly electricity consumption, according to Professor Günnur Koçar, the manager of Ege University Biomass Energy Systems and Technologies Application and Research Center (BESTMER).

The Izmir-based energy company will help utilize this potential, she said. Speaking exclusively to AA, Koçar said biomass has a lot to offer Turkey as it can produce biogas, which can be used in the energy sector specifically to produce electricity.

A Biomass Energy Potential Assessment (BEPA) 2020 study showed that since Turkey has approximately 17 million cattle, it could procure almost 120 million tons of waste per annum, Koçar said.

She added that when this waste potential is fully utilized – although this is currently not practically possible – biogas production, equivalent to nearly 4% of Turkey’s annual natural gas production, is achievable in theory.

“When a variety of biomass sources are taken into accounts, such as agricultural and municipal waste along with cattle and poultry waste, biomass offers very high potential to meet one-third of Turkey’s annual electricity consumption,” she said.

Category: Fuels

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