Turkey Wind - Rotor Eletrik
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Project type |
Wind |
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Location |
Turkey |
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Standard |
The Gold Standard |
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Status |
Verified |
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Total ERs |
0 tonnes |
Background
Encouraging clean energy generation is of utmost importance in Turkey as the country develops at a startling rate and consumer demand for power rapidly increases. Currently Turkey's electricity grid consists of coal based generation and a number of large scale hydro schemes. There is a vast potential for wind power in Turkey with many regions receiving high year-round wind speeds.
The project
Zorlu wind farm consists of 54 turbines with a rated power of 2.5MW each, providing a total installed capacity of 135MW and an expected annual generation of 512GWh. The turbines are 85m in height and have rotors that are 100m in diameter. The plant will be connected to the national grid through the Bahçe Transformer Centre via a 9km power transmission line.
Construction began in 2008 and was fully commissioned by November 2009, becoming Turkey’s largest wind farm.
The benefits
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Social:
- Bahçe District’s economy relies predominantly on agriculture with 49.5% of the working population employed in this sector. Unemployment rates in Osmaniye, one of the local villages, are relatively high in comparison with the national average (14.9% in 2000 compared to 6.5%). The project will create employment opportunities in the local area both during construction and operation phases
Economic:
- Enhances the transfer of knowledge as the employees will be trained in the installation, operation and maintenance of the wind turbines
- Diversifies the sources of electricity generation and supports Turkey in meetings its growing energy demands
Environmental:
- By connecting to the national grid, the project decreases Turkey’s dependence on thermal power sources and hence indirectly reduces the emissions of fossil fuel pollutants i.e. SOx, NOx and PM
- The project helps to stimulate the growth of renewable energy technologies in Turkey, especially the wind power industry
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