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| Turkey's Financing and Renewable Energy Growth Discussed | The government of Turkey, with IBRD support, is transforming its energy sector to increase competition, expand private investment and promote sustainable use of its renewable energy resources. | |
| 6th Int. Recycling, Environmental Technologies and Waste Management Trade Fair | 6th INTERNATIONAL RECYCLING, ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGIES & WASTE MANAGEMENT TRADE FAIR REW ISTANBUL is the only international exhibition in Turkey, dedicated to all sub-branches of environmental technologies. Turkey is not only big country with 70 million population, but is the geological and historical gateway to the Middle East, Caspian & Central Asian Regions. REW ISTANBUL is the MEETING POINT for the international environmental technology suppliers with the local and regional industrialists & decision makers. | |
| Conference - Mapping Turkey’s Regions’ Renewable Rnergy Potential | The two-day Turkey Business and Investment Summit 2010: Investing in Turkey’s Regions is scheduled for on 3-4 March 2010 in Istanbul. | |
| EBRD to Invest in Turkish Renewable, Other Projects | The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development envisions Turkey to become the second-largest country for its operations. Michael Davey, the bank's director in Turkey, said the EBRD is looking to lend and invest 1.5 billion euros into local companies annually. | |
| Turkey's Solar Potential Discussed | Turkey, especially the Mediterranean region, has the opportunity to use solar energy but has not realized its potential, according to participants at a conference in Antalya. | |
| "Lot of Renewable Energy Work in Turkey" - Law Report | M&A deals and IPOs are coming back; the government, having privatized its commercial enterprises and financial institutions, is now doing the same in infrastructure and utilities; and energy is set to be key as the country races to provide for its growing economy.
... This will provide a lot of work, particularly in renewable energy. ... | |
| Private Investor Developed Hydro Moves Forward in Turkey | Poyry, a global consulting and engineering firm, signed a contract for the development of four hydropower projects on the Murat River in Turkey, the company reported. | |
| Group Plans $1B Turkish Wind Power Investment | Fersa and Saran set up FerSar Enerji to build a wind farm with 200 megawatts of wind energy capacity in Turkey, said Sadettin Saran, chairman of Saran Holding.
Istanbul-based Saran Holding, which is active in energy, media, defense, health and broadcasting, will invest $1 billion in Turkey by 2014 together with its partner, Fersa Energias Renovables, a Spanish clean-energy company.
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| South Eastern Europe Wind 2010 | SEE Wind 2010Set sail in South Eastern Europe's Wind Energy market
28th & 29th January 2010, Istanbul, Turkey | |
| Schneider Electric Regional HQ in Turkey - Renewable Energy a Focus | The French company Schneider Electric has declared Turkey to be its headquarters in the Middle East and Balkan region, which covers 27 countries. Noting that Schneider has recently focused on renewable-energy resources, new regional manager Turhan Turhangil added: “We now have references in infrastructure and energy management in both hydroelectric and wind-power plants and solar energy. At present, five wind-power plants in Turkey are being built through Schneider Electric’s solutions.” | |
| $2.1B for Turkish Power Plant Modernization Including Hydro | The Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources is planning to launch tenders next year for the rehabilitation of thermal and hydroelectric power plants, as part of a process that began in 2005. The total cost of tenders is expected to amount to $2.1 billion. As of now, TL 542 million has been spent on the modernization of 386 of the country’s 565 electrical power plants. In line with the Kyoto Protocol, the ministry is planning to finish upgrading thermal power plants by 2013 and hydroelectric plants by 2014. Also on the agenda in 2010 will be a new tender for the construction of nuclear power plants. | |
| Ukrainian Company Offers Biogas to Electricity for Alcohol Plants | New waste-management technology has been developed by Ukrainian construction company ZORG Ukraine, designed specifically for plants that produce alcohol. Unique technological upgrade allows the plant to recycle production-wastes, manufacture high-quality fertilizer and biogas, that’s instantly converted into thermal or electrical power. “Biogas plants can cut-down production expenses within the alcohol-production industry sector to a considerable degree,” – commented company’s executive director Igor Aksiutov.
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| Akenerji Borrows for Turkish Hydro Development | The Industrial Development Bank of Turkey (TSKB) has extended two loans with a total value of 84 million euros to MEM Enerji Elektrik Üretim A.Ş., a subsidiary of Akenerji Elektrik Üretim A.Ş., to be utilized in the construction of three hydroelectric power plants. The loan comprises $79 million and 28 million euros. | |
| Southeast Europe Energy Efficiency Fund Created | A new fund has been set to support energy efficiency and renewable energy projects and reduce carbon emissions in the Balkans and Turkey.
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| Energy Development in SW Turkish City of Kahramanmaraş Discussed | The southeastern city of Kahramanmaraş, one of Turkey’s textile centers, has begun to attract attention with its recent energy investments. A total of 30 hydroelectric power plants will be constructed in Kahramanmaraş, where the building of other plants is also ongoing. | |
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