Having long had problems with harnessing its huge solar energy potential at a desired level, Turkey can become one of the leading countries in solar power in the world if new investments are put in place, observers argued at a symposium on renewable energy in Antalya on Sunday.
Representatives of Turkish renewable energy firms gathered on Sunday in Antalya at a symposium to discuss future projects. Speaking at the meeting, Ahmet Lokurlu, the inventor of a solar cooling system and also CEO of SOLITEM GmbH, said improvement in solar energy production facilities would make Turkey one of the prominent players in this field. Underlining that Turkey is home to an ideal climate for solar energy investments, Lokurlu said new research and development (R&D) investments should be encouraged to this end.
Making mention of an average of more than seven hours of sunshine a day and bordering the Aegean, Black and Mediterranean seas, Lokurlu said hotels should intensify efforts to switch to renewable energy. “Around 15 percent of hotels’ expenditures go to energy consumption … they could ease this burden with renewable energy, particularly solar power,” he explained.
Lokurlu also introduced a new Güneş Park (Solar Park) project — Turkey’s first solar energy power techno-park — to be established in Antalya. While its demand for electricity is increasing steadily, Turkey obtains more than half of all its electricity needs from natural gas plants. The government has plans to diversify energy supply options with investment in the field of renewable energy.
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