Present situation and potential role of renewable energy in Turkey

Renewable Energy

Volumn 46, Issue , 2012, Pages 1-13

  Çapik, Mehmet ^a   Yilmaz, Ali Osman ^a   Çavuşoĝlu, Ibrahim ^b  

^a KARADENIZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b GUMUSHANE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Energy situation; Energy sources; Renewable energy; Turkey

Indexed keywords

BLACK SEA; ECONOMIC POTENTIALS; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT; ENERGY IMPORTS; ENERGY NEEDS; ENERGY POLITICS; ENERGY SITUATION; ENERGY SOURCE; ENERGY STRATEGY; ENERGY SUPPLIES; ENERGY SUPPLY SECURITY; EXISTING ENERGIES; HYDROPOWER POTENTIAL; MINIMUM COST; POLICY OBJECTIVES; PRESENT SITUATION; PRIVATE-SECTOR INVESTMENTS; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; RENEWABLE ENERGY POTENTIALS; RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCE; STRATEGIC PLAN; TOTAL ENERGY; TURKEY;

ECONOMICS; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; ENERGY POLICY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; FUEL OILS; HYDROELECTRIC POWER; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; NUCLEAR ENERGY; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

INVESTMENTS;

BIOMASS POWER; ECONOMIC GROWTH; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENERGY PLANNING; ENERGY POLICY; ENERGY RESOURCE; ENERGY USE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; HYDROELECTRIC POWER; IMPORT; NUCLEAR POWER PLANT; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SOLAR POWER; WIND POWER;

BLACK SEA COAST [TURKEY]; TURKEY;

EID: 84860883770     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2012.02.031     Document Type: Review

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