Alternative Energy Sources in Turkey for Sustainable Development

Abstract

This study is focused on the potential alterative and renewable energy sources for Turkey. A lot of alternative energy sources present in the world as well as in Turkey including hydro, solar, wind, geothermal and biomass energy. However, we can use a few amount of this sources although they can meets of world’s energy need on a large scale. Alternative energy usage has also potential to decrease CO2 emission which is responsible of global warming. Low productivity, high investment and operational cost of these methods minimize their application in a wide range. Therefore, many studies have been carried out to decline the costs and to improve the efficiency of these systems