Tag: Thermal Energy

Atlas Copco Wins Order for Turnkey Geothermal Plant

STOCKHOLM, Sep 05, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Atlas Copco’s Gas and Process division has won an order to deliver equipment to a turnkey geothermal power plant in Turkey’s Aydin province. The order includes two turbo expander generator trains which will be able to deliver a total 45 MW of clean energy when the plant goes into operation in the fourth quarter of 2012.

The customer is Celikler Jeotermal Elektrik Uretim A.Sof Turkey, a company operating in sectors such as construction-contracting, mining, tourism and energy. Atlas Copco’s consortium partners are process-design expert Exergy and air-cooled condenser specialist SPIG. Atlas Copco’s share of the order value is MEUR 12 (approximately MSEK 110), booked in the third quarter.

“Atlas Copco expansion turbines and compressors are renowned in the renewable energy sector. They are operating successfully at geothermal plants in the United States since years,” says Stephan Kuhn, President of Atlas Copco’s business area Compressor Technique. “This order is another sign of our competitiveness in this market segment where we expect further growth in the future.”

The plant, using Organic Rankine Cycle technology, will be built in the geothermal field at Pamukoren, a high-potential growth region for geothermal energy. Compared to natural-gas driven power generation producing the same amount of energy, this project will reduce CO2 emissions by 238 000 tons a year at its peak production.

Atlas Copco is an industrial group with world-leading positions in compressors, expanders and air treatment systems, construction and mining equipment, power tools and assembly systems. With innovative products and services, Atlas Copco delivers solutions for sustainable productivity. The company was founded in 1873, is based in Stockholm, Sweden, and has a global reach spanning more than 170 countries. In 2010, Atlas Copco had 33 000 employees and revenues of BSEK 70 (BEUR 7.3). Learn more at www.atlascopco.com .

Gas and Process is a division within Atlas Copco’s Compressor Technique business area. It develops and manufactures turbocompressors, expansion turbines and cryogenic pumps for the gas and process industry, offering a matching range of aftermarket products. Atlas Copco Gas and Process solutions are used primarily in oil and gas and chemical/petrochemical processes, power generation, renewable energy, and in the air separation sector. With divisional headquarters located inCologne,Germany, the division has a global network of production, sales and aftermarket locations.

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September 7, 2011
Turkey Looks to Increase R&D into Renewable Energy

Turkey’s dependency on fossil fuel imports is no secret but a big problem, one which the government is keen on helping to solve. In recent years Turkey has become known as one of the fore thinkers in the creation of renewable energy, and investment in the sector is growing massively as it becomes recognized as a sector with massive growth potential — the government’s support adds a layer of safety to investments.

The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK) feels that interdisciplinary R&D and innovation studies will help Turkey to realise its renewable energy potential, and will also help with Turkey’s vision of becoming an energy corridor.

At the moment Turkey imports 75% of its energy which is equivalent to 99,000,000 tonnes of oil. It is expected to need 218,000,000 tonnes of oil by 2020.

Data released by the Organisation for Economic Corporation and Development (OECD) found that, while the Turkish population makes up 6% of the OECD total, the country contributes just 2% of its energy. The average OECD energy used per capita is equivalent to 0.18 tonnes of oil whereas in Turkey it is equivalent to 0.28 tonnes of oil. The average energy self-sufficiency rate is only 27.5% in Turkey compared to an average of 70% in OECD countries.

All the above data points towards the urgent need for speeding up research and development into energy in Turkey, which has a lot of catching up to do with more developed countries. To do so Turkey must focus on developing the necessary sources to create technological advancements, skills and support institutions.

Turkey has to lower its levels of greenhouse gas emissions by next year in order to meet conditions set by the Kyoto protocol. TUBITAK is hoping to encourage the private sector in Turkey to develop green technologies and still aims to keep its 2023 goal of having Turkey produce 30% of its energy through renewable sources.

It’s likely that this will involve a variety of energy types in order to produce power from solar, wind and hydroelectric sources. Another important energy source is likely to come from hydrogen burning technologies while energy storage and power system capacities are also likely to benefit from R & D. TUBITAK still sees nuclear energy as being important in reducing greenhouse emissions.

The need for renewable energy will only become more important when Turkey enters the EU as it is currently considering an energy tax based on carbon emissions. The new tax is aiming to reduce consumption of fossil fuels and promote renewable energy sources that emit less CO2. However, it is only a proposal at this stage, and Germany has already voiced its opposition to the new rules, because it fears it would affects its automobile industry.

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May 6, 2011
Recycling energy from thermal plants to save $660 mln

An energy recycling project developed for thermal power plants by the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK) and the İstanbul-based Yıldız Technical University (YTÜ) could save the country nearly TL 1 billion ($660 million) a year, the Anatolia news agency reported on Monday.

The project will use the energy emitted during the production of electricity at those plants to heat over 100,000 homes around Turkey, it said. The project will also provide those homes with warm water and reduce Turkey’s carbon dioxide and sulfur emissions, Anatolia added.

According to information received by the news agency from TÜBİTAK officials, whose names were not mentioned in the report, a huge amount of energy is emitted while the country’s 14 thermal power plants are producing electricity and this energy is heating the air. The joint research showed that 15 million megawatt hours (mWh) of this energy could be used for domestic heating and other purposes, the report said. The council and YTÜ have been working to recycle that much energy as part of the project for the last four years. The project was recently concluded and put in force at a thermal power plant in the western province of Kütahya’s Soma district. Only there, the recycled energy will be used to heat and provide warm water to 22,100 homes.

April 12, 2011