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  • Nordex to supply 125MW in Turkey

    Nordex to supply 125MW in Turkey

     

    Nordex has signed deals to supply and service 125MW across four wind farms in Turkey.

    The German manufacturer will sell 38 of its N100 2.5MW turbines to Eksim Holding with the Hasanbeyli wind farm in eastern Turkey, close to the town of Osmaniye, getting 20. The remaining 18 will be installed at a project close to Silivri, near Istanbul, and both schemes are slated to be grid-connected by the autumn.

    Elsewhere, Nordex is supplying repeat customer Dost Enerji  with 12 of its N90 2.5MW turbines. One will be added to the Yuntdag wind farm to the north of Izmir which marked Nordex’s first foray into the Turkish market in 2007 and currently features 23 of its machines. The remaining 11 turbines will be installed at the Geres wind farm near Yuntdag.

    Nordex management board member Lars Bondo Krogsgaard said: “We are delighted our long-standing customers Dost Enerji and Eksim Holding have again opted for Nordex turbines. As well as this, it testifies to two superb partnerships in the Turkish wind power market, which is characterised by strong growth potential and excellent wind conditions.”

    Eksim Holding coordinator of renewable energy Dr Ruchan Hamamci said: “We are operating wind farms with a capacity of 140MW and will be adding a further 95MW to this with our Hasanbeyli and Silivri wind farms. Nordex has supplied us with reliable and efficient wind power systems allowing us to come closer to reaching our goal from day to day.”

    Image: Eskim Holding is taking 38 N100 turbines (Nordex)

  • GE Increases Output of Wind Turbines in Turkey

    GE Increases Output of Wind Turbines in Turkey

    Zorlu Enerji Group has selected GE’s WindBOOST service technology to enhance the output of 31 GE 2.5MW wind turbines at the Gokcedag Wind Farm in Turkey. The increased power supply will help meet Turkey’s growing demand for energy from cleaner, renewable resources.

    GE recently installed its WindBOOST control software at the Gokcedag Wind Farm, located in the city of Osmaniye in the eastern Mediterranean region of Turkey. GE expects WindBOOST to increase the wind farm’s annual energy production up to 4%. WindBOOST is an ideal product for growing regions such as Turkey where increased development is creating energy demand in short time periods. GE made the announcement today at the EWEA trade conference in Vienna, Austria. Rotor Elektrik Uretim A.S., a subsidiary of Zorlu Enerji, owns the Gokcedag Wind Farm.

    WindBOOST makes it possible for GE 2.5 wind turbines to increase their power curve to 2.75MW. Depending on wind speed and other site atmospheric conditions, the WindBOOST control automatically activates to increase the energy produced by each unit. Alternatively, WindBOOST can be turned on and off remotely, providing flexibility to ramp up power production.

    “By upgrading GE 2.5MW wind turbines with WindBOOST software, Zorlu Enerji gets the benefit of increased energy production without additional equipment. The 31 wind turbines now operate at the same power curve as 2.75MW units, which is maximizing Zorlu Enerji’s return on investment,” says Andy Holt, general manager of wind services for GE’s renewable energy business. “Turkey has a target of reaching 20GW of renewable energy in 2023, and we are proud to help the region meet this goal.”

    WindBOOST is one of many software and controls technologies in GE’s suite of wind service offerings that increase annual energy production. GE is harnessing the power of the “Industrial Internet” and using software and analytics to make its machines smarter and more efficient. WindBOOST is one of many services technologies providing between 2% to 4% additional power to GE wind turbine owners. If only 1% more power were produced from GE’s fleet of more than 20,000 turbines, there would be more than 875GW hours of power on the grid.

    via GE Increases Output of Wind Turbines in Turkey – TES – Today’s Energy Solutions.

  • Turkey Plans to Support Domestic Production of Wind Turbines

    Turkey Plans to Support Domestic Production of Wind Turbines

    Turkey plans to spur local companies to make wind turbines to curb imports that may cost $20 billion over 20 years, its main scientific research agency said.

    Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan supports legal changes on state purchasing to allow the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey, or Tubitak, to set up companies and spur technology transfers, Chairman Yucel Altunbasak said. The agency wants to take stakes in startups, and may give Turkish manufacturers research and technical assistance, he said.

    “There are legal problems with Tubitak forming commercial ventures or companies and we’re working on overcoming them,” he said today in Ankara. Tubitak is also supporting development of local auto, aviation, missile and radar technology, he said.

    Turkey is seeking to cut a current-account deficit of about 10 percent of gross domestic product by reducing its dependence on imported energy and encouraging local manufacturing output.

    To contact the reporter on this story: Ali Berat Meric in Ankara at americ@bloomberg.net

    To contact the editor responsible for this story: Andrew J. Barden at barden@bloomberg.net

    via Turkey Plans to Support Domestic Production of Wind Turbines – Bloomberg.