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Strategic
Business Unit
Coal and Biomass Combustion and Gasification Technologies 1-Group Objective: Increase of energy demand, decrease of energy sources and climate change effects force us to develop alternative energy technologies based on national source. Our energy consumption is based on 35% oil, 27% natural gas 27% coal, 11% hydraulic and other renewable energy sources at 2005. Our country has rich lignite sources. Total reserve of lignite is 8,3 billon tones. Unfortunately the quality of the lignite is very low whereas ash and sulphur contents are very high. The 37% of the known lignite reserves are used. Beside, Turkey has big biomass potential mainly based on forestry and agricultural wastes. Biomass can be utilized for heating and electricity generation application. If the potential is used efficiently, it will be 8-10% addition to the national electricity production. Sustainable development depends on using national resources. Improvement of clean technology where national coal and biomass are used has strategic importance. Our target is to be one of the best excellence centers all over the world about combustion and gasification of biomass and coal. 2-Group Studies:
Gasification
Combustion
Projects
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