Right Address for Renewable Energy Investments
Çanakkale is rich in renewable energy resources, offering strong wind energy, solar energy, geothermal energy and biogas potential.
The province is located in a suitable geography for wind and solar energy investments, and produces sufficient agricultural and animal waste with high calorie values to encourage biogas investments.
Pioneer in Wind Energy Investments
Around 5 percent of the active wind power stations (WPSs) in Turkey are in Çanakkale, providing a total installed power of 316.5 MW.
The total installed capacity of energy investments in construction process is 3 MW, representing 0.37 percent of Turkey’s output in general in terms of the WPSs under construction.
The total area set aside for wind power stations in the Çanakkale Province is 2,602.51 km 2 . The maximum installed capacity has been determined as 13,012.56 MW.
Wind Energy Leader
The physical geography of Çanakkale fulfills the minimum criteria of 7 m/s wind speed at 50 meters and a 35 percent capacity factor, which are vital when it comes to making WPS investments.
Waste Recycled into Energy through Biogas Investments
In Çanakkale, animal, vegetal and urban organic wastes are utilized as resources for biogas investments into the supply of climate-friendly sustainable energy.
Çanakkale for High Efficiency Solar Energy Plant Investments
When Çanakkale is considered district by district, Bayramiç stands out with a 1,410 kWh/m2 annual average global radiation value, followed by Yenice with 1,408 kWh/m2 and Çan with 1,397 kWh/m2 values respectively.
Ezine, Ayvacık, Çanakkale Central District, Eceabat and Bayramiç districts are among the leading districts in the province in terms of insolation, which is very important for solar energy investments.
Numerous Geothermal Fields of Çanakkale
The surface temperature values of geothermal energy resources in Çanakkale vary between 23 and 96.2°C. The geothermal resources located in the Tuzla quarter of the Ayvacık district have the highest recorded temperatures in Çanakkale, at 96.2°C surface and 174°C pit bottom temperatures.
Favorable Investment Environment for the Manufacture of Renewable Energy Machinery and Equipment
The use of technological machinery and equipment is particularly important in the renewable energy sector, and is particularly
important in meeting the ever-increasing energy needs.
Çanakkale has distinguished itself in the production of renewable energy, and has maintained an important role in investments for
the production machinery and equipment for the renewable energy sector.
In Çanakkale, 5 th Region incentives are applied to investments into turbines, generators and blades for renewable energy production.
Regional incentives are implemented.