Gaziantep Sustainable Energy and Climate Action Plan (SECAP)

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Sustainable Energy and Climate Action Plan (SECAP) for Gaziantep Metropolitan Municipality, under the leadership of Ekodenge; GTE was completed in 2018 together with ESCON Energy and TURKECO.

In the project, it is aimed to prepare a greenhouse gas emission inventory, to determine actions within the scope of greenhouse gas emission reduction targets, to identify the risks and fragile sectors that will be brought by climate change, and to prepare actions for adaptation to climate change. As a result of the project, it is foreseen that emissions will be reduced by 40% in the province by 2030, and reduction and adaptation actions applicable to many sectors have been determined.

Modelling of Industrial Symbiosis and Cleaner Production with Renewable Energy in Malatya Locality Project

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Malatya Metropolitan Municipality implemented the Project of Modelling Industrial Symbiosis and Cleaner Production with Renewable Energy in Malatya Locality in 2020, and a feasibility report was prepared in this context.

Malatya Metropolitan Municipality aims to provide a sustainable environment and to develop locally by reducing energy dependence by evaluating the waste sludge treated in the wastewater treatment plant of the Maski General Directorate and released as a pollutant to the nature and the sludge of the Organized Industrial Zone treatment plant.

In the project, drying and burning the sludge and converting the heat energy released into electrical energy, meeting the institutional energy expenditure; Scenarios of generating income by using the inert heat of Solid Waste Integrated Environmental Management Facility belonging to Malatya Metropolitan Municipality and selling the excess amount of produced energy or drying the sludge using inert heat and generating income by selling the dry sludge have been studied. Within the scope of the project, it is aimed to develop industrial relations and ensure resource efficiency with the new power generation facility planned to be established.

Use of Metal Corrosion Waste in the Production of High Value Coagulants

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Turkey Material Marketplace (TMM) R&D project supported by EBRD SAUERESSIG Prepress Preparation Systems San. Trade Inc. carried out together with the overall aim of the study was to investigate the regeneration feasibility of rotogravure cylinder production waste (e.g., FeCl3) to develop high performance coagulant that can be used commercially in various industries.

This R&D project will guide the applicable technological options for the purification/regeneration of ferric chloride (FeCl3) wastes, and it is anticipated that the results of the study will help direct the ferrous chloride waste to more useful and valuable industrial applications, rather than sending it to waste disposal sites. Within the scope of the project, technical, economic, legal, and environmental evaluations of potential waste exchange were made.

Another project we have done with the EBRD:

Mugla Sustainable Energy Action Plan (SEAP)

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The “Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Action Plan”, which was consulted by GTE, was prepared for Mugla Metropolitan Municipality (MBB) in 2013. Within the scope of the project, it is aimed to identify the important sources that cause greenhouse gas emissions and to define the necessary measures.

Within the scope of the study, energy consumption trends at the provincial level were examined, greenhouse gas emissions were calculated and areas with greenhouse gas reduction opportunities were determined. In the studies, it has been determined that the most important sources causing greenhouse gas emissions are fuel consumption in existing thermal power plants, fuel consumption for transportation purposes and storage of wastes. In terms of greenhouse gas emissions within the scope of SEEP, it was observed that the waste storage, transportation, and electricity consumption sectors ranked first. The basic actions defined according to the original situation of Mugla within the scope of SEEP have been determined for the waste sector and the transportation sector in this direction, and it has been revealed that if the renewable energy potential of Mugla is evaluated, greenhouse gas emissions due to electricity consumption will also decrease significantly.

Another project we have realized with Mugla Metropolitan Municipality:

Exploring Eskisehir Industrial Symbiosis (ES) Possibilities

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The “Eskisehir Industrial Symbiosis (ES) Possibilities Research Project”, conducted by Bursa Eskisehir Bilecik Development Agency (BEBKA) and technically supervised by GTE, was completed as of December 2019. Within the scope of the project, industrial symbiosis potentials between the companies in Eskisehir were revealed with the cooperation of Eskisehir Organized Industrial Zone (EOZB) and Eskisehir Chamber of Industry (ESO). In this framework, while targeting resource efficiency and competitive advantage in companies, environmental and economic gains that companies will achieve as a result of their cooperation are evaluated.

Within the scope of the project, the prominent sectors in Eskisehir were determined, surveys were conducted and. Field studies were completed by visiting 50 companies and 5 institutions. The synergy workshop of the project was held on April 2, 2019, with the participation of 71 people representing 43 companies and institutions from various sectors. Among the 217 possibilities identified, 5 industrial symbiosis opportunities, which were considered as high priority, could create potential, and could be implemented as a pilot project, were determined and feasibility concept notes were prepared.

Considering the environmental gains that can be achieved in the event of the realization of these 5 projects; Annual savings of approximately 88 thousand tons of raw materials, energy savings of 3-30%, and reductions in CO2 emissions of 13-50% are envisaged. The economic gains that can be achieved are a decrease in production costs of approximately 2 million TL and a decrease in transportation costs of approximately 1.5 million TL.

Another project we realized with BEBKA:

Bursa Metropolitan Municipality Light Rail System Carbon Certification

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The Light Rail System Carbon Certification project carried out by Bursa Metropolitan Municipality was financed by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), and its consultancy was carried out by GTE as a local partner.

The registration of the project was completed by the Verified Carbon Standard in December 2013, and the greenhouse gas reductions achieved in the first monitoring period between July 2015 and June 2016 were also verified by independent organizations. Within the scope of the work completed in January 2017, the greenhouse gas reduction achieved during this period was calculated and certified as 7,092 tons of carbon dioxide equivalent. The project in question is the first voluntary carbon project carried out by a municipality in Turkey, and it is also the first project in Turkey to receive an emission reduction certificate in the field of transportation, and one of the few projects in the world.

Investigation of Industrial Symbiosis Opportunities in Aksaray Organized Industrial Zone

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The “Investigation of Industrial Symbiosis Opportunities in Aksaray Organized Industrial Zone Project”, which was initiated under the leadership of Ahiler Development Agency and carried out by the joint venture of GTE and Ekodenge companies, was completed in 2018.

Within the scope of the project, environmental/economic cooperation potentials (waste exchange, joint/reverse logistics, joint emergency plans, etc.) that companies operating in and around Aksaray OIZ could benefit from were investigated. Sectors that have a significant economic value (number of firms, turnover, employment, etc.) and/or create significant environmental impacts (resource use, waste generation, carbon emissions, etc.) in the Aksaray region have been identified.

As a result of the literature review for prominent sectors, various industrial symbiosis possibilities have been identified that can serve as an example. A total of 54 facilities and 10 institutions operating in the identified priority sectors in the provinces of Aksaray, Kırıkkale, Kırşehir, Nevşehir and Niğde were visited, and a synergy workshop was held afterwards. Based on the evaluations made after the technical visits to the companies and the synergy workshop, feasibility concept notes were prepared for 5 priority industrial symbiosis possibilities.

Karsiyaka Municipality Sustainable Energy and Climate Action Plan (SECAP)

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The “Assessment & Prioritization of Smart Climate Change Mitigation Technologies for Turkish Cities” Project, supported by the UK Welfare Fund (UKSPF) and led by GTE as the consortium leader, was completed in 2017, and a Sustainable Energy and Climate Action Plan was prepared for Karsiyaka Municipality.

Within the scope of the project, the Evaluation and Prioritization of Reduction Technologies Workshop was held and various reduction technologies and suitable options for Karsiyaka Municipality were evaluated. In 2018, the “Greenhouse Gas Inventory and Climate Change Roadmap” document, which was prepared under the leadership of GTE and prepared for Karsiyaka Municipality, was published.

Soma Urban Heating System

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The Soma Urban Heating System project, which GTE advises on emission reduction certification, has become the first in Turkey and one of the few projects in the world to receive the Gold Standard emission reduction certificate among district heating projects. The project was initiated by EÜAŞ and Soma Municipality in 2011, then Manisa Metropolitan Municipality and Soma Thermal Santral Elektrik Üretim A.Ş., which took over the power plant after privatization. was continued by Within the scope of the project, the heat obtained from the thermal power plant was used in urban heating, contributing to the improvement of the air quality in the region as well as reducing greenhouse gasses.

The system, which was used in 954 residential-equivalent (KE) buildings between January 2014 and May 2015, reduced approximately 60 thousand tons of carbon dioxide equivalent in its first year. Within the scope of the project, approximately 8 thousand subscribers were reached in 2018 and it is aimed to reach 22.000 KE buildings in total with new investments. It is foreseen that the annual greenhouse gas reduction to be achieved when the project reaches full capacity will be over 1 million tons.

Developing a Green OIZ Framework for Turkey

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T.R. The “Development of the Green OIZ Framework for Turkey Project”, which was initiated in November 2016 with the cooperation of the Ministry of Science, Industry and Technology and the World Bank Group, was completed in 2017. A comprehensive Green OIZ framework has been developed for Turkey with the project, in which GTE is the consortium leader, and Carbon Trust and Environmental Resources Management (ERM) companies are involved as consortium partners.

In the project, it was aimed that OIZs provide sustainability and resource efficiency with practices such as industrial symbiosis, recycling, energy saving in production units, and green competitiveness opportunities were determined.