Forests from the Sun Project

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Within the scope of the “Forests from the Sun” project implemented by the Aegean Forest Foundation, a 500 kilowatt Solar Energy System is being installed. The carbon certification of the project will be carried out by GTE Carbon.

Within the scope of the “Forests from the Sun” project implemented by the Aegean Forest Foundation with the support of the Izmir Development Agency (İZKA), a part of the electricity produced will be used for agricultural irrigation of the olive grove of 30 thousand trees in Menderes-Oglayanasi; The surplus electricity produced will also be sold to GEDIZ EDAS. New forest areas will be created with the income. The project, which has also applied to the Gold Standard for carbon certification under the name “Solar for Forests”, is expected to be the first project developed by a non-governmental organization in Turkey to be certified in the field of solar energy.

Erzurum Sustainable Energy Action Plan (SEAP)

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The “Climate Friendly Erzurum: Erzurum Province Carbon Management and Sustainable Energy Action Plan Preliminary Study” was carried out by GTE and completed in 2014, with the financial support of the Northeast Anatolian Development Agency and the leadership of Atatürk University Environmental Problems Research Center. The aim of the project is to minimize the amount of use of fuels such as coal, which contributes the most to air pollution in Erzurum, to expand the use of cleaner energy sources such as natural gas in the current situation, and to be a guide for renewable energy investments in the long term.

Within the scope of the project, the carbon footprint of Erzurum Province was calculated and reported according to international standards and guidelines. In addition, the preliminary study of the Emission Reduction Action Plan and Sustainable Energy Action Plan requested from the member cities by the European Covenant of Mayors has been prepared with the aim of being a guide for the city.