In addition to the natural gas crisis that broke out due to the Ukraine-Russia War, the rise of the climate crisis and the continuous increase in the world's energy needs make renewable energy sources inevitable for states and companies. It is stated as a fact that energy experts expect the world's energy need to increase by approximately 4,5 percent every year, and fossil fuels to decrease and, with the most optimistic estimate, to run out of oil reserves in the next 50 years. By talking about Turkey's renewable energy sources, energy experts draw attention to various steps that need to be taken to turn to renewable energy.
PETROLEUM, NATURAL GAS AND COAL IS COMING TO THE END
It is stated that oil, natural gas and coal reserves will not be able to meet the need in the long term. The place of renewable energy sources increasing in the global energy market and preferring renewable energy are of great importance for both the environment and sustainability. According to the Chamber of Electric Engineers data, it is seen that Turkey has 430-450 GWh hydraulic, solar 365 GWh, biogas 1,58 GWh, wind 400 GWh, geothermal 16 GWh, annual richness in terms of renewable energy resources. However, experts say that efficient use of renewable energy sources and energy saving training have an important place in terms of sustainability.
RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES ARE IMPORTANT FOR THE FUTURE
Energy experts say that although Turkey has efficient renewable energy sources, renewable energy sources are not used sufficiently. It is foreseen that the efficient and sufficient use of renewable energy by experts will increase with the dissemination of renewable energy, promotion and training programs, and legal regulations on the subject. On the reduction of fossil fuels, the increasing need for energy, the energy crises caused by wars and the most importantly the fight against the climate crisis, renewable energy resources are of great importance for the future.
MEASURES TO EXPAND RENEWABLE ENERGY SHOULD BE TAKEN
According to the data of the Chamber of Electrical Engineers, among the things to be done in order to expand and increase the use of renewable energy sources are organizing courses for practitioners, introducing solar architecture as a compulsory course in the architecture and city planning departments of universities, hosting alternative energy applications in buildings and residences, introducing renewable energy systems and energy saving issues in secondary education institutions, and legal regulations that can benefit from solar energy in new settlements.