Wind Power Turkey

Introduction:

Wind Power Turkey 2010 is THE premier Turkish wind energy event and the second official, exclusive, annual congress brought to you by the Turkish Wind Energy Association. 

Wind Power Turkey 2010 will provide the largest networking platform for key players from the wind industry to identify potential business ventures and form strategic partnerships to help drive growth in this emerging market.

The inaugural Wind Power Turkey 2009 conference, was held in Istanbul in December 2009 and was attended by 200 participants and sponsored by Askaynak/Lincoln Electric, Alstom, Anemos, Megajoule, RES, PowerWind and Coli and Normed.  The exhibition was a complete sell-out.

Turkey’s wind market holds huge potential with the Turkish government announcing that it is going to revise the procedures for granting licences and remuneration system for renewable energies in 2010.  A complete overhaul in the consenting and incentive systems is needed to attract more investment and manufacturing to the country.

The EWEA recently announced that Turkey must exploit its huge wind energy resources if it wants to meet its increasing power demand while becoming less dependent on energy imports.  Turkey’s installed wind capacity tripled during 2007 from 50MW to almost 150MW.  It tripled again during 2008 to reach 433MW installed and by the end of 2009 it had almost doubled to 801MW.  The EIE see 10,000MW potential for offshore wind and higher potential for onshore wind than currently in operation, with 11,193MW potential in 2013 and 20,000MW potential in 2023.  The MENR (Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources) has set a target of up to 20,000MW of wind energy by 2020.

Wind Power Turkey 2010 is taking place as part of TIREC – the Turkish International Renewable Energy Congress. 
Delegates will have the opportunity to attend the plenary TIREC keynote sessions and benefit from extensive networking with 400+ renewable energy experts.

Confirmed TIREC Plenary Session Keynote Speakers Include:

Moderator: Bahadır Kaleağası, International Coordinator, Turkish Industrialists' and Businessmen's Association (TÜSİAD), Belgium 

Dr. Soner Aksoy, Member, Turkish Grand National Assembly (TBMM), Turkey 

Ali Bayramoğlu, Member, Turkish Grand National Assembly (TBMM) , Turkey

Mehmet Ali Susam, Member, Turkish Grand National Assembly (TBMM), Turkey

Dr. Hüseyin Aslan, President, The Republic of Turkey Prime Ministry Investment Support and Promotion Agency (ISPAT), Turkey   

Ziya Akkurt, General Manager, AKBANK, Turkey

Michael Davey, Country Director Turkey, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)

H.E.  Ole Egberg Mikkelsen, Danish Ambassador to Turkey, Royal Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Denmark

Dr. Ulrich Zachau, Country Director for Turkey, World Bank, Turkey

Dr. Hacı Duran Gökkaya,
General Manager,
Ministry of Energy Turkish Electricity Trading and Contracting Company (TETAŞ), Turkey

Mustafa Kemal Büyükmıhcı, General manager, Ministry of Energy General Directorate of Electrical Power Resources Survey Development and Administration (EİE), Turkey

Halil Alış,
General Manager,
Ministry of Energy Electricity Generation Co. (EÜAŞ), Turkey