Title :
ESCO market in Turkey: Challenges and opportunities
Author :
Dursun, Erkan ; Bertoldi, Paolo
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Technol., Electr.&Electron. Eng., Marmara Univ., Istanbul, Turkey
Abstract :
Energy demand in Turkey has grown, driven by population growth, industrialization, and urbanization. When increasing oil prices and restrictions brought to carbon dioxide emissions, are considered it is mandatory to increase efficiency of current resources, tending towards domestic and renewable energy resources. ESCOs are creating opportunities for reducing energy demand, controlling CO2 emissions and energy efficiency market. In this study, the market for ESCO services in Turkey is investigated. The ESCO market for Turkey is compared member states of European Union (EU) as a candidate country.
Keywords :
air pollution control; energy conservation; power markets; pricing; renewable energy sources; ESCO market; EU; European Union; Turkey; carbon dioxide emission control; domestic energy resource; energy demand reduction; energy efficiency market; oil prices; renewable energy resource; Biological system modeling; Companies; Contracts; Energy efficiency; Europe; Government; Investment; Energy Service Companies; European Union; Turkey;
Conference_Titel :
Environment and Electrical Engineering (EEEIC), 2015 IEEE 15th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Rome
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-7992-9
DOI :
10.1109/EEEIC.2015.7165532
