Author/Authors :
ARSLAN, İbrahim Gaziantep Üniversitesi - İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi - İktisat Bölümü, Turkey , AĞPAK, Fatma Gaziantep Üniversitesi - İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi - İktisat Bölümü, Turkey
Title Of Article :
AN ASSESSMENT OF TURKEY S WIND ENERGY SECTOR: AN A WOT APPLICATION
Abstract :
Prompted by the increasing world primary energy demand and fossil fuel s depletion process, a worldwide search for new and renewable energy sources began. Also global warming has made a catalyst effect in this trend. In such a global conjuncture, wind energy comes forefront with its untapped high potential and mature technology in Turkey, which already have urgent energy issues to handle. In recent years wind energy showed a significant growth in Turkey anditis highly expected to continue growing in the forthcoming period. In this point, in order to gain greatest benefit from wind energy, a national strategy must be introduced. In this paper, at first current status of Turkey s wind energy sector is examined with SWOT analysis and then SWOT factors evaluated by using Analytic Hierarchy Process. Thus, the question of what issues should be given priority for structuring a national wind energystrategy is tried to be answered.
NaturalLanguageKeyword :
Wind Energy , SWOT , AHP , A WOT
JournalTitle :
Mustafa Kemal University Journal Of Graduate School Of Social Sciences
