Meeting the Energy Needs of Poultry Houses with Wind Turbine System under Tekirdağ Conditions and Its Environmental Effects

Abstract

Türkiye has a favorable geographical location for renewable energy sources such as wind and solar. Accordingly, renewable energy sources can be used in the fast-growing bovine, ovine, and poultry farms that perform plant and animal production. Marmara Region is the leading production center of the Turkish poultry production industry. However, there are problems in maintaining environmental conditions in poultry houses. The fan-pad system plays an essential role in maintaining environmental conditions in the poultry houses. For this reason, the fan-pad system required for evaporative cooling in the poultry houses in Tekirdağ region was designed. The project was carried out in poultry houses with 6000 chickens and the dimension of the poultry house is 14 x 30 (420 m2). In the poultry house, a 16.8 m2 pad is needed for cooling, and a circulation pump with 0.2 kWh power is required for water circulation in the system. For mechanical ventilation, 11 units of aspirators with a diameter of 60 cm a power of 0.75 kWh, and a flow rate of 9500 m3h-1 will be sufficient for the system. For the ventilation and cooling system, an 8.45 kWh wind turbine system will supply the required energy. However, due to the variability of wind power, a turbine system larger than 8.45 kWh, such as 10 kWh, should be used. The cost of the cooling system planned with the wind turbine energy system reaches 35953 $. The use of wind turbine systems to generate electricity in agriculture will significantly reduce CO2 emissions to nature. In Tekirdağ conditions, 18250 kWh of electricity can be produced annually with a 10-kWh wind turbine system. With eco-friendly energy generation, it can play a major role in preventing climate change by avoiding the emission of 17155 kg of CO2 which is equivalent to the annual electricity production.