Türkiye’deki Organize Sanayi Bölgelerinde Termal Güneş Enerjisi Uygulamalarına Yönelik Olanaklar ve Engeller: Kayseri Organize Sanayi Bölgesi Örneği

Abstract

Turkiye's industrial parks (IP) represent more than one-third of the country's exports and employ 2.1 million people, almost one-third of the country's total industrial employment. As an effective means of implementing macro policies, IPs are essential for inclusive and sustainable industrialisation by improving efficiency and lowering costs. Given Turkiye's vulnerability to climate change and natural disasters, investments in renewable energy (RE) are poised on the national climate change agenda for a steady and reliable energy supply. As an upper-middle-income country, Turkiye has a good start transitioning to RE mainly. Although one of the top 5 countries with total solar capacity, solar heat for industrial processes (SHIP) is one of the not-fully discovered areas for energy generation. With this background, this study examines drivers and barriers to adopting SHIP technologies. The method uses the lessons from prosumer experience in developing and applying SHIP technologies. For this purpose, the field research was conducted in two phases, and the two different data sets were collected by the methods of 'Semi-structured in-depth interviews with prosumers' and 'Survey on solar energy usage with members of IP'. The current barriers and drivers in decision-making for investment and installation of photovoltaics implications and their maintenance were identified. Then, a survey built on the lessons learned from the analysis of the interviews was made to determine why there is no improvement in the deployment of SHIP implications. Finally, essential barriers and sub-barriers are listed under the headings of ‘legal, regulatory, procedural, economic, financial, Social, and technical'. The results of the data analysis show that 'insufficient government support, lack of financial support, inadequate capacity and expertise with modern technologies, and inefficient infrastructure' are identified as significant barriers to the diffusion of SHIP technologies in the IP context in Turkiye.