Bioenergy in Turkey

There is unrealised potential to generate bioenergy using waste from the country's vast agricultural sector and forest resources.

The possibility of expanding biogas, biofuel and bioethanol production and use has been suggested to supplement Turkey's energy needs, reduce dependency on fossil fuel imports and cut greenhouse gas emissions.

[3] Waste from the country's vast agricultural sector has potential as a source of heat and energy,[4][5] and could reduce dependency on foreign fuel imports.

]Forest residues (wood chips and pellets) from industrial activities are also a potential source of biomass - their use in energy generation could reduce Turkeys' greenhouse gas emissions by 1.5% and save $0.5 billion annually by reducing the need for fossil fuel imports.

These include but are not limited to: availability (seasonally and geographically), production (based on climate conditions), and cost of transportation.

With plant waste included the potential raises to over 5.3 million tons of oil equivalent (toe).

[18][needs update] The European Union and Ministry of Industry and Technology funded the establishment of a biorefinery in Istanbul, which converts processes algae biomass into biofuel and other products.