The progress, challenges, and opportunities of renewable energy cooperatives in Turkey

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dc.contributor.authorOzgul, Sevim
dc.contributor.authorKocar, Guennur
dc.contributor.authorEryasar, Ahmet
dc.date.accessioned2021-05-03T20:36:45Z
dc.date.available2021-05-03T20:36:45Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.departmentEge Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractRenewable energy cooperatives (RECs) in Turkey have received considerable attention in recent years and the total number of cooperatives is 46 in 2020. With increased environmental awareness and energy demand, RECs aim the local and renewable resources to be used by the people of the region by creating an example venture model through cooperatives. The growth in the number of cooperatives has resulted largely from Turkish energy policy and arrangement of Renewable Energies Act. This study is aimed to identify energy cooperatives, current situations, advantages, characterizing the implementation barriers RECs face and external factors. For this purpose, an online questionnaire was carried out with REC members and questionnaires were sent to 468 members of 20 cooperatives via e-mail, and approximately 80% return was obtained, 16 management board members were interviewed with categorized questions, and RECs websites were examined, as well. This paper presents an overview of This paper presents an overview of Turkish energy cooperatives in terms of organization, financing, membership, technology, policy, internal and external barriers drawing on collected data. How to create a better understanding of energy cooperatives and contribute to the Turkish energy policy were discussed. RECs could be an example venture model to provide the local and renewable resources to be used by the people of the region. Also, RECs can be an important building block of the energy transition in Turkey where consumed energy mainly imported from abroad and if RECs are to continue to play an important role in the energy transition, policy makers are expected to support their growth. These findings may be a guide for further researches for Turkey. (C) 2020 International Energy Initiative. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipGeneral Directorate of Cooperatives of Republic of Turkey -Ministry of Trade; Council of Higher Education, Republic of Turkey [100/2000 CoHE]en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipWe would like to thank General Directorate of Cooperatives of Republic of Turkey -Ministry of Trade for their support. We are especially thankful to our interview partners for sharing their time and knowledge. Also, we would like to thank the Council of Higher Education, Republic of Turkey (100/2000 CoHE Doctoral Scholarship Program) for the financial support.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.esd.2020.09.005
dc.identifier.endpage119en_US
dc.identifier.issn0973-0826
dc.identifier.issn2352-4669
dc.identifier.issn0973-0826en_US
dc.identifier.issn2352-4669en_US
dc.identifier.startpage107en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org10.1016/j.esd.2020.09.005
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11454/70192
dc.identifier.volume59en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000595257800010en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ2en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherElsevieren_US
dc.relation.ispartofEnergy For Sustainable Developmenten_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.subjectRenewable energyen_US
dc.subjectCooperativeen_US
dc.subjectEnergy policyen_US
dc.titleThe progress, challenges, and opportunities of renewable energy cooperatives in Turkeyen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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