Offshore and Onshore Renewable Energy System Modelling to Meet the Energy Demand of Megacity Istanbul

İpekli Z., Keskin S., Genç M. S., Genç G.

PROCESS SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, cilt.1, sa.1, ss.1-11, 2024 (SCI-Expanded)

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 1 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2024
  • Dergi Adı: PROCESS SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, Aerospace Database, Aqualine, Aquatic Science & Fisheries Abstracts (ASFA), Biotechnology Research Abstracts, CAB Abstracts, Chemical Abstracts Core, Chimica, Communication Abstracts, Compendex, Environment Index, Food Science & Technology Abstracts, Greenfile, INSPEC, Metadex, Pollution Abstracts, Veterinary Science Database, Civil Engineering Abstracts
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1-11
  • Erciyes Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

In this study, a renewable energy system was designed using offshore and onshore energy sources to meet the electricity demands of the megacity Istanbul. Istanbul spends about 11% of Turkey's consumption according to 2022 data, this electricity fee is generally supplied from fossil fuels, which cause large amounts of greenhouse gas emissions. In this study, to increase the usage of clean energy sources, a detailed analysis of the appropriate land was performed to install the necessary wind farms and solar farms, considering the electricity consumption of both the European and Anatolian sides of Istanbul. A new integrated approach using Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Multi-Criteria Decision Making (MCDM) and Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) was presented to determine the locations of offshore and onshore power plants to be installed. The analysis with a new approach took into account important criteria such as land cover, power transmission lines, substations, and settlements of the location. Moreover, HOMER software optimized the power plant’s energy production potential and components to be installed on the European and Anatolian sides. The megacity was considered as two sides, the overall power output on the European side was obtained as 2874.6 GWh/yr in HOMER; however, the Anatolian side was 158 GWh/yr. It was obtained that wind energy had a significant potential to produce electricity throughout the entire megacity. According to the results of the cost analysis, the European side with a cost of electricity (COE) of 0.0105 $/kWh is conspicuous, and the COE of the Anatolian side is 0.015 $/kWh.