SUSTAINABLE USE OF BIOMASS ENERGY PROJECT TO ASSIST THE ECONOMY GO GREEN...
Turkey's first state-backed biomass energy project, the Sustainable Use of Biomass Project, will assist the development of Turkey's economy toward green growth, according to the project's manager. The ongoing five-year-long project aims to repurpose agricultural residues for use in the production of energy. Farmers usually burn these residues causing emissions of a number of atmospheric pollutants. Project manager Figen Ar told Anadolu Agency (AA) Tuesday that instead, the energy produced would be used in the form of heat, cooling and electricity in the agricultural food industry. Ar, who is also CEO of energy, chemistry, food and agriculture at 3AR Energy, said that modern bioenergy technologies would be effectively utilized to improve energy performance, increase competitiveness in the agricultural sector and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The project, which is being carried out by the Ministry of Agriculture General Directorate of Research and Policies (TAGEM) and the...