The present work deals with determining barriers for thermal energy and electricity generation from agricultural biomass in Turkey. Strategy development and determination of barriers were investigated in accordance with the work program requirements for the project entitled “Exploitation of Agricultural Waste in Turkey” under the European Life Third Countries Program. The study has been organized and presented according to the following three phases: (i) market barriers for electricity and thermal energy generation (ii) identification of barriers to the promotion of agricultural waste exploitation in Turkey, and (iii) conclusions for strategy development.
BalatM., 2004. The use of renewable energy sources for energy in Turkey and potential trends. Energy Exploration & Exploitation22(4), 241–257.
2.
BalatM., 2005a. Current hydropower potential in Turkey and sustainability of hydropower for Turkey's energy demand. Energy Exploration & Exploitation23(1), 1–18.
3.
BalatM., 2005b. Recent status of geothermal energy applications in Turkey. Energy Exploration & Exploitation23(1), 41–50.
4.
BalatH., 2005c. Wind energy potential in Turkey. Energy Exploration & Exploitation23(1), 51–60.
5.
BalatH., 2005d. Solar energy potential in Turkey. Energy Exploration & Exploitation23(1), 61–70.
6.
BalatM., 2005e. Use of Biomass sources for energy in Turkey and a view the biomass potential. Biomass and Bioenergy29, 32–41.
7.
BalatM.AcıcıN. and GulyeterE., 2005. Turkey's wood reserves, potential trends and future perspectives of wood use. Energy Exploration & Exploitation23(1), 71–80.
8.
BalatM., 2006. Review of energy policies in Turkey. Energy Exploration & Exploitation24(1–2), 19–33.
9.
BascetincelikA.KaracaC.OzturkH.H.KacıraM.KayaD.EkinciK.BarnsI.BabanA.NieminenM. and KomiotiN., 2006. Final report of exploitation of agricultural residues in Turkey, LIFE 03 TCY/ TR /000061.
10.
DemirbasA., 2002. Electricity from biomass and hydroelectric development projects in Turkey. Energy Exploration & Exploitation20(3), 25–35.
11.
DemirbasA. and BakısR., 2003. Turkey's water resources and hydropower potential. Energy Exploration & Exploitation21(5–6), 405–414.
12.
DemirbasA. and BakısR., 2005. Turkey's water resources and hydropower potential. Energy Exploration & Exploitation23(1), 19–30.
13.
JoutzF.L., 1992. Biomass Fuel Supply: A Methodology for Determining Marginal Costs. Bioresource Technology39, 179–183.
14.
KayaD., 2006. Renewable energy policies in Turkey. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews10(2), 152–163.
15.
KayaD.KılıcF.C.BabanA. and DikecS., 2008. Administrative, institutional and legislative issues on agricultural waste exploitation in Turkey. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews12(2), 417–436.
16.
KılıçA.M., 2006. Turkey's main energy sources and importance of usage in energy sector. Energy Exploration & Exploitation24(1–2), 1–17.
17.
KılıçF.C. and KayaD., 2007. Energy production, consumption, policies, and recent developments in Turkey. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews11(6), 1312–1320.
18.
KonakG. and PamukcuC., 2006. Geothermal energy-economy, potential and utilization possibilities in Turkey. Energy Exploration & Exploitation24(1–2), 271–283.
19.
OzturkH.H. and BascetincelikA., 2006. Energy Exploitation of Agricultural Biomass Potential in Turkey. Energy Exploration & Exploitation24(1–2), 95–111.
20.
PamukcuC. and KonakG., 2006. A review of the energy situation in Turkey, Energy Exploration & Exploitation24(4–5), 223–241.
21.
QinS.J.SunY.Z.YaoH.W.ShiC.L. and ZhangS.X., 2009. Homogeneous production of biodiesels from vegetable oils. World Journal of Engineering6(1), 139–142.
22.
QinS.J.SunY.Z. and TangY.G., 2008. Early hydrocarbon generation of algae and influences of inorganic environments during low temperature simulation. Energy Exploration & Exploitation26(6), 377–396.
23.
SorensenH.A., 1983. Energy Conversion Systems. Wiley, New York.
24.
TasdemirogluE., 1986. Biomass energy potential in Turkey. Biomass11, 81–89.
25.
YilmazA.O., 2006. Technical assessment of renewable sources for energy use in Turkey. Energy Exploration & Exploitation24(1–2), 55–74.
