Environmental Policy

Environment Policy

Kucuk Menderes Enerji A.S. is committed to providing a renewable energy in a manner that ensures a safe and healthy workplace for our employees and minimizes our potential impact on the environment.

We will operate in compliance with all relevant environmental legislation and we will strive to use pollution prevention and environmental best practices in all we do.

Our Policy therefore, is to :

Integrate the consideration of environmental concerns and impacts into our decision making and activities.
Minimize our waste and then reuse or recycle as much of it as is possible
Minimize energy and water use within our buildings and processes in order to conserve supplies and minimize the consumption of natural resources.
As far as is possible, purchase products and services that do the least damage to the environment.
Train, educate and inform our employees about environmental issues that may affect their work.
Promote environmental awareness among our employees and encourage them to work in an environmentally responsible manner.
Communicate our environmental commitment to clients, customers and the public and encourage them to support it.
Where and if ever required by legislation or where significant health, safety or environmental hazards exist, develop and maintain appropriate emergency and spill response programs.

Figures

Kucuk Menderes Enerji A.S.
in Numbers

35

MWe Geothermal

2

MWe Solar

3.6

MWe Wind

Go Green, Go Geothermal, Solar & Wind!

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Green energy is a hot topic in a world concerned about climate change. Power generation that doesn’t rely on the burning of fossil fuels to generate electricity for our homes or industries is creating a growing number of investment opportunities. Water, wind and solar are among the top sources of renewable energy.

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Renewable Energy

BENEFITS OF USING GEOTHERMAL ENERGY

First, it’s clean. Energy can be extracted without burning a fossil fuel such as coal, gas, or oil. Geothermal fields produce only about one-sixth of the carbon dioxide that a relatively clean natural-gas-fueled power plant produces, and very little if any, of the nitrous oxide or sulfur-bearing gases. Binary plants, which are closed cycle operations, release essentially no emissions.
Geothermal energy is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Geothermal power plants have average availabilities of 90% or higher, compared to about 75% for coal plants.
Geothermal power is homegrown, reducing our dependence on foreign oil.

Is Geothermal Energy harmful?

Geothermal energy has the smallest land footprint of any comparable energy source in the world. Direct use applications and geothermal heat pumps have almost no negative effects on the environment. In fact, they can have a positive effect by reducing the use of energy sources that may have negative effects on the environment.

Does generating electrical power from geothermal sources causes pollution?

Electrical power does not, by its nature, create pollution. Modern closed-loop geothermal power plants used to generate electrical power do not emit greenhouse gases. Additionally, they consume less water on average than most conventional power generation technologies.

Can we run out of geothermal energy?

It is a renewable energy and will never deplete. Abundant geothermal energy will be available for as long as the Earth exists. Worldwide energy consumption is currently around 15 terawatts, which is far from the total potential energy available from geothermal sources. Can be produced consistently, running 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, regardless of weather conditions.