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DIRECT USES
 
 
Total thermal installed capacity in MWt:
2,084
Direct use in TJ/year
36,885.9
Direct use in GWh/year
10,246.9
Capacity factor
0.56
 

Turkey has extensive geothermal resources, that have been utilized for heating of residences, district heating, greenhouse heating and for spas.

There are a total of 260 spas in the country using geothermal water for balneological purposes. There is also a liguid carbon dioxide and dry ice production factory integrated with a power plant at Kizildere.
Greenhouse heating has increased substantially in the last three years, with installations in six major areas covering 230 ha.
Tourism is also an important industry with over 12 million local and 10,000 foreign visitors benefiting from the balneological aspects of hot springs and spas.

Geothermal heat pump applications include the Metro Meydan M1 Shopping Center in Istanbul and the Terme Maris Facility in Dalaman. The geothermal heating is equivalent to supplying energy to 201,000 residences.

The various applications are:

219 MWt and 2,417 TJ/yr for individual space heating;
792 MWt and 7,386.4 TJ/yr for district heating;
483 MWt and 9,138 TJ/yr for greenhouse heating;
552 MWt and 17,408 TJ/yr for bathing and swimming;
38 MWt and 536.5 TJ/yr for geothermal heat pumps.

The total for the country is 2,084 MWt and 36,885.9 TJ/yr.
 

Taken from the paper by John W. Lund, Derek H. Freeston, and Tonya L. Boyd: "Direct Utilization of Geothermal Energy 2010 Worldwide Review"; published in Proceedings of the World Geothermal Congress 2010, Bali, Indonesia, 25-29 April 2010