Formation of the Geothermal Resources of the North-Eastern Part of Turkey

Abstract

From the viewpoint of natural geothermal resources and a level of their development Turkey occupies one of the outstanding positions of the world. At the same time a significant part of the geothermal resources remains unused. First of all it concerns to a northeastern part of the country. Here geothermal resources can be applied not only for electric power generation, but also for other purposes, including for development of mounting skiing resorts, a municipal infrastructure and for delivery of greenhouse gardening.

In the report on the basis of the suggested principle of geothermal zoning as well on the basis of results of pre-feasibility investigations of Russian and Turkish experts is established, that the forming conditions of geothermal fields of Erzurum valley and its mountain frame are typical for all northeastern part of Turkey.

Authors substantiate the opportunity of geothermal resources development with binary geothermal power plants with capacity about 4 MWe for the different purposes. In the report authors have used materials of the Turkish, Russian and foreign researchers as well as legal published materials of bathymetric space surveys.