Local Production of Plant Oils for Rural Use in Diesel Engined Agricultural Machines in Balaban
Diesel fuel is used in tractors and some other agricultural machines in rural areas of Turkey. Due to increasing petroleum prices and difficulty in accessibility to gasoline stations at remote villages, the cost of agricultural production increases and that is one of the difficulties for the sustainability of life in rural areas.
In this project, rape seed will be cultivated in 50 decar area at Hisarkoy and nearby villages 60 km to Ankara. Plant oil obtained from the seeds will be used as fuel for tractors and other agricultural machines. A small facility for pressing 50-100 kg seed per hour to produce oil will be installed at Hisarkoy. With the implementation of this project it is expected that usage of 4 tons of plant oil as fuel, will reduce 10 tons of carbon dioxide emission to the atmosphere. In Turkey 35 % of the population still lives in the rural areas. With the expansion of this project to other rural areas of Turkey the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions will be improved.
In this project, rape seed will be cultivated in 50 decar area at Hisarkoy and nearby villages 60 km to Ankara. Plant oil obtained from the seeds will be used as fuel for tractors and other agricultural machines. A small facility for pressing 50-100 kg seed per hour to produce oil will be installed at Hisarkoy. With the implementation of this project it is expected that usage of 4 tons of plant oil as fuel, will reduce 10 tons of carbon dioxide emission to the atmosphere. In Turkey 35 % of the population still lives in the rural areas. With the expansion of this project to other rural areas of Turkey the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions will be improved.
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Project Snapshot
Grantee:
Ankara Sun Cooperative
Country:
Turkiye
Area Of Work:
Climate Change Mitigation
Climate Change Mitigation
Climate Change Mitigation
Grant Amount:
US$ 42,600.00
Co-Financing Cash:
Co-Financing in-Kind:
US$ 120,155.00
Project Number:
TUR-04-16
Status:
Satisfactorily Completed
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Project Characteristics and Results
Notable Community Participation
The project builds on support and acceptance of local people. The local people will be growing oily crops and will be producing the oil with the help of the NGO. The NGO wil also facilitate the conversion of the diesel engines of agricultural machines, in a way not to interfere with the use of diesel, but also allowing the use of oil.
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Biophysical
Tonnes of CO2 decreased or avoided by energy efficient and renewable energy technologies or applying environmentally sustainable transport practices introduced by SGP Project
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SGP Country office contact
Ms. Gokmen Argun
Phone:
90-312 4541131
Fax:
90-312 4961463
Email:
Ms Basak Okay
Phone:
+90312 454 11 32
Email:
Address
Yildiz Kule, Yukari Dikmen Mahallesi, Turan Gunes Bulvari, No:106, 06550, Cankaya,
Ankara, RBEC, 06610
Ankara, RBEC, 06610
Country Website
Visit the Turkiye Country Page