ASHRAE Journal- September 2008

Ecostar (left) is a leading burner manufacturer in Turkey. EKIP (right) manufactures refrigeration equipment for the food industry. EKIP says its remote monitoring and preventative maintenance procedures help its customers save 25% to 35% of their energy costs. The Silk Route for Energy ISTANBUL, Turkey—When you are in Turkey, you can’t help attendees who visited with almost 1,400 exhibitors covering but feel that you are at a crossroads—geographic, cultural and 60 000 m2 (646,000 ft2) in 11 halls and two temporary buildeconomic. ings. About 130 exhibitors came from outside Turkey. ISKCenturies ago, the silk trade route passed here. Now, Turkey Sodex is the biggest HVAC trade fair in Eurasia. is known as the world’s energy corridor. Some 4,500 oil tankEnergy efficiency and displays of alternative energy equipers navigate the Bosporus Strait annually. More than 6000 km ment, especially solar, were center stage. Abdullah Bilgin (3,730 miles) of oil and natural gas pipelines compared the situation in Turkey with that in enable the Caspian Sea region to satisfy the other countries. energy appetites of Western and Asian econo“There are cogeneration and trigeneration mies. Around 8% of the world’s oil imports plants having energy efficiencies of 85% to 90% move through Turkey. in 120 European cities. European countries use Couple the energy trade with a population heat pumps having 6.0 or higher COPs. Solar of which 60% is under 25, and you can easily energy and biodiesel for heating are encouraged. understand why Turkey is viewed as one of the Boilers using fuels produced from biological most important emerging markets in the world. waste are being put into use. Zero-energy buildIn fact, it is ranked seventh. Although the counings are targeted toward a life without fuel and try’s economy has cooled to 5% annual growth, even natural gas.” Bilgin is the president of the down from a 7% annual average earlier in the Turkish Society of HVAC & Sanitary Engineers decade, a currency competitive with the U.S. Turkish manufacturer Karyer (TTMD), an Associate Society of ASHRAE. dollar, low production costs, and cooperative specializes in f inned heat “Now in Turkey few cogeneration plants exist trade agreements with other Eurasian countries exchangers. and the efficiency of these plans is 36% to 42%.” keep the Turkish economy humming. Bilgin called on Turkish engineers to meet the Turkish contractors in HVAC are among the biggest players challenge of energy conservation. “The seriousness of the situin the Middle East, North Africa, Southeastern Europe, and ation that our country faces is evident.” the former Soviet Union. Some 60% of Turkish firms do work The message was not lost on exhibitors who promoted energy outside the country, building major projects in Russia, Egypt, efficiency at every opportunity. Azerbaijan, Qatar, Kazakhstan, Libya and Romania. Erensen exhibited its boilers and other equipment used in For the HVAC industry, the Turkish trade fair ISK-Sodex is industrial boiler rooms. The company exports to 45 countries. the biennial marketplace along this energy corridor, the spot Erensen’s gas-fired condensing boilers offer low fuel consumpwhere suppliers meet designers, contractors, and operators. tion through what the company says is optimum thermal balance The 2008 edition, held here May 8 – 11, attracted nearly 80,000 and effective heat use. There is low heat load through large 6 ASHRAE Journal ashrae.org September 2008 http://ashrae.org

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ASHRAE Journal- September 2008 Section: Contents Contents Section: Commentary Options for Sustainability Section: Industry News The Silk Route for Energy Solar Thermal Is Unrealized Opportunity Industry Groups Sue City of Albuquerque Section: Letters Letters Section: Meetings and Shows Meetings and Shows Section: Feature Articles Article-Radiant Floor Cooling Systems Article-HVAC Design for Sustainable Lab Article-Mixed Mode Ventilation Article-Single- Design Considerations For Active Chilled Beams Article-Acoustic Design In Green Buildings Article-Teams, Contracts & BIM Section: Building Sciences Some Old Lessons Distilled Section: Washington Report Energy in Federal Buildings Section: Products HVAC&R Product Showplace Section: Emerging Technologies Toplighting & Lighting Controls For Commercial Buildings Section: Special Products Fans & Blowers Section: Classified Ads Classified Ads Section: Advertising Index Advertising Index

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