Assessment of Wind Energy Potential in Cities in the Process of Combating Climate Change (The Case of Bitlis, Türkiye)

With the growing population and developing economy, the demand for energy is increasing both in the world and in Trkiye.If there is no change in current energy policies, non-OECD countries will be responsible for 87% of global energy demand by 2030.In this case, the fight against climate change also shows a dangerous trend.By 2050, the upper temperature increase limit of st st indis will be exceeded if an internationally binding agreement on restricting the emission of other greenhouse gases, especially 2 0 degree emissions, cannot be established.Therefore, renewable energy sources are of strategic importance in the implementation of climate change policies in cities.Therefore, with today's developing technology and increasing energy demand, renewable energy resources should be used efficiently.The fact that fossil energy resources are both environmentally damaging and uneconomical has made these resources dispensable.One of the renewable energy sources that is environmentally friendly is wind energy.In order for wind energy to compete with alternative energy sources, various incentive policies are implemented by governments.These incentives make a great contribution to sustainable development in order to develop wind energy and expand its availability.In this context, energy efficiency is an important issue that should be examined as a priority in terms of sustainable development and should be investigated in terms of current situation and development potential.In this study, the availability and potential of wind energy in Bitlis province is examined.Then, the wind energy potentials of Bitlis province and its districts were evaluated by mentioning Trkiye's Renewable Energy Resources potential.The necessary data for the evaluation were obtained from Bitlis Province Meteorology Directorate.During the evaluation process, hourly wind speeds for January, March and August were taken in each district of Bitlis province.In the evaluation, it was seen that the wind speed was above 7 m/sec in 8 hours of 24 hours on average in the data taken only from Tatvan Nemrut Ski Center and a sample feasibility study was made for the wind power plant that could be established here.