TÜBA Honorary Member Prof. Dr. Sadık Kakaç was at the Rabi Medrese for the TÜBA-Academy Conference
TÜBA Honorary Member Prof. Dr. Sadık Kakaç held the conference titled “Renewable Energy Sources, The Situation in Turkey” within the framework of the TÜBA-Academy Conferences organized in Ankara and İstanbul, at the TÜBA-Rabi Medrese on September 24.
TOBB ETÜ Staff Member Prof. Dr. Sadık Kakaç, started out his presentation by pointing out that the world population is quickly increasing, that new internet based communication systems are being added every day and that people must solve such important problems as feeding the increasing population, providing the necessary water and power, protecting the environment and improving living standards.
Prof. Kakaç continued his speech focusing on renewable energy sources pointing out that there is a source of energy outside of coal, petrol, natural gas and nuclear energy that we can obtain from our environment which originates from the sun and can be constantly renewed. Prof. Dr. Sadık Kakaç, who explained that other renewable energy sources which are practical in producing electrical energy now, such as hydraulic potential (HES), bio-mass, geothermal energy, wind energy, solar energy, solar batteries (PV), tidal power, ocean thermal power, ocean waves) are being examined, presented the developments on renewable energy in other countries after which the work that has been done to date on this subject and the current situation and the steps to be taken towards the future were discussed. In the conference where the measures that need to be taken to ensure sustainability in energy and the environment and diversity of energy was emphasized, a discussion platform was created in which other participants were included to exchange ideas on other energy sources, especially nuclear energy.
The audience, which was comprised of TÜBA Chairman Prof. Dr. Ahmet Cevat Acar, TÜBA Principle Members Prof. Dr. Ahmet Gül and Prof. Dr. Ekrem Savaş, TÜBA Associate Member Prof. Dr. Musa Hakan Asyalı, academicians, students and staff members, asked questions on the subject to Prof. Dr. Sadık Kakaç after the conference.
