EUROPEAN SOLAR PRIZE 2013 WINNER

Industrial and Commercial Companies or Farmers Category

Karaman Region Irrigation Co-operative / Turkey
Industrial and commercial companies or farmers

Community PV-Project Makes Turkish Crops Flourish

İslihisar is a small village of 60 houses and 250 inhabitants in the central Anatolian province of Karaman. The people of slihisar make a living farming. The crops grown are wheat, barley, sunflower, bean and chickpea. Irrigation is essential for crop production in this area. The Karaman region is home to 38 water co-operatives with 665 water wells supplying approx. 33,000 hectares of arable land and nearly 6,000 farmers.

Since the water needs to be pumped up from about 50m-depth, supplying water requirements is also a huge matter of expense. slihisar alone has spent about €200,000 a year to apply water to its
fields. High costs and the fact that the region is gifted with high solar irradiation jump-started the idea for a solar PV installation to power the water pumps.

So the farmers of the slihisar water co-operative broke ground on a pilot plant with financing from the EU. The photovoltaic system with 105 kWp started operation in 2012. It stretches over 2,000 m2 of farm land and supplies a 50 kW water pump. In a second step it will be connected to the grid to meet the electricity needs of the village as well.

The İslihisar villagers, with Ali hsan Kutbay and Şevket Çiçek leading the way, showed courage by moving in a new direction by operating the first efficient solar PV plant in the region. The project has boosted local investor interest and drawn the attention of other water co-operatives in Karaman. Their courage will inspire others to join them on the path to decentralized, renewable and affordable energy supply in.

EUROPEAN SOLAR PRIZE 2013 WINNERS

Category
Towns/municipalities, council districts, public utilities
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Hvide Sande / Denmark
Project 100 % cooperative-owned wind turbines for the benefit of the local community
Citation and video of award-winning project
http://hvidesande.dk/

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Solar architecture and urban planning
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HHS Planer + Architekten AG / Germany
Project The Energy Bunker Wilhelmsburg
Citation and video of award-winning project

www.hhs.ag

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Viridén +Partner AG / Switzerland
Project First large refurbished plus-energy multy-family house in Switzerland is setting new standards
Citation and video of award-winning project
www.viriden-partner.ch

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Industrial and commercial companies or farmers
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NATURSTROM AG / Germany
Project Green istead of grey: system integration of renewables in green power trading
Citation and video of award-winning project

www.naturstrom.de

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Karaman Region Irrigation Co-operative / Turkey

Project Community PV-project makes Turkish crops flourish
Citation and video of award-winning project
www.karaman.islihisar.koyu.com.tr/%C4%B0slihisar-Karaman-haritasi/

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Local or regional associations/organizations
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Enercoop / France
Project Renewable energy leader in France: a bottom-up approach
Citation and video of award-winning project
http://www.enercoop.fr

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Media
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PlanetSolar SA / Switzerland
Project Worldwide attention paid to the “MS Tûranor PlanetSolar” the largest solar boat ever built
Citation and video of award-winning project
www.planetsolar.org/de

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Education and vocational training
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UPC Barcelona Tech / Spain
Project Innovative centre for the study and research of architecture, residential- and life-styles

Citation and video of award-winning project

www.low3.upc.edu

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One-World Cooperation
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SolarAid / UK
Project Simple technology with a huge impact: SolarAid provides access to clean lights in Africa
Citation and video of award-winning project

www.solar-aid.org

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Special achievement prize for individual commitment
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Venelin Georgiev Pavlov / Bulgaria
Project Renewable energy advocate and pioneer in teaching, research and practical application in Bulgaria
Citation and video presentation