TS EN ISO 50001 Energy Management System
In today’s world while production is increasing day by day, energy resources are decreasing in parallel. With the increase in production, concepts such as effective use of energy resources, energy saving, energy efficiency, recovery and reuse are gaining importance. Because of the negative results of global warming and the decrease in energy resources, energy management has come out as an extremely important issue.
Effective energy management is not only beneficial for organizations, but has also become a necessity. TS EN ISO 50001 Energy Management System is basically based on the determination of energy policies by organizations, managing energy consumption within the framework of energy management programs they have established in line with the goals and objectives they set, and evaluating the performance of the energy management system and ensuring improvements.
In this context, BOTAŞ has adopted an Energy Management System Policy that commits to use energy resources in the most efficient way with the full participation and support of employees; to continuously and sustainably improve energy performance with the understanding of the lowest environmental impact; to research alternative energy sources by following new technologies; to provide all kinds of information and resources; to ensure that energy-efficient choices are made in the procurement of designs, products, equipment and services, and to compare the energy performance of similar processes. As of December 2018, all the standard requirements were completed and TS EN ISO 50001 Energy Management System began to be implemented in all BOTAŞ operations and facilities.
Energy Efficiency Works
Within the scope of ISO 50001 Energy Management System studies, the major works implemented in BOTAŞ can be summarized as follows:
Exterior sheathing and window-door renovation works; installation of a rooftop solar energy system for hot water supply; replacement of fluorescent lamps in offices and corridors with LED lamps; replacement of heating/cooling pipes with geothermal pipes; replacement of 6 main line pump motors with more efficient motors at the Regional Directorate of Petroleum Operations; and the establishment of a Solar Power Plant (SPP) at Directorate of Tuz Gölü Operations to meet the energy needs of the facility.
Our Projects and Goals
In addition to the existing 1 MW SPP, work has been completed for the installation of a 2 MW SPP at the Tuz Gölü Natural Gas Storage Facilities, and a total of 10 MW SPP at the pumping stations of our Regional Directorate of Petroleum Operations and at our Yapracık campus.
The Chimney Waste Heat Recovery Project, which enables electricity generation by recycling high flow and temperature exhaust gases that occur in compressor stations and have a great energy potential, is also planned to be implemented in a compressor station as a pilot scheme in the upcoming period and then spread to all convenient stations.
The installation of a Wind Power Plant (WPP) with an installed capacity of 4.2 MW was completed at the Silivri Natural Gas Storage Facilities, where wind speeds are sufficient for the installation of turbines. The facility now meets all of its energy needs from wind energy.
A leader in its sector, BOTAŞ has set itself the goal of continuously and sustainably improving its energy use performance and energy efficiency indicators within the framework of its vision of the local and national energy vision with the