Sürdürülebilir Kalkınma Amaçları
Yazarlar
Yayınlar
- MakaleAçık Erişim2021Effects of Using Solar Water Heating System on Fuelwood Consumption in Forest Villages
Çakir, Gunay; Tonyali, Suleyman
Ain of study: In this study, the effects of the use of solar water heating system of forest villagers in Gumushane were investigated. Material and methods: For this purpose, random selected by 70 forest village households were examined and the results were analyzed by One Sample T-Test. Within the scope of the research, face-to-face surveys were conducted with the families with the villagers who were determined with information provided by Department of Forest-Village Relations. The villagers were chosen among those who had used this solar energy heating system for at least 5 years. The data in the questionnaires were transferred to digital media and it was tried to determine how the forest villagers were affected by solar water heating systems. Main results: As a result, after the use of solar water heating systems; the consumption of firewood for heating has not changed. The consumption of wood used for cooking and the consumption of wood used for hot water has also decreased. Highlights: Thanks to this solar water heating system, carbon accumulation in forests has increased and a positive contribution has been made to climate change.
- MakaleYalnız künye2013Scopus SJRQ3Ecological and economical advantages of solar water heating systems used by forest villagers in Gumushane, Turkey
Çakir, Günay
Clean and safety energies are crucial for our world energy requirements. Therefore, the environmental awareness on the topic will also increase the use of clean energy especially in rural and urban areas. A solar energy water heater solar system is one of the clean energy systems and has the best environmental impact in the region. This study concentrates on analyzing the solar energy heater systems having ecological impacts and economical advantages used by 891 single forest villagers in Gumushane province. Average energy saving were calculated for monthly and yearly for the families use solar heating water systems. Thus, we came to the conclusion of that it is highly important economically and ecologically having advantage of solar energy water heater systems for Gumushane province. The results of this study can be summarized as followings solar water heating systems; a) reduce the rate of burning wood and carbon emission, b) save 75 kW electric energy, c) total wood saved 1291.5 m3 and d) 1635 $/year for per forest villager house.
