Ural Halacoglu

Mr. Ural Halacoglu

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Academic Career Length

4Years (2023-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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1 December 2023 in Energy Storage and Saving
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MTMaría Dolores Mainar Toledo
María Dolores Mainar Toledo
UHUral Halacoglu
Ural Halacoglu
HSHakan Alp Sahiller
Hakan Alp Sahiller
THTuğrul Hazar
Tuğrul Hazar
CZClaudio Zuffi
Claudio Zuffi
Giampaolo ManfridaGiampaolo Manfrida
Giampaolo Manfrida

11 March 2026 in Computers in Industry
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HSHanif Seddiqui
Hanif Seddiqui
FFFeroz Farazi
Feroz Farazi
FGFausto Giunchiglia
Fausto Giunchiglia
MBMayukh Bagchi
Mayukh Bagchi
SBSimone Bocca
Simone Bocca
MKMarkus Kraft
Markus Kraft

26 October 2024 in Energies
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BCBertug Celebi
Bertug Celebi
SRShahab Rohani
Shahab Rohani
PGPinar Derin Güre
Pinar Derin Güre
NCNicholas Chandler
Nicholas Chandler
THTuğrul Hazar
Tuğrul Hazar
DBDerek Keith Baker
Derek Keith Baker
The usage of fossil fuel in the energy sector is the primary factor for global GHG emissions, so it is crucial to better utilize RE sources. One way to do that is to hybridize RE technologies to make up for their deficiencies while enabling a more synergistic power production. This study utilizes such an approach to hybridize the KZD-2 Geothermal Power Plant (GPP) with CST and biomass in the southwest region of Turkiye. The main motivation is to address the two main issues of GPPs—excess turbine capacities happening over the operating years and decreasing performance during hot summer months—while also increasing the flexibility of KZD-2. A topping cycle of CST–biomass is added utilizing a PTC field as the CST technology and olive residual biomass combustion as the biomass technology. The hybrid plant is simulated on TRNSYS, and the energetic data show that it is possible to generate more than 20 MWe of additional power during sunny and clear sky conditions while also increasing the Capacity Factor (CF) from 69% to 74–76%. Moreover, the financial results show that the resulting LCOAE is 81.19 USD/MWh, and the payback period is five or nine years for using the YEKDEM incentive or the spot market prices, respectively.

16 September 2024 in SolarPACES Conference Proceedings
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BCBertug Celebi
Bertug Celebi
SRShahab Rohani
Shahab Rohani
DBDerek Keith Baker
Derek Keith Baker
UHUral Halacoglu
Ural Halacoglu
BTBurcu Ayşe Tanrıverdi
Burcu Ayşe Tanrıverdi
While Geothermal Power Plants (GPPs) can be a reliable renewable energy source, this reliability can decrease over the years due to brine mass flow declining. This reduced mass flow causes extra capacity unused in the GPP turbines. This problem can be overcome by hybridizing GPPs with CST and biomass. These three thermal technologies can, in theory, complement each other if all the resources are present at the exact location. This is the scenario for this study, as the location for the case study is the Kızıldere 2 (KZD2) GPP in Denizli, Turkiye, operated by Zorlu Energy. This region has sufficient potential for all three technologies: CST, geothermal, and biomass. Furthermore, by building a topping cycle using CST and biomass, it is possible to generate additional power. This study utilizes a topping steam Rankine cycle run equally by CST and biomass, and, as a result, the 20% excess capacity in the GPP turbine is used while generating an additional 20 MWe of power.