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energy source that can be used especially for sectional heating. The economic conditions in

Turkey increase the significance of the studies that have been made and will be done in order
to benefit from geothermal resources in the most economical way and to make their use more

widespread in the regional sense. Today, energy consumption is accepted as one of the criteria

of sophistication. The life style in our country, which is in the category of developing
countries, is progressing in the direction of increasing energy consumption day by day.

Picture 2. Geothermal facility

A large part of the rapidly increasing energy demand all over the world will be able to be met
with fossil fuels and hydraulic energy for a while. Besides the increase in energy costs,

scientists predict that world oil reserves will be depleted in 2050, natural gas reserves in 2070
and coal reserves in 2150. Through these predictions of scientists, it is considered necessary

to make short, medium and long-term plans for energy supply and consumption both in the

industry, which is a heavy consumer of energy, and in other service areas.

Our country provides most of its energy needs from oil and natural gas import, and this

situation leads to foreign dependency. The constant increase in energy prices due to the

political developments in the world, the fact that fossil fuels will run out after a certain period
of time and their production is quite expensive, necessitate the identification of alternative

energy sources and the use of these sources with high efficiency.

Among the world's leading countries in the use of geothermal energy are Iceland, China,
USA, Italy, Israel, Indonesia, Philippines, Japan, Central America, Mexico, but the use of

geothermal energy in fish farming is also spreading rapidly in other countries, such as France,
Greece, Hungary and New Zealand. In Iceland, where there are approximately 70 farms,

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