You are running the Turkey Office of this international renewable energy company. Would you please tell us about your activities?

In addition to being Europe’s number one solar energy company, Conergy is also an international leader supplier in the rapidly developing renewable energy area. Conergy adopts a customer-focused global growth strategy based on providing optimal technologies for the developing renewable energy markets.
The electricity demands in the international markets vary to a large extent and therefore Conergy offers a wide product range with its internationally focused management staff. District offices have been established in North and South America, Europe, Mediterranean, Asia and Australia for the purpose of practicing the expansion plans based on the region-specific requirements of reproducible energy and for identification of the potential customers of the Conergy products and services.
As a country fortunate for its natural resources, Turkey receives interest of the leading foreign sector professionals. We believe that the decision of Conergy, a world brand, to improve and expand its activities in Turkey is a very important and meaningful action for our country.

What is the place and position of Conergy in the Turkish market? What are Norm Enerji’s plans in this context?

Conergy is an international leader in the renewable energy area and displays activities in 5 continents. The company also produces the systems and components required for generation of electricity using solar and wind energy. Having its headquarters located in Germany, Conergy offers a wide range of renewable energy equipment to Turkey as well. Based on its "think globally, act locally" philosophy applied throughout the world, we develop designs which are specific to infrastructures, requirements and applications. Our local experience made a significant contribution in this sense. We develop technical and commercial alternatives which are suitable for local conditions. Our fundamental priority is to introduce the rich sectoral product range and to raise awareness about the applications. We have focused on applicable, accessible and functional applications in order to expand the project. We have also been supporting the existing and new social responsibility projects along with our promotion and presentation activities. Establishment of the necessary psychological infrastructure will be followed by the administrative restructuring and organization. We believe that there is an unjust preconception and resistance against the sector for various reasons. 

What activities do you conduct for the other sectoral equipment and battery chargers?

Conergy has sufficient and ideal solutions for renewable energy. As I mentioned before, the company is the only world brand in its field.
We also have professional solutions for mounting systems. From the very first day, Conergy has dedicated itself to first-class craftsmanship and engineering. The company has gained a very extensive experience in improvement and production of mounting systems. Thanks to this experience, the company has become the most competent business partner for the wholesalers/distributors and installers. Short delivery times and simple handling and fast mounting is very important to us. Our product range extends from pre-manufactured and partly pre-mounted frames to customized solutions developed in close cooperation with our business partners. Our assembly systems meet the highest expectations due to their technology, esthetic look and high quality. Our systems are made of aluminum and special steel which guarantees high durability and complete recyclability.
As NORM ENERJİ, we have a long-established experience and product variety in backup energy/batteries. We have import and export activities for battery chargers. We prefer HAZE brand for standard AGM and GEL type products, HBL brand for professional VRLA / TUBULAR / GEL products and MUTLU brand for OPZS / TUBULAR products.

What are the practices being implemented for renewable energy in our country? How do you see the developments in this area?

            The increasing petroleum and fuel prices and the rapidly growing environmental awareness has once more shown us the necessity to take fast action in the renewable energy area. We can say that there is sufficient interest in the sector both on the part of the official authorities and the users. There is no one opposing to the renewable, environment-friendly, uninterrupted, reliable, standalone and even free energy. However, the necessary practices are not developing parallel to this positive interest.          

            We believe that we should first identify the facts correctly before solving the problem. Therefore, we believe that reasons based on such rationale as "the high cost of the initial investments/equipment" do not appear to be reasonable. Because the equipment costs are obviously equivalent to those in the entire world and may be even lower than the costs in Europe.

On the other hand, we may agree that we have a lower purchasing power. However, we also have natural advantages that could make up for this obstacle. In other words, we have 2-3 fold higher solar energy than that in the European countries. This means we can supply the same amount of energy with lower initial investment/equipment cost.

Then, there remains only one difference; the solar energy systems should be accredited in our country and the surplus of the generated energy should be granted guarantee of purchase. As announced by the official authorities, a one unit investment made on the consumption part provides 3 units of investment saving on the production and transmission part of the government, which means encouraging these activities even only on administrative basis will bring in faster contributions and material return.

Is there anything else you would like to add?