An evaluation of the alternative transport fuel policies for Turkey

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2010-06

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Elsevier Science

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The search for alternative fuels and new fuel resources is a top priority for Turkey, as is the case in the majority of countries throughout the world. The fuel policies pursued by governmental or civil authorities are of key importance in the success of alternative fuel use, especially for widespread and efficient use. Following the 1973 petroleum crisis, many users in Turkey, especially in transportation sector, searched for alternative fuels and forms of transportation. Gasoline engines were replaced with diesel engines between the mid-1970s and mid-1980s. In addition, natural gas was introduced to the Turkish market for heating in the early 1990s. Liquid petroleum gas was put into use in the mid-1990s, and bio-diesel was introduced into the market for transportation in 2003. However, after long periods of indifference governmental action, guidance and fuel policies were so weak that they did not make sense. Entrepreneurs and users experienced great economical losses and lost confidence in future attempts to search for other possible alternatives. In the present study, we will look at the history of alternative fuel use in the recent past and investigate the alternative engine fuel potential of Turkey, as well as introduce possible future policies based on experience.

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Fuel policies, Alternative fuels, Transport fuels, Biofuels, Performance, Biodiesel, Business & economics, Energy & fuels, Environmental sciences & ecology, Turkey, Diesel engines, Natural gas transportation, Natural gasoline, Petroleum transportation, Alternative engine fuels, Civil authority, Fuel resources, Gasoline engines, Liquid-petroleum gas, Possible futures, Transport fuel, Transport fuels, Transportation sector, Turkishs, Aalternative fuel, Biofuel, Diesel, Energy market, Energy policy, Fuel consumption, Future prospect, Liquefied petroleum gas, Natural gas, Petroleum, Renewable resource, Transportation mode, Alternative fuels

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Arslan, R. vd. (2010). "An evaluation of the alternative transport fuel policies for Turkey". Energy Policy, 38(6), 3030-3037.