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Investing in the future through the protection of nature by Genç Değirmen
Genç Değirmen, which opens up to the World from Konya has made a huge step to leave a green environment to the next generations, this is through building the biggest solar power plant and making it the main source of energy. The recent tendency to the natural energy plants, which is order of the day around the world, brought protection based branding besides production based branding. Genç Değirmen opens up to the World by its vision, and keeps being innovative, becoming one of the numbers of firms who’ve made this huge step.
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enç Değirmen, which has built complete more than 300 milling systems in 54 countries around the World since 1990, now supplies the energy need of its systems by the solar power plant built on the rooftops of the production units that belongs to the firm. As one of the main purposes of Genç Değirmen is to create a viable environment to the future generations, it now has the greatest rooftop Project of the MEDAŞ area.
“Our duty is not only to produce”
The people and other industries around the area can make use of the extra energy that is supplied by the firm, while the firm supplies the 100 percent natural energy. By that to contribute the widest area of nature that can be reached is aimed. “Our duty is not only to produce but also to create the most efficient, thrifty and environment friendly production systems to pay the World what we owe it.” Was told by Kerim SELEK - the General Manager of Genç Değirmen who also highlighted if there is demand from consumers and an available field, the solar power plants are in the exhibition too. Also “We have a collaboration protocol with Solimpeks which produces Turkey cantered renewable energy materials and grows rapidly” he added.
The contribution to nature is on a global dimension
Genç Değirmen built photovoltaic solar power panels all over the rooftops of production based buildings to supply the energy needed by the firm and channelise the extra energy to the needy environment. By that, the firm contributes to the industry and life around it. The firm not only creates milling systems good enough for itself but also attributes value to the nature. Able to produce 1MW per hour, the 3.456 systems which have HIT technology over 325 W power, created of monocrystal photovoltaic panels has been built and expected to produce 1.600.000 KWH energy per year. By that, the electricity need of 600 houses will be supplied, approximately 1.200 tons of carbon (CO2) and cycle will be blocked and 85.000 trees will be saved. 82 | February 2018 - Milling and Grain
A shared mindset could lead the way to providing a greener future - An interview with A Kerim Selek, Chairman, Genç Değirmen Through the rapid population growth worldwide, rapid depletion of resources and harmful practices in the world are a major concern for the future. The thought of leaving a greener world to next generations is a vital target that the whole world needs to prioritise. Unfortunately nowadays not every company shows this sensitivity and some ambitions could take precedence over than to protect the nature. Fortunately in this respect there are some companies, which are seeing this issue as their task. One of them is Genç Değirmen. The company has decided to invest in projects that can generate electricity from solar energy and it has been applied quickly. We listened the story of this investment from A. Kerim Selek, Chairman of Genç Değirmen, who served over 27 years in Konya’s flour and semolina mills.
Can you briefly introduce Genç Değirmen?
Of course, Genç Değirmen was established in 1990. We offer solutions for flour and semolina production facilities over an