Wind Energy in Edirne, Turkey
In the wind corridor of Edirne, northwest Turkey, this project turns a naturally exposed landscape into a steady source of clean power. Twenty 3-MW turbines anchor a 60-MW site that pushes out about 226 GWh of renewable electricity a year. Every megawatt generated here is one less pulled from fossil plants, cutting roughly 140,000 tCO₂ annually and stripping out the SOₓ and NOₓ that come with coal.
This is a Gold Standard–certified project (GS2763) run by Soluglu WPP / Steag. The turbines occupy only a small fraction of the land; farming continues around them as it always has. The result is simple: more renewable capacity on the grid, no expansion of fossil generation, and a landscape that keeps supporting local livelihoods. Backing this project means adding real renewable energy to a country still transitioning away from coal and locking in verified climate impact that actually shifts emissions downward rather than shuffling them around.
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Verified StandardThink of the Gold Standard as the "premium, fair-trade, organic" label of the carbon offsetting world. It's known for being one of the strictest and highest-quality standards. To get a Gold Standard certification, a project can't just prove it reduced carbon; it must also prove it contributed to at least three UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This means the project is also doing extra good, like providing clean water, creating new jobs, or protecting wildlife in the local community.