ASELSAN will get all its energy from the sun

ASELSAN commissioned two new solar power plants (SPP) and announced that it will meet all of the energy used in production from renewable sources. Inverters, which adapt the electricity produced by solar panels in power plants to the grid, are also designed by the company; This is the first time that domestic PULSAR inverters are used in a solar power project. In other words, the defense giant, known for its radar and missile systems, now produces its own energy with its own technology.

ASELSAN General Manager Ahmet Akyol made the statement to Anadolu Agency. Akyol said that the power plants were put into operation as of November 8. The location and installed capacity of the power plants were not disclosed.

What will ASELSAN Solar Power Plant investment change?

According to the company, the investment has three purposes: to support the growing production infrastructure with renewable energy, to reduce energy costs and to contribute to sustainability goals. Akyol said, "With the solar power plants we have commissioned, we will meet all of our energy needs from renewable sources and at the same time reduce our energy costs and carbon footprint."

It is anticipated that approximately 121 thousand tons of carbon dioxide emissions will be prevented annually with the clean energy produced by the power plants. This amount corresponds to the carbon dioxide that approximately 4 million trees remove from the atmosphere in a year.

Domestic PULSAR inverters are on the field for the first time

Inverter is a device that converts the direct current produced by solar panels into alternating current used by the grid. ASELSAN is using PULSAR inverters, whose design and software belong to itself, in a solar power project for the first time with these power plants. Thus, the company's energy technologies other than defense are also tested in the field.

3 billion dollar investment continues

Akyol stated that ASELSAN has been one of the fastest growing companies in Europe in the defense industry in the last three years: "We continue to grow at an average rate of over 25 percent every year. We are trying to bring new talents to ASELSAN in many fields, from air defense systems to radars, from critical missile systems to ammunition. We have an ongoing investment of 3 billion dollars."

Akyol also reminded that the company aims to maintain its first place in the Sustainability Index and that ASELSAN is the first organization in Türkiye to receive the Blue Water Efficiency Certificate. The company predicts that solar power plants will reduce energy costs while also supporting the growth in production capacity.