About: Levent Bas
Levent, who was born and raised in Istanbul, has been working in energy industry for over 3 years. He has just relocated to San Francisco in February after working in utility companies in Austria and in Turkey. He got to chance to be involved in several gas, hydro, coal, wind, solar powered generation projects and distribution projects in Europe.
Levent got into energy field when he co-founded a team and started building the first Solar Car of his university during his senior year with a group of 3 people.
He started sailing when he was 9 years old, and he loves to sail wherever he finds some water. He is also one of the co-founders of the Bogazici University Sailing Club and the creator of a nationally adopted college sailing education system. He also enjoys hiking and cycling.
Levent holds a BSc. in Mechanical Engineering from Bogazici University, Istanbul.
Posts by leventbas:
- Confessions of a Plastic User — Plastic Diet Day 30
24 Jun 2010 | Posted in Pollution, Recycling, Videos
1 Comment » - Bio Plastics Are The Best Solution- Plastic Diet Day 26
21 Jun 2010 | Posted in Materials, Pollution, Recycling, Videos
Be the first to comment » - No Recycling for Candy Wrappers – Plastic Diet Day 16
04 Jun 2010 | Posted in Environment, Materials, Pollution, Recycling, Videos
3 Comments » - Albatrosses Eat Plastic! – Plastic Diet Day 12
29 May 2010 | Posted in Climate Change & Carbon Emissions, Environment, Materials, Pollution, Recycling, Videos
1 Comment » - Getting to Know Plastics: Plastic Diet Day 4
22 May 2010 | Posted in Climate Change & Carbon Emissions, Environment, Materials, Pollution, Recycling, Videos, Water Resources
2 Comments » - 30 Days of Plastic-Free Life: Day 1
18 May 2010 | Posted in Environment, Featured, Materials, Pollution, Recycling
2 Comments » - Plastiki’s Journey to the Plastic Garbage Patch of Ocean
22 Apr 2010 | Posted in Featured, Maritime, North America, Pollution, Recycling, Renewables, Videos, Waste-to-Energy, Water Resources
1 Comment » - Are Solar Thermal Markets Set for Rapid Growth?
16 Mar 2010 | Posted in Asia-Pacific, Europe, Featured, Middle East, North America, Renewables, Solar
Be the first to comment » - Waste-to-Energy: Less Trash in Landfills, More Heat and Electricity
01 Dec 2009 | Posted in Europe, Featured, Waste-to-Energy
9 Comments » - Turkey’s Alternative Energy Potential Needs to Get Unblocked
26 Oct 2009 | Posted in Europe, Geothermal, Legislation, Solar, Water Power, Wind
1 Comment » - The Future of Electric Vehicles May Be Here Sooner Than We Think
19 Aug 2009 | Posted in Asia-Pacific, Electric Vehicles, Europe, Featured, North America
6 Comments » - Turkish wind energy growing fast with feed-in-tariff in the pipeline
30 Jul 2009 | Posted in Europe, Wind
3 Comments » - Desertec Project – a sound alternative to Russian gas pipelines?
17 Jul 2009 | Posted in Africa, Europe, Solar
1 Comment » - Solar Thermal Energy – cheaper & easier than Photovoltaics
01 Jul 2009 | Posted in Featured, Solar
22 Comments » - Turkey Is Getting Ready To Harvest Its Renewable Energy Potential
25 Jun 2009 | Posted in Europe, Featured, Legislation, Solar, Wind
1 Comment »
