Israel Will Soon Have World’s Tallest CSP Solar Tower
Israel will soon have the world’s tallest solar power tower, giving a massive boost to the country’s renewable energy efforts.
Israel will soon have the world’s tallest solar power tower, giving a massive boost to the country’s renewable energy efforts.
The Ashalim project, deep in the Negev desert, is made up of three plots, with a fourth planned in the future. Each uses a different solar technology. One project is a concentrated solar installation with a tower 250 meters tall.
Insider sources confirmed that Elon Musk was recently out in Israel at the headquarters of Active Safety and Autonomous Driving tech company Mobileye. Mobileye has been a key supplier of Tesla since the early days and continues to be the core of Tesla’s autopilot hardware suite.
The Israeli Defence Forces are looking to make a significant shift from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources to meet its energy demand. According to media reports, the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) plans to replace all its diesel power generators with solar power panels. The reports do not mention any … [continued]
A landmark renewable energy law is making progress through the bureaucratic process of the Israeli government. According to media reports, the Israeli Legislature’s Finance Committee recently discussed the details of a renewable energy law. The current form of the law has attracted some criticism, as it does not explicitly mention … [continued]
Taking a major step towards setting up renewable energy targets, a legislative body in Israel approved a renewable energy bill. With provisions of setting up time-bound renewable energy targets, a bill was approved by the Ministerial Committee of Legislation. The bill is expected to facilitate the government’s setting up of … [continued]
The Year of the Floating Solar is here, as countries look to reservoirs, treatment plants and other built infrastructure to develop new solar energy sites.
Originally published on Solar Love. 50,000 lithium-ion rechargeable battery packs will be supplied by Tadiran Batteries to BrightSource’s 121 MW Shalim Thermal Solar Power Station in Israel. These batteries have been designed to last 25 years, even in harsh environments. Tadiran is a subsidiary of the better-known Saft Group. BrightSource … [continued]
Following discussions with Greenpeace Israel, the Israeli Ministry of Finance has stated that it hopes to enact regulations and policies to remove hurdles for increasing investment in the solar power sector. During the discussions with Greenpeace, Israeli Ministry of Finance officials admitted that the net-metering regulations implemented two years ago have not … [continued]
The Israeli subsidiary of EDF has commissioned the largest solar power project in the country, laying a strong foundation for what looks set to be a robust solar power program. EDF Énergies Nouvelles Israel and Arava Power have jointly commissioned a 40 MW solar PV power plant, which is the largest … [continued]