Thursday, August 18, 2011

solar power companies - Israel's 1st Solar Panel Field




Yosef Abramovitch, president of the Arava Power Company, describes the origin of the first solar power field in Israel at Kibbutz Ketura; includes footage of the ceremonial placing of the mezuzah at the entrance to the field by Dr. Uzi Landau, Minister of National Infrastructure



In the News:




Could Solar Energy Help Mend Israel's Relationship with the Palestinians
OilPrice.com
On June 5, a day that ironically marked both the anniversary of Six-Day War as well as World Environment Day, Israeli company Arava Power cut the ribbon on Israel's first commercial solar field at Kibbutz Ketura in the southern Negev desert. ...

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How I Became A 'Green Zionist'
The Jewish Week
For all of these reasons I chose to pursue an internship this summer with Arava Power Company, Israel's leading solar energy enterprise. I started my internship the week before APC launched Israel's first commercial solar field. ...




CNET

BrightSource Energy
CNET
That makes the solar power more valuable because utilities pay more for power during peak hours, which continues past nightfall. BrightSource's solar tower technology generates steam from a field of mirrors called heliostats shining onto a tower. ...

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Ha'aretz

Memory of solar energy pioneer in Arava lives on
Ha'aretz
Naot Smadar produces organic juices and wines, Lotan teaches tourists about ecological architecture, and Ketura just finished building the largest solar panel array in the country. But the region owes its reputation as Israel's ecological vanguard at ...

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Defense Update

Tailoring Unmanned Platforms for New Missions
Defense Update
Fuel cells could provide a solution for these missions. Part of the solution can also be provided by solar panels, providing on-board renewable energy generation to sustain long endurance operations. We are examining various types of fuel cells, ...

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