The Industrial Council Ramat Hovav approved a new venture that would see Israel's biggest solar venture constructed in its limits. The Tenders Committee accepted an NIS 80 million bid by Sol Project 7. The company will lease 120 acres for the purpose of building a photovoltaic power generation farm. The area in question has been deemed unfit for agricultural or urban development, as it once housed the Ramat Hovav wastewater evaporation ponds. The project is expected to generate 35 megawatts of electricity and once it is operational it will be included in the national power grid. The facility's construction is expected to cost $100 million and its operational costs are estimated at $2.1 million a year.
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 EarthTechling | Israel's Bedouin Get Solar from Arava (+ Obama) EarthTechling The Obama Administration is supplying 80 percent of the $30 million of financing it will take to build the small photovoltaic solar farm, using the little-known Overseas Private Investment Corporation of the US government: OPIC. |
Israel's Bedouin Get Solar from Arava (+ Obama) Green Prophet The Obama Administration is supplying 80 percent of the $30 million of financing it will take to build the small photovoltaic solar farm, using the little-known Overseas Private Investment Corporation of the US government: OPIC. and more » |
Wind turbines taking over the landscape The Morrisburg Leader In an effort to raise awareness and, perhaps, gain support from South Dundas residents not directly affected by Prowind Canada's South Branch Wind Farm project, the South Branch Wind Opposition Group (SBWOG) held two showings of Israel's award-winning ... and more » |
 pv magazine | Israeli scheme encourages Negev Bedouin to profit from PV pv magazine The scheme to incorporate the Bedouin into this solar potential has been piloted through Arava Power Company. It is undoubtedly true that Israel, particularly in this southern region, has enormous solar potential, with incident solar irradiance at ... and more » |
 Bloomberg | Americans Gaining Energy Independence With US Emerging as No. 1 Producer Bloomberg The drop in natural gas prices is also making the use of alternative energy sources such as solar, wind and nuclear power less attractive, threatening to link the US's future even more to hydrocarbons to run the world's largest economy. and more » |
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