Monday, April 21, 2008

Eilat To Become The First Solar City In Israel

April 22, '08Eilat in early evening

(IsraelNN.com) The Infrastructure Ministry has announced a mammoth project that will supply Eilat with almost of its needed electricity by using a solar power station. Approximately 3,000 acres will be set aside for the project. Ministry officials said that there are very few cloudy days in Eilat that would require using electricity from the Israel Electric Corp. (IEC).

The ministry also said that the Negev and Arava will be given first preference in other projects to promote solar energy. The generating capacity of IEC often is pressed to its limits, causing brownouts and blackouts in peak periods of demand during the hot summer months and during cold spells in the winter.

1 comment:

Jezreel said...

I just have to say, that is a gorgeous skyline in that picture.. if that is what a night time coast looks like ... I want to go..