{"id":61144,"date":"2018-05-15T17:05:37","date_gmt":"2018-05-15T15:05:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/?p=61144"},"modified":"2018-05-15T07:35:26","modified_gmt":"2018-05-15T05:35:26","slug":"08-05-33","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/?p=61144","title":{"rendered":"Israel breaks its solar power production record"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Israel21c\"<\/a>Israel breaks its solar power production record<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n

Rebecca Stadlen Amir<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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On a perfectly cloudless Saturday afternoon in Israel, solar energy was producing 13.4 percent of the country\u2019s total electricity consumption.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Aerial view of solar panels in the Southern Israeli city of Eilat. Photo by Moshe Shai\/FLASH90<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

On Saturday afternoon March 17, with not a cloud in the sky, Israel set a new record in solar power. At precisely 12:07pm, solar energy was producing 13.4 percent of the total electricity being consumed in the country, the Israel Electric Corporation said.<\/span><\/p>\n

Though new technologies and massive solar projects have helped put Israel closer to its renewable energy goals, officials said the record broken on Saturday was caused by a specific combination of events \u2013 high solar production and low overall consumption.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe high percentage level comes because it was a Saturday and the weather was perfect for renewable energy. This proves we can do it,\u201d said Oren Hellman of the corporation.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe sun is the biggest source of energy in Israel and we can achieve much greater solar energy production,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n

Jonathan Aikhenbaum, a campaign manager at Greenpeace Israel, praised the event.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThis proves that when you want, when obstacles are removed, the solar revolution is gaining strength,\u201d he told Ynet News. \u201cA combination of sun and innovation is finally putting Israel on the map. The day is not far off where we will reach 100% from solar energy, like Denmark achieved from wind energy last year.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Despite Israel\u2019s abundance of sunshine and solar energy technologies, currently only 2.6% of Israel\u2019s electricity is generated from renewable sources. Much of the solar energy produced is exported, plus discoveries of natural gas reserves have interfered with the adoption of solar energy in recent years.<\/span><\/p>\n

However, new energy projects in the Negev and Arava are aiming to increase the country\u2019s renewable energy percentage. The Ashalim Thermo-Solar complex, currently being constructed in the Negev, is expected to provide approximately 300 megawatts of electricity daily to the Israel Electric Company\u2019s national grid, contributing 2.5% toward the government\u2019s goal of 10% renewable energy by 2020.<\/span><\/p>\n

Scheduled to be up and running by summer 2018, the amount of energy produced by the complex will be enough for about 5% of Israel\u2019s population when it is completed.<\/span><\/p>\n

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