With more than three hundred days of sunlight and constant strong winds, Eilat is the perfect location to discuss alternative sources of energy, such as solar and wind power.
[Adam Zeliner, CEO, "Greener by Design"]:
“Israel is clearly investing a lot of time and effort to move with the rest of the global community to turn to a greener and more carbon free energy.”
One of the most important events here was a ceremony to launch “The USA Israel Solar Energy Cooperation”.
Much of the world’s fossil fuels comes from politically restless areas. By switching to new sources of energy, governments around the world are hoping to minimize their dependency on fossil fuel.
[Adv. Renelle Joffe, Meitar Liquornik Geva Group]:
“Israel is the only country in the world that bases its electricity on almost one hundred per cent on fossil fuel. No other country in the world is doing that!…If there is a failure or if someone will push the wrong button on the control board, and it happened in the past, then there is no electricity in the entire country.”
Solar panels are promising, but they take up a lot of land, land that could be used for increasing the area’s biodiversity. However, in urban areas building Integrated Photo Voltaic may be a solution. It works in a way similar to solar panels, only they can be placed anywhere on a building.
[Aviva Konforty, General Manager, Shirasol]:
“It can be put on the wall, it can be in a screen, it can be on terraces and it can be on the window.”
Another new way of producing electricity from the sun is the Israel made AORA thermal unique pilot. It was invented by researchers from the Weizmann institute. Mirrors concentrate the sun’s beans to a tower thirty meters high in “kibbutz” Samar.
Does Eilat have a bright future with solar energy?
[Udi Gat, Head of Eilot Regional Council]:
“Today when you say “Silicon Valley”, it is connected to the High-Tech world in San Francisco. We hope that in the future when you say, Renewable Energy it will be connected to Eilat Valley.”
In this case, the realization of Mr. Gat wish won’t just benefit Eilat, but the entire planet.
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