Jerusalem – Israel Sets New All-Time Record In Using Renewable Energies

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    Jerusalem – Israel set a new all-time record of generating electricity from renewable energies, Israel’s Electric Company (IEC) stated Tuesday.

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    The IEC reported that the record was set last Wednesday when the peak production stood at 1295 megawatts, accounting for 16.4 percent of the total production of energy in the country.

    In addition, the peak production in photovoltaic (PV) energy produced by converting light into electricity stood at 1034 megawatts, constituting about 80 percent of the total production of renewable energies.

    The IEC stated that the capacity of renewable energies currently stands at about 7 percent of the electricity provided to the country.

    The Israeli government has been supporting solar energy research since the establishment of the state, with the intention of harnessing science to help a country with few natural resources.

    It has also approved laws and several government decisions aimed at encouraging the production of energy via renewable sources.

    Israel has developed some of the world’s most advanced solar energy equipment and enjoys sunshine almost year-round.

    It hopes to generate 10 percent of its energy from renewable sources by 2020 and is developing several projects to ensure this, including a 240 meter (787-foot) tall solar tower in the south which can generate up to 121 megawatts of power, providing about one percent of Israel’s electricity consumption.

    Israel was crowned as the leading force in 2014 in the development of clean technologies, beating 40 other countries.

    Its renewable energy innovation has received global recognition, with innovative ideas such as converting wind into electricity, technologies for clean water and other inventions that stimulate a more energy-efficient economy.


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    PaulinSaudi
    PaulinSaudi
    5 years ago

    Every year every place is setting new all-time records in the use of renewable energy.

    Meloah
    Meloah
    5 years ago

    PaulinSaudi, you are right, everyone is upping their use of alternative energy, as the link below shows. Overtime, the use of oil will be significantly diminished, and with increasing supply of oil in America, energy prices only have one direction to go…down. Countries that rely on oil for their economy will have a lot of unrest, and some may become like Africa or worse. At least many places in Africa have other natural resources…

    https://www.climatecouncil.org.au/11-countries-leading-the-charge-on-renewable-energy/