Israel began its active development of renewable energy sources. This primarily relates to sunlight. Israel began its active development of renewable energy sources. This primarily relates to sunlight, good geographical position allows you to use it all year round bright rays. The government thus solves several problems: environmental – care about the environment; and strategic – create an alternative to traditional energy sources, the supply of which in recent years have increasingly accompanied by severe shortages. By 2020, the country intends to convert to alternative energy sources to 10% of its capacity. The number is small – for example, in Europe, tend to 20% – but to little Israel is quite palpable.
Jacob Hain, a senior vice-president of the National Energy Company “Hevrat Hašmal”:
“On the one hand, it’s good not to depend on Arab oil and does not depend on the gas to other countries. The more we can use the sun and the wind, the better. ”
In Israel, by virtue of the natural features no hydropower plants, and due to geopolitical problems and no nuclear plants. The main source of energy – to acquire overseas coal and gas from Egypt. Recent attacks on the gas pipeline in the Sinai peninsula once again exacerbated the problems of energy security and make greater use of solar energy. Solar seaside kibbutz Maagan Michael provides free electricity to around 200 households own – it’s more than 600 residents. Another part of the energy is, it sold the state electricity company. The rate is good – almost twice more than the energy generated in a coal-gas stations. But state-owned company it buys guaranteed.
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