Israel's Construction Of The World's First Renewable Energy Park

Israel's Arava Institute for Environmental Studies will be combined with the power companies Arawa, in the southern Israeli construction of the world's first renewable energy park, the use of local rich solar energy resources and bio-fuels to provide electricity for the southern region, at the same time as an educational base for universal knowledge of renewable energy.

In addition to the park Israel in recent years the development of new technologies of renewable energy, will also be extensive to attract foreign experts and renewable energy resources, research and development of new renewable energy technologies. The next two years, including major construction projects: one for the local community to provide 2 megawatts of solar electricity power stations, use of fertilizers and livestock waste dates the development of bio-fuel in the local construction installed on all solar panels and small wind generator ; Green building community, so that each family from energy consumers into energy producers, and ultimately to the use of renewable energy to the south of Eilat provide 300 megawatts of electricity goal.

Arava Institute for Environmental Studies Director David said that if the world is eager to which country can shake off dependence on fossil fuels, then Israel is one of them. Israel not only have the desire, but also have the natural conditions and human resources, many of the world's new renewable energy technologies are developed in Israel. However, due to lack of appropriate policies and incentive mechanism to encourage, Israel's renewable energy development is not yet satisfactory. The purpose of building the park, on the one hand is to play local advantages of renewable energy-rich southern region to provide electricity to other energy can also set a model for sustainable development, enhancing people's environmental awareness and understanding of the importance of renewable energy.

Source: 科技日报 Apr. 27, 2008