Israel sunset
A new solar farm in Israel confirms the country’s leadership in the world for solar energy. Sunshine is a prime natural resource in this region of the world. In fact, Israel is at the top of the list worldwide when it comes to number of sunny days per year.
Recently, Israel announced the launch of a breakthrough solar farm that many hope will be so affordable that it will lead to a meaningful reduction of fossil fuel usage. As reported in Christian Science Monitor:
“The technology, a system of rotating dishes made up of mirrors, is capable of harnessing up to 75 percent of incoming sunlight – roughly five times the capacity of traditional solar panels. In addition, using mirrors to reduce the number of photovoltaic cells needed, it makes the cost of solar energy roughly comparable to fossil fuels.”
As noted in the above video, Israeli company, ZenithSolar, working in conjunction with Israel’s Ben-Gurion University, has come up with a way to use a water-based cooling system to increase the efficiency of photovoltaic solar cells, while also creating thermal energy.
The news is an Internet sensation!
ZenithSolar’s CEO, Roy Segev, proudly talked about the fact that the company is the first that can both tap into sunlight for both solar electric energy, as well as thermal heat energy. Mr. Segev noted:
“This flagship plot of 16 dishes known as “Z20”s – which look like semiflattened satellite dishes with the texture of a disco ball – will generate about half of the total energy needs of this community of some 200 families.”
This truly is the new solar. Using both the electricity-generating properties of UV light, as well as its heat potential, is the way to maximize clean, green energy.
The new solar farm in Israel can show us the way!
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