Israel

Israel wants one more 15 GW of solar by 2030
Energy preacher Yuval Steinitz has revealed the nation's 2030 renewable energy target will certainly rise to 30%, with solar anticipated to represent the lion's share. About $23 billion even more clean power financial investment is envisaged this years.
Jun 3, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, Asia, Israel, Yuval Steinitz
Israeli national lottery game sustains roof PV program with $0.12/ kWh feed-in tariff
The incentive scheme awards a 23-year, $0.12/ kWh feed-in tariff to roof arrays with a generation ability of approximately 200 kW. Currently, 141 municipalities have actually applied to set up 116 MW of roof solar ability and also the federal government has actually raised the program's spending plan from $28.5 million to $143 million.
May 28, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Tariffs, Rooftop PV, Asia, Israel, rooftop PV, tariff
Israel bank on 2GW of solar as part of pandemic return
Israel has actually signed up with the listing of countries establishing their sights on renewables as a vehicle driver of financial healing, with strategies currently set out for a significant solar pipe.
May 7, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, solar pv, Asia, Israel, middle east, mena, Coronavirus, covid-19, Yuval Steinitz
Israel's strategy to recoup from Covid-19 situation consists of 2 GW of brand-new solar
The nation additionally means to re-tender its terminated purchase workout for the Dimona solar energy plant in the Negev desert. The capability of the project will certainly be broadened from 300 MW to 500 MW.
Apr 29, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Asia, Israel, covid-19
Floating PV shows up in Israel
German service provider Belectric has actually released a 480 kW range on a storage tank near the Mishmar HaEmek kibbutz in north Israel.
Mar 6, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Floating PV, floating PV, Asia, Israel, Belectric, Ingo Alphéus
German solar glass manufacturer gotten by wood business and also start-up pioneer
Interfloat Corporation, a European market leader for solar glass, has actually been gotten by Holzverarbeiter HS Timber Group and also Blue Minds.
Mar 5, 2020 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, Germany, Europe, Asia, Israel, solar glass, Interfloat Corporation, Holzverarbeiter HS Timber Group, Blue Minds
SolarEdge figures tick all packages for financiers
Absence of flannel in the current full-year as well as quarterly declaring shows the Israeli inverter manufacturer mores than happy the numbers promote themselves. The business remains in an expansionary setting as it goes into the power storage space and also electric car markets with cash money from its economic warchest.
Feb 20, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, Inverters, Asia, SolarEdge, Israel
Israel's Noy Fund purchases risk in 421-MW PV profile in Spain
Israel's Noy Infrastructure & Energy Investment Fund has actually obtained a bulk risk in a 421-MW solar photovoltaic (PV) profile in Spain from UK's Hive Energy as well as White Light Energy.
Feb 13, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Spain, Europe, Asia, Israel, noy fund
Israel's 300 MW solar-plus-storage tender apparently in danger
Monetary paper Globes has actually reported the tender, introduced just 3 weeks earlier, is being opposed by the nation's Land Authority, which asserts the project might disrupt sand-mining near Dimona.
Feb 11, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, tender, Asia, Israel, solar-plus-storage
Israel launches 300 MW solar-plus-storage tender
The government wants a 300 MW solar plant linked to large scale storage in the Negev desert. Construction is planned for late 2021 and completion in 2023.
Jan 24, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Storage, PV plant, tender, Asia, Israel, solar-plus-storage
Israel scientists find new way to keep dust off solar panels
Inspired by the lotus effect, scientists from Negev-based BGU have examined mechanisms and forces that may be improved to keep dust off solar cells for higher performance. The innovative technology allows removing 98% of the dust amount from panel surface.
Dec 10, 2019 // Technology, Solar Panels, Asia, Israel, PV cell, BGU
The biggest solar farm in Israel starts operation
Shikun and Binui Renewable Energy will be the owner of the 120 MW Zeélim solar park in the south of Israel.
Nov 20, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Germany, Europe, Asia, Israel, Shikun and Binui Renewable Energy, Belectric GmbH, Belectric
NASA is launching a solar power generation prototype created in Israel into space
Next year, NASA is planning to forward a Ben-Gurion-created photovoltaic prototype to International Space Station, which is supposed to become a huge move toward nongovernmental individual space operations, as was stated in Tazpit Press Service.
Nov 11, 2019 // Technology, USA, NASA, Asia, Israel, North America, J.Gordon
Huawei facing another three Solaredge lawsuits
Inverter manufacturer Solaredge has filed three additional patent infringement lawsuits against its competitor, Huawei, in China. This comes after three similar legal actions against Huawei that had been undertaken by Solaredge in Germany last summer. While Huawei has decided not to comment on the matter, the Chinese manufacturer revealed that it had filed three patent litigation claims against Solaredge at a Chinese court this May.
Oct 7, 2019 // Manufacturing News, Inverters, Germany, China, Europe, Asia, SolarEdge, Israel, Jabil Circuit (Guangzhou) Co., Ltd.
Renewables and geopolitics: The United States
An accelerated transition to renewables could go either way, regarding the United States’ unique geopolitical strength. According to Indra Overland – head of the Center for Energy Research at the Norwegian Institute for International Affairs – the U.S. could surrender a major advantage if it abandons fossil fuel. The nation could, however, remain dominant in the global energy sector if it continues to lead on innovation and clean energy tech-related intellectual property.
Oct 2, 2019 // Policy, USA, China, Trump, Asia, Israel, Africa, Egypt, North America, Indra Overland, Norwegian Institute for International Affairs