Talk:Solar power in Israel
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Materials
editRelevant sources for this article:
Moar pics
editHow about some pictures that show readers:
- Solar water heater installations
- Solar power plants
- Research in Negev desert
Eg. these CC by-nc-nd images of rooftop water heaters in Jerusalem. ~ Jafet•work•play•watch 06:05, 1 January 2009 (UTC)
- Those would be great! I welcome you to download them and place them on the page. --David Shankbone 02:27, 5 January 2009 (UTC)
This sentence "generate at least 2.5 megawatts per hour during peak consumption" is incorrect since a megawatt is a unit of power and not a unit of energy, so it makes no sense to measure energy production in megawatts per hour. A more sensible statement would be megawatt hours of energy produced per day or a peak output in megawatts e.g. a peak output of 2.5 megawatts. 82.41.28.31 (talk) 14:45, 7 March 2009 (UTC)
Putting the article into perspective with the hard facts
editCurrently, Israel does not produce any meaningful amount of electricity from solar technologies (or any other renewable energy sources)
Quoting the Hebrew wikipedia article on Israeli electricity production: "As of 2006, 70% percent is from coal, 18% from natural gas, the rest [12%] from diesel and fuel oil"
The total production capacity, as of 2009, is 10,860MW, making a 250MW solar park very minor in dimension, representing approx 2.3% of current peak demand.
Taking projected consumption growth (3.2% per year) into account, by 2025 peak demand is projected to grow by 60% to approx 17,500MW.
Another interesting fact is that it is estimated that 40% of Israeli electricity is used for air-conditioning. 77.127.62.191 (talk) 10:46, 25 April 2010 (UTC)
possibly missing factlet
editI just wanted to know the ratio of current electricity consumption to *all* solar energy production. That seems like a pretty basic fact for a section like this but I couldn't find it. If it's in here somewhere, I apologize.
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Same criticism here: Exactly what percentage of total Isreali electrical production comes from solar electrical production? Without basic facts like this, the article is more like a marketing presentation than an encyclopedic discourse. How about some real facts, please? 99.2.69.235 (talk) 07:58, 12 April 2011 (UTC)
Largest solar dish
editA picture in the article has the following caption: "The world's largest solar energy dish is located at the Center" but it does not have any reference. According to French Wikipedia (http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_solaire_d%27Odeillo) the "Forn solar d'Odelló" along with the "Physics-Sun" solar fournace in Parkent are the largest solar dishes. I do not know of a reliable source, but the images are available. Odelló fournace Parkent fournace
Statement
edit"With an original lack of fossil fuel reserves and the country's tenuous relations with its oil-rich neighbors, the search for a stable source of energy is a national priority", Israel neither has "oil-rich neighbors", nor an "original lack of fossil fuel reserves". Any objections to removing this abusrd statement? Makeandtoss (talk) 19:15, 28 April 2018 (UTC)