Israel Statistics:
Population - 5.96 million in 1998
Power demand - doubling every 10 years
Energy Breakdown
- Majority is from oil & Coal
Electricity breakdown - 70% coal, 25% oil-fired plants ---Remainder is from gas and independent
power producers
Israel is looking to increase their use of natural gas from less then 1% to 25% by 2005 (for more Info. check out the Department of energy wevsite)
Israel and the Oil Producing Countries
A turbulent past:
Israel has been through many
wars with their neighbors
Very little trust between
them
Current relationship:
Unsteady at best
Working on improving relationship
with neighbors
An unstable future:
Despite treaties, there is
instability as to how long peace will last
Israel should be looking towards solar energy to meet their energy requirements. Click here to find out Why solar?
Two of the solar technologies with the capability to provide Israel with solar heat or electricity are:
Check out the following websites for more information on solar technologies:
on solar Ponds:
The University of Texas at El Paso
http://www.ece.utep.edu/Research/Energy/Pond/pond.html#economics
On Israel:
The International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives
David
Ben-Gurion National Solar Energy Center
Created and maintained by Rafaela Monchek.