| Solar energy Israel Solar systems Israel have | | | | compared to the surface. The solar radiation that |
| innumerable applications in several fields. Solar | | | | was absorbed by the floor of the pond was used |
| energy can be used for various purposes that can | | | | to heat the lower surfaces of water. Due to |
| solve many problems of the country. Israel has oil | | | | gradual heating, the temperature of the lower |
| scarcity and also natural resources of energy are | | | | surfaces attains 100 degree Celsius. Such a solar |
| absent. Hence, solar energy is the only form of | | | | pond was able to produce about 570 KW of |
| renewable energy that can be used in various | | | | electrical power that would require a 5MW turbine. |
| sectors. | | | | The built-in storage capacity of these solar ponds |
| | | | | is the best features as compared to other solar |
| In 1974, Israel faced the energy crisis that paved | | | | technologies. |
| the path for a number of solar demonstration | | | | |
| projects. Scientists exploited the solar systems | | | | Solar systems Israel are also used for solar |
| Israel to maximum extent to derive the benefits. | | | | industrial process heat system that incorporates |
| Out of the numerous projects undertaken by | | | | trough solar collectors. For the production of |
| Israeli industry and the government, the two | | | | process heat systems, sun-tracking glass mirrors |
| most important projects in the private sector | | | | are used that are in a curved manner so that |
| were a solar industrial process heat system in the | | | | they can form long lines of the reflecting troughs. |
| north-west part of Negev desert and Electricity | | | | A central tube is used that can out the oil. The oil |
| generating solar pond at the Dead Sea. | | | | is thus heated at an excess temperature of |
| | | | | about 200 degree Celsius that can produce |
| The principle behind generating electric power | | | | steams. These steams are then used by the |
| from saline solar ponds was to create the saline | | | | industrial processes to heat the system. Hence, |
| ponds about 2m in depth. These ponds were | | | | we can say that solar systems Israel have wide |
| maintained artificially in such a way that the | | | | range of applications in several sectors. |
| degree of salinity was greater at the bottom as | | | | |