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Israel Unleashes Gold Rush for Solar Power

By Matthew KalmanNov 27th 2010 – 10:45AM
Uriel Sinai, Bloomberg / Getty Images

Uriel Sinai, Bloomberg / Getty Images

JERUSALEM (Nov. 27) -- The race is on to tap into a potential $20 billion solar energy bonanza in Israel's southern wilderness that could transform the nation into the first in the world to power its electric grids through renewable energy. The starting gun sounded Sunday with the signing of a historic agreement between...

Background on ketura sun

Ketura Sun is Israel’s first commercial solar field. Built in early 2011 by the Arava Power Company on Kibbutz Ketura, Ketura Sun covers twenty acres and is expected to produce green energy amounting to 4.95 megawatts.

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