Friday, July 31, 2020

Arava Region of Israel About To Be 100% Solar Powered

Solar panels in the Arava desert
The Arava region, from the Red Sea to the Dead Sea, is about to be powered 100% during the day, solely by the sun. 

Believe it or not, this includes hotels, factories, homes, businesses, kibbutzim, and air conditioning, too. 

And it gets even better... By 2025, solar energy will power this region up during the night as well. 

 As climate challenges ravage the earth, along with a raging pandemic, Israel is increasing its renewables. And while having an abundance of sunlight is a blessing when it comes to solar power, Israel has been a bit slow to act on this. 

But not the Arava region. It has quietly pioneered a revolution that can easily become a blueprint for the entire planet, quite literally, saving the planet. 

Read more about it here

Off to enjoy a bit of summer sunlight, till next time! 

Jennifer