In an effort to green the environment, the Israeli Government has introduced many solutions to both minimize negative impacts on the environment and bring high economic value.
According to The Star newspaper, the Israeli Ministry of Transport and Road Safety has just announced a project to install solar panels and clean energy storage systems along the cross-country Highway 6. The project includes installing clean energy facilities at intersections of Highway 6, connecting these facilities to the national grid and providing about 100MW. Shikun & Binui Energy - Israel's leading energy company - will implement this project worth about 134 million USD after winning the contract. Highway 6 is 192km long, connecting the Galitee region in the north with the Negev desert in southern Israel. The Israeli government is planning to extend this highway in both directions.
According to the Israeli Ministry of Transport and Road Safety, the project aims to produce clean energy, thereby reducing the use of expensive and polluting fossil fuels and Israel's dependence on imported oil. The project is a step in Israel's plan to transition to clean and renewable energy sources, which includes gradually electrifying all trains and buses.
Last year, the Israeli government introduced regulations requiring all new non-residential buildings to have solar panels installed on their roofs. The regulations require that new non-residential buildings have solar panels installed on their roofs within 180 days. For residential buildings, the roofs must be designed to accommodate future solar panels. The move is aimed at helping Israel meet its renewable energy goals and meet rising electricity demand due to its rapidly growing population. Israel is already behind on its goal of generating 30% of its electricity from renewables by 2030.
Meanwhile, the Israeli Ministry of Environmental Protection and the Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure recently announced that they will continue to provide about $4 million for the second consecutive year to encourage the private sector to invest in developing pioneering research facilities that utilize energy from waste. Projects must demonstrate financial feasibility and waste-to-energy technology. Currently, a number of projects using gas separation technology will be established near major waste collection points in major cities such as Hebron, Kfar Saba, etc. Among them, Shahar Tishloot Company has won funding for a production line that converts waste, packaging, and bottles into gas. The recovered energy will be used to produce electricity and heat for black soldier fly larvae, providing protein for the livestock industry. Another project by Sansvira Company will allow the construction of a facility to produce diesel from non-recyclable plastic waste near a waste collection point in Ashdod City, southern Israel.
Minister of Energy and Infrastructure Eli Cohen emphasized: “Encouraging the construction of waste-to-energy processing facilities and similar equipment has become an urgent need. We predict that each kilogram of urban waste can produce about 1kWh of electricity.” According to experts, utilizing energy from waste brings many benefits, both creating an economically valuable energy source and processing non-renewable waste, thereby reducing the area used for landfilling and reducing the amount of toxic CO2 emissions into the environment.
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