Israel building world’s tallest solar tower

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Israel building worlds tallest solar tower
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In this modern era where resources are limited
and pollution is increasing with each passing
day, the demand for renewable sources of energy
is on the rise.
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• With the aim to introduce sustainability,
  increase power supply and cut costs ,Israel is
  building the worlds tallest solar tower at Negev
  desert.

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• Israel, which is a nation of eight million
  people, is all set to make renewable energy
  account for 10 percent of its whole consumption
  by 2020.

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• Solar power provides a clean and green substitute
  to fuel- and carbon-fired electricity plants.

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• The government of Israel has agreed to move ahead
  with this technology although it is more costly
  than conventional electricity production
  accurately to achieve lower costs over time.

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• With the installation of the solar tower, Israel
  will meet all its electricity needs by using only
  4t of the Negev desert which will ultimately
  help to reduce cost in the long run.

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Solar power has for years formed a part of life
in Israel, where rooftop panels are regularly
used to heat the water tanks of homes.
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A solar tower and its field of mirrors, a
technology known as concentrated solar thermal,
is only lucrative as part of a large-scale
project, unlike a photovoltaic field, where every
panel acts as a small generator.
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Key highlights of Ashalim tower

• The Ashalim tower, which is scheduled to be
  completed by the end of 2017 will stand 787 feet
  tall, surpassing Londons Gherkin and Pariss
  Montparnasse Tower.

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• The tower will be covered entirely in stainless
  steel and a field of mirrors covering 740 acres
  will stretch out from its base, directing
  sunlight toward the towers peak to an area known
  as the boiler that resembles an enormous light
  bulb.

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• Solar requires good amount of investment,
  although costs are steadily coming down. The
  construction, costing an estimated 570 million
  will be financed by US firm General Electric. In
  addition, Israeli private investment fund Noy and
  Frances Alstom will also be part of the funding.

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• The temperature of the boiler can rise up to 600
  degree Celsius, thus generating steam that is
  channeled towards the base of the tower, where
  electricity gets produced.

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• The tower will be providing 121 megawatts which
  is sufficient for a city of 110,000 family units.
  Energy from a solar tower is two to three times
  more costly to produce as compared to typical
  electricity plants using carbon or fuel.

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Israel building worlds tallest solar tower

• The tower will be equipped with 55,000 projecting
  mirrors, amounting to a total reflective surface
  of a million square metres.

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• Like sunflowers, the mirrors will turn toward the
  path of the sun. Engineers have developed
  reservoirs for the task of storing heat when the
  sun is not out.

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The size of the mirrors will be increased by
three times as compared to the earlier generation.
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• Everything is supposed to be connected by Wi-Fi
  rather than cables.

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• The tower and its boiler are also designed to
  decrease costs.

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• Each and everything about the worlds highest
  solar tower reflects sustainability and
  profitability for a long period of tine.

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