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In the desert of southern Israel, engineers are busy building the world's tallest solar tower, surrounded by more than 400 football fields that will power 110,000 homes
.
The Israeli government and the group responsible for construction say the Ashalim Tower, which is expected to be completed by the end of 2017, is 240 meters tall, taller
than the Montparnasse Tower in Paris and the skyscrapers nicknamed Gherkin in London.
The square Isarin Tower, covered in stainless steel, is built in the Negev Desert and has a spire that can be seen from tens of kilometers away, resembling a large lighthouse
.
At the bottom of the tower extends a large area of mirrors, covering an area of 300 hectares, larger than 400 football fields
.
These mirrors refract sunlight into the area called the boiler at the spire of the tower, which looks like a giant light bulb
.
The temperature of the boiler area can be raised to 600 degrees Celsius, generating steam directed to the bottom of the tower, generating electricity
.
The construction, estimated at 500 million euros ($570 million), is a joint effort
between General Electric of the United States, Alstom of France and Noy, an Israeli private investment fund.
Isarinta is expected to supply 121 megawatts (MW) of electricity, 2% of Israel's electricity needs, enough to power a city
of 110,000 homes.
Israel, with a population of 8 million, aims to increase the share of renewable energy to 10%
of the country's total electricity consumption by 2020.
Eran Gartner, head of the Megalim Group, which manages the project, said: "The [Israeli] government has agreed to develop solar technology, and we are not hiding the fact that this is more expensive than traditional electricity, but rather the direction is to reduce costs
over time.
" The cost of the second solar tower will be slightly reduced, the third will be cheaper, and so on
.
”
In the desert of southern Israel, engineers are busy building the world's tallest solar tower, surrounded by more than 400 football fields that will power 110,000 homes
.
The Israeli government and the group responsible for construction say the Ashalim Tower, which is expected to be completed by the end of 2017, is 240 meters tall, taller
than the Montparnasse Tower in Paris and the skyscrapers nicknamed Gherkin in London.
The square Isarin Tower, covered in stainless steel, is built in the Negev Desert and has a spire that can be seen from tens of kilometers away, resembling a large lighthouse
.
At the bottom of the tower extends a large area of mirrors, covering an area of 300 hectares, larger than 400 football fields
.
These mirrors refract sunlight into the area called the boiler at the spire of the tower, which looks like a giant light bulb
.
The temperature of the boiler area can be raised to 600 degrees Celsius, generating steam directed to the bottom of the tower, generating electricity
.
The construction, estimated at 500 million euros ($570 million), is a joint effort
between General Electric of the United States, Alstom of France and Noy, an Israeli private investment fund.
Isarinta is expected to supply 121 megawatts (MW) of electricity, 2% of Israel's electricity needs, enough to power a city
of 110,000 homes.
Israel, with a population of 8 million, aims to increase the share of renewable energy to 10%
of the country's total electricity consumption by 2020.
Eran Gartner, head of the Megalim Group, which manages the project, said: "The [Israeli] government has agreed to develop solar technology, and we are not hiding the fact that this is more expensive than traditional electricity, but rather the direction is to reduce costs
over time.
" The cost of the second solar tower will be slightly reduced, the third will be cheaper, and so on
.
”
