WWEA Windenergy News: New emerging market for wind power:
Bonn/Tel-Aviv (WWEA), 7 January 2013 –
The Middle East countries offer excellent opportunities for
harvesting domestic and environmental-friendly wind power. In
particular Israel, blessed with renewable energy resources, has
recently made important steps for a substantial growth of wind power
utilization within the country. The Israeli Wind Energy market is now
well on track, as the Inter-Ministry committee has published a
request for proposals for the allocation of land for wind farms, due
on 20 January 2013. The work of the Inter-Ministry committee, along
with efforts of setting up the zoning regulations by the ministry of
interior, and the availability of a feed-in tariff, all pave the way
for the wind market of Israel to emerge.
WWEA President
He Dexin: "WWEA trusts the potential of wind energy in Israel
and the region to be substantial. We congratulate the country on the
important decisions that have already been taken and we are willing
to provide our support to the country as well as to our member, the
Israeli Wind Energy Association, in their efforts in structuring the
local market."
Gadi Hareli, CEO of the Israeli Wind
Energy Association: "Today, there are over 2'000 MW of
accumulated requests for wind farms in Israel that will need to be
processed by the authorities in the near future. The Israel Wind
Energy Conference which will take place in Tel-Aviv on 29 January,
with local and international participants, will be an excellent
opportunity to explore this new emerging market."
- Source:
- World Wind Energy Association e.V. WWEA
- Email:
- gadi.hareli@israwea.org.il
- Link:
- www.israwea.org.il/...