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Sunday Energy Floats New Solar Idea to Boost Power Output on Water

Karin Kloosterman
By Karin Kloosterman
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Kibbutz Zeelim from Google Earth. “Solarized” water reservoir located top left hand corner.

Sunday Energy, a PV solar integrator from Israel, who we’ve covered here (Every Sunny Day Is Like Sunday), is about to install a 5 MW PV facility on a water reservoir in an Israeli kibbutz, the business newspaper Globes report. The company says it will be the largest solar project of its kind in the world, to be built at Kibbutz Zeelim in the Negev Desert, in the south of Israel.

Zeelim is to share financing, about NIS 100 million (about $30 million USD), and in exchange it will own half of the facility. Approvals from the state are in so the development is expected to happen fast.

Sunday Energy is developing the technology so that a PV array will float on the water. The water, likewise is expected to cool the panels and boost electricity generation. A plus for the reservoir is that the panels will reduce evaporation, which causes the loss of one cm of water per day in the scorching hot summer months.

::Globes

Read more on Sunday Energy:
Every Day is Like Sunday Solar Energy
Sunday And Ormat To Build Largest Solar Roof in Middle East
Sunday and Advat Winery Toast New Solar Project

Karin Kloosterman
Karin Kloostermanhttp://www.greenprophet.com
Karin Kloosterman is an award-winning journalist, innovation strategist, and founder of Green Prophet, one of the Middle East’s pioneering sustainability platforms. She has ranked in the Top 10 of Verizon innovation competitions, participated in NASA-linked challenges, and spoken worldwide on climate, food security, and future resilience. With an IoT technology patent, features in Canada’s National Post, and leadership inside teams building next-generation agricultural and planetary systems — including Mars-farming concepts — Karin operates at the intersection of storytelling, science, and systems change. She doesn’t report on the future – she helps design it. Reach out directly to [email protected]
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