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Israel for the most part (then again the Negav Desert is 1/3 of Israel) is not exceptionally hot and sunny. But Israel does have an exceptional motivation to be
by quizbiz 17y ago
Israel for the most part (then again the Negav Desert is 1/3 of Israel) is not exceptionally hot and sunny. But Israel does have an exceptional motivation to be energy independent. It is a county in the middle east with no oil surrounded by political enemies with oil. When there is a will and that will is backed by cost, there is a way.
- ido 17y agoNone of Israel's direct neighbors is even close to being a significant oil producer - those are mostly in the Arabian peninsula.
- quizbiz 17y agoI used 'neighbors' very loosely, speaking more about Saudi Arabia, UAE, etc. But you are right. Oil Produced: (Wolfram Alpha) Israel | 5 966 bbl/day (barrels per day) Syria | 381 600 bbl/day (barrels per day) Egypt | 664 000 bbl/day (barrels per day) Saudi Arabia | 9 200 000 bbl/day (barrels per day) Israel for the political reasons can not afford for its economy to rely on exported oil from Arab states. I'm not even sure if Iran, Saudi Arabia, or the UAE would be willing to export oil to Israel. It's expensive to import it from farther so Israel spends 73.43B/year on oil imports[1]. The opportunity cost of not developing alternatives has been high so solar panels are already a part of the infrastructure (ie: to heat the water in almost every single home). [1] http://www16.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=oil+import+israel http://www16.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=oil+import+israel