Renewable Energy Community Entrepreneurship
Renewable energy development Israel
SummaryTo prove that between the electricity sector in Israel and the global uncertainty of the energy market, renewable energy entrepreneurship could contribute socially, environmentally, and economically.
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Project Needs and Beneficiaries
Israel has not yet realized the vast untapped potential of renewable energy (RE) community entrepreneurship. Over 95% of the energy used in the country depends on imported fossil fuels. Incentives for RE installations are very few. Communities who want to implement RE technologies encounter many barriers. There is an urgent need to prove that it is possible and practical to implement RE technologies on the community level.
Activities
AIES will install a medium-size wind turbine and PV installations. It will study, document and monitor all stages of development and develop proposed solutions for mainstreaming these types of projects while monitoring the benefits of the installatio
Funding Information
Total Funding Received to Date: $2,275
Funding Information
This project is now in implementation and no longer available for funding. Received funds will be used to accomplish concrete objectives as indicated in the project's "Activities" section. Updates will be posted under the "Progress Report" tab as they become available.
Donors' contributions and pledges to this project totaled $2,275 . The original project funding goal was $450,000.
Additional Documentation
This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).
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Why this Project is Important
Potential Long Term Impact
Show that communities can successfully develop and install RE technologies, and help to build momentum, motivation and the required experience for other communities to follow. Contribute to the long term goal of energy independence for Israel.
Project Message
The sooner we realize that some of the biggest environmental, social and economical benefits of RE technologies lies with local entrepreneurship, the closest we will get to a sustainable energy future
- Mr. Ofer Ben-Dov, Director, RE Community Entrepreneurship Initiative
Who is Running This Project
Contact
Ofer Ben-Dov
Director, RE Community Entrepreneurship Initiative
15 Migdal Hamenora st. Unit 8
Modi'in, 71700
Israel
972-5-889-6761
Email:
Project Sponsor
Organization
Arava Institute for Environmental Studies
Kibbutz Ketura, D.N. Hevel Eilot
Kibbutz Ketura,
88840
Israel
972-8-6356618
http://www.arava.org/
Where this Project is Located
Country
This project is located in 
Israel
and can also be found under 
Environment.
For more information about Israel, read the Human Development Report on Israel or the Wikipedia entry for Israel.
When this Project was Updated
Last Updated
This project was last updated on November 6, 2009.
Date Added to GlobalGiving
This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on November 18, 2005
