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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 423

Arava Power Company

The solar field in Rwanda, pictured here on February 17, 2017, has 28,360 panels which provide 7.8 megawatts of electricity at peak production. (Miriam Alster/FLASH90)
June 5, 2017, 5:53 pm
With $1b Africa deal, Israel’s solar power exports eclipse local usage
Israeli company plans solar fields in West Africa countries, but says red tape and other issues keeping domestic market from embracing same renewable energy
By Melanie Lidman
One of the dance troupes at the Agahozo Shalom Youth Village in Rwanda performs on February 17, 2017. (Melanie Lidman/Times of Israel)
April 2, 2017, 11:17 am
In Rwanda, Israeli-inspired youth village is walking on sunshine
East Africa’s largest field of solar panels leases land from Agahozo Shalom Youth Village, highlighting the rural area as a center of innovation
By Melanie Lidman
Gigawatt Global Co-Founders Yosef Abramowitz (L) and Chaim Motzen (R) with U2’s lead singer Bono at Gigawatt Global’s solar field in Rwanda (Courtesy)
October 6, 2015, 5:32 pm
Could Israel’s solar energy guru win the Nobel Peace Prize?
Yosef Abramowitz’s Rwandan solar field has inspired the Nobel committee – and singer Bono, too
By David Shamah
Abramowitz handing out matzahs at a seder for African asylum seekers, April 2014. (photo credit: Jacob Ross)
October 21, 2014, 6:15 pm
Solar can bring energy to the PA, peace to all: expert
Israel’s ‘Kaptain Sunshine’: A $2 billion program for sun-powered electricity infrastructure is just what the West Bank needs
By David Shamah
A solar project in the Negev (Photo credit: Courtesy)
September 8, 2014, 5:19 pm
Solar power makes a big jump with new Negev project
Israel’s most ambitious renewable energy project will supply electricity for businesses in Eilat and beyond, says expert
By David Shamah
Solar energy entrepreneur Yossi Abramowitz, left, with President Shimon Peres, at Kibbutz Elifaz, April 2014 (photo credit: Yosef Engel)
April 24, 2014, 3:54 am
Captain Sunshine’s quixotic battle for the presidency
US-born Yosef Abramowitz hopes to succeed Shimon Peres. He has no chance, but that’s never stopped the veteran civil rights activist and solar energy pioneer
By Raphael Ahren
An Ecoppia robot cleaning-crew system (Courtesy)
March 25, 2014, 10:17 pm
World’s first self-cleaning solar park in the Arava Valley
At Kibbutz Ketura, 100 Israeli-built robots clean off dusty PV panels nightly, increasing production by as much as 35%
By David Shamah
Yosef Abramowitz (left) and youthful residents of the Agahozo-Shalom Youth Village hold a solar panel. (Photo credit: Courtesy)
November 29, 2012, 8:27 am
Israel’s solar ‘revolutionaries’ aim to bring light — and peace — to Africa
Entrepreneur Yosef Abramowitz wants to bring more power to a billion people in the developing world — with all its attendant benefits
By David Shamah
Shaul Tzemach, Directory General of the Ministry of Energy and Water, looks on as Dr. Amit Mor, Co-CEO of Eco Energy, presents Yosef Abramowitz, President of Arava Power Company, the 2012 Energy and Business Convention Person of the Year Award for the accomplishments of the Arava Power team in developing the solar power industry in Israel. (Photo credit: Hannah Schafer)
October 31, 2012, 11:34 am
Sun may be setting on Israeli solar industry, says pioneer Abramowitz
Yosef Abramowitz, Energy Industry Person of the Year, has some dire predictions for the future of the renewable energy industry in Israel
By David Shamah
August 6, 2012, 12:02 pm
Head in the clouds and feet in the desert, Yosef Abramowitz dreams of Israeli solar power
Quirky American-born activist is jumping through hoops of red tape to ensure the Jewish state’s energy future
By Ben Sales
A home in Tzur Hadassah with a solar photovoltaic energy system installed on the roof. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
From the WebJuly 13, 2012, 12:04 am
Israeli solar pioneer now a CNN ‘Green Pioneer’
Green Prophet: American oleh Yosef Abramowitz produces hundreds of megawatts of electricity from the sun, and now he is to be featured on American TV for his efforts
July 11, 2012, 9:50 am
CNN show to feature Arava Power head as environmental pioneer
Yosef Abramowitz made aliya from the Boston area in 2006 to head a 4.95-megawatt, medium-sized photovoltaic field on Kibbutz Ketura
From the WebApril 24, 2012, 7:20 am
Deep Negev heat leads to multi-billion dollar business
New York Times: When American educator Yosef Abramowitz found out that a sunny kibbutz in the Arava desert wasn’t using plentiful solar energy to power the place, he did something about it
The proposed energy field is expected to generate the eqivalent of one-third of the electricity consumption in Eilat during peak daylight hours (photo credit: Nati Shohat/Flash90)
March 14, 2012, 6:01 am
Green light given for Israel’s largest solar energy field
Arava Power Company plans to complete $150 million project by mid-2014
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