Log in to update your newsletter preferencesPlease It was situated in the Emirate of Transjordan (modern Jordan), but built to supply power to Mandatory Palestine (modern Israel). The power station is situated close to the sea since its cooling system uses sea water. the same level of attention, but we have preserved this area in the interests of open debate. Due to the sheer scale of this comment community, we are not able to give each post

the same level of attention, but we have preserved this area in the interests of open debate. The power station has a total installed capacity of 2,250 MW. If each of the 40 yishuvim in the Negev were to operate a 25 megawatts photovoltaic power plant, together, this combined 1000 MW of solar power could generate about 2 billion kilowatt hours of electricity annually, i.e.

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Due to the sheer scale of this comment community, we are not able to give each post You can also choose to be emailed when someone replies Historically, the topic of constructing nuclear power plants in Israel has occasionally been brought up for discussion among Israeli government circles. You can also choose to be emailed when someone replies “They’re experiencing firsthand what happens when they don’t have the ability to get people to work.”Abuhasira was referring to lockdowns and social distancing, but he could just as easily have been referring to a power plant in the immediate aftermath of an adverse weather event.Percepto’s drone-in-a-box system is not just about the hardware.Artificial intelligence allows Percepto customers to identify “anomalies” in infrastructure in much the same way that software from companies like Ibex Medical Analytics analyzes biopsies from The military is a clear influence and advantage, Abuhasira says.

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He loves hiking the country with his family (and blogging about it). try again, the name must be unique Israel is the world’s largest exporter of military drones and “within a 30-minute drive from my office there are a number of big defense companies,” he points out.Indeed, Percepto honed its machine vision and AI technology as a defense industry supplier; the Sparrow is the company’s move into non-military, commercial markets.The Sparrow has a flying time of about 40 minutes and can hover at a height of 130 feet to avoid power poles.

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will be published daily in dedicated articles. (See The IEC is one of the largest industrial companies in Israel, owning and operating an extensive nationwide power distribution network fed by 17 power station sites (including 5 major On 23 February 2015, IEC intentionally cut off the West Bank power for about 45 minutes due to unpaid debts.On 31 March 2016, IEC again cut power to parts of the West Bank, in the From June 2017, the Palestinian Authority decided no longer to pay the bill for Gaza's electricity to the Israel Electric Company.

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There are no comments yet - be the first to add your thoughts Please try again, the name must be uniquePlease Rutenberg is the newest thermal power station in Israel and the second largest in terms of generation capacity. Photo: courtesyPercepto drone-in-a-box at a power utility. Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? to your comment.

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As the annual hurricane season hits Florida, Israeli-made autonomous drones are helping the state’s major power utility keep customers connected.Now, Percepto’s drones have been certified by Florida International University’s “Wall of Wind” – a wind tunnel simulation facility that subjected the unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to gusts up to 150 miles per hour.The goal is to ensure the Sparrow UAVs are fit to fly in the immediate aftermath of a hurricane to assess damage on the ground.Autonomous drones have a clear advantage over manned drones in emergency situations: There’s no need for a pilot to be present at a dangerous site. Our journalists will try to respond by joining the threads when