In a report published yesterday, it was stated that the State of Israel has set long-term goals for the scope of electricity production from renewable energies and for expanding the use of electric vehicles. The audit findings show that there are barriers that make it difficult to achieve these goals
The State of Israel has set long-term goals for the scope of electricity production from renewable energies and for expanding the use of electric vehicles. The audit findings show that there are barriers that make it difficult to achieve these goals. Failure to meet the targets may unnecessarily harm the energy, environmental and economic benefits resulting from the use of renewable energies and electric vehicles as well as the government's international obligations. . This is only one of three chapters dealing with energy. The other two (which we will report on in separate news) deal withFailure to meet energy efficiency goals וIn the reduction of the R&D budget in the field of energy.
In the State of Israel, similar to the entire world, awareness is growing to encourage the transition to renewable energy - solar energy, wind energy and other non-degradable sources that are not fossil fuels. At the core of this trend is the understanding that the consumable energy sources will not last forever, and we must prepare for this through the diversification of energy sources. The main technologies today for the production of renewable energy in Israel are photovoltaic solar technology (solar energy) and wind technology. The State Comptroller's Office examined the actions taken by government ministries to reduce air pollution through the promotion of renewable energies and the steps to reduce dependence on polluting fuels. Below are the findings. The audit was conducted in the Ministry of Energy, the Israel Electric Company Ltd., the Electricity Authority, the Ministry of Environmental Protection, the Ministry of Transportation and Road Safety, the Israel Tax Authority, the Government Vehicle Administration and the Government Housing Administration in the Accountant General's Division and the Planning Administration in the Ministry of Finance and the Administration of Fuel Substitutes and Smart Transportation in the Prime Minister's Office.
As part of the audit, it was found that regarding the master plan for the energy sector - at the time of the end of the audit, there is a policy document on the goals of the energy sector for 2030, but there is no master plan for the energy sector, even though the Ministry of Energy has tried to make progress in the past two decades. The absence of a master plan or a strategic plan may result in the development of the energy sector being conducted in the form of fulfilling the specific goals of the government and fulfilling specific needs of the economy instead of developing the energy sector with a comprehensive and long-term vision.
It was also found that the increase in the scope of electricity production from renewable energies is on a positive trend, but a comparative examination against the established targets - 5% of the total installed capacity in 2014 and 10% of the total installed capacity in 2020 - raises gaps of 58% and 50%, respectively between the target to perform In addition, it was found that at the beginning of 2020, the scope of electricity production from wind energy was only about 3.5% of the quota set by the Israeli government (2.6 megawatts installed compared to a target of 730 megawatts). The factors hindering the implementation of electricity generation and wind energy are, among other things, interference with the activity of the security system and harm to the winged. Also, although it was found that the Planning Administration thoroughly examined options for relevant locations for sites where wind turbines will be installed as part of the scenario accompanying the draft TMA, it was found that only one complex was located in an area of approximately 3,000 dunams and that the TMA has not yet been approved.
The audit revealed that there are barriers to the establishment of facilities for generating electricity from solar energy (photovoltaics) on the roofs of government offices and educational institutions. According to what is stated in the report, the barriers to the implementation of the government's decision from 2016, which tasked the Accountant General at the Ministry of Finance with promoting the construction of photovoltaic installations on government office buildings, have not yet been removed. Also, the barriers to the establishment of photovoltaic facilities on the roofs of educational institutions have not yet been removed and there is no obligation to include suitable infrastructure for these facilities in new educational institutions.
On the issue of upgrading and expanding the transmission system, it was found that there is a difficulty in upgrading and expanding the transmission system due to a new directive from the planning administration and illegal settlement of Bedouins in the Negev under transmission lines. This difficulty causes a delay in the connection of several installations for the production of electricity from renewable energy. It also emerged that the pilot conducted by the Government Vehicle Administration at the Ministry of Finance and the Fuel Substitutes Administration at the Prime Minister's Office did not have clear goals set, so it is difficult to determine the extent of its success.
In 2013, an inter-ministerial team examined the economic benefit to the economy of producing electricity from renewable energies. The report is a recommendation for continued activity by the relevant authorities to manage the policy of integrating renewable energies in the electricity sector and the economic benefits thereof. Today it is possible to produce electricity from renewable energies at a price similar to producing electricity from natural gas. The State of Israel has set long-term goals for the scope of electricity production from renewable energies and for expanding the use of electric vehicles. The audit findings show that there are barriers that make it difficult to achieve these goals. Failure to meet the targets may unnecessarily harm the energy, environmental and economic benefits resulting from the use of renewable energies and electric vehicles as well as the government's international obligations. In order to meet the targets for electricity production from renewable energy, the State Comptroller recommends that the Ministry of Energy, the Electricity Authority, RMI, the Planning Administration and the Ministry of Finance, together with the other relevant ministries, act to remove the barriers and deficiencies that emerged in the report.
Goals for electricity production from renewable energy for 2030
More of the topic in Hayadan:
- Chairman of the Subcommittee for Oversight of the Implementation of the Paris Decisions: Israel will not meet its commitments to reduce emissions
- Determined legislation is needed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in Israel in preparation for the increase in international activity on the issue
- Holes in the electricity grid cause wasted energy and unnecessary emissions
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Uri, not accurate at night consumption is 60% compared to the day.
Avi 10 hours an average night plus two hours in the morning and two hours in the evening. Need a full backup. Winter days and cloudy days need full backup. Agree with me that even you do not believe in this number of 30 percent.
The accepted calculation is a backup of 30%. One hundred percent is a figure that the climate deniers exaggerate
Life is fragile and in danger since the dawn of history. There is no doubt, there is a problem of severe air pollution, the sea is in a terrible state and natural areas are fading away. The solar iron bricks will certainly not solve anything. This is a waste of tax money with 0 benefit. This is a non-ideological quantitative issue. Renewable energy requires a massive backup of fossil energy 24 hours a day. There is no serious energy storage technology today. These are fantasies of the New York Times. Maybe in the future, who knows, maybe tomorrow or in 50 years.
Somehow I'm actually less worried about the auditor's findings. (On other issues, I'm actually very concerned about his superficiality and his tendency to tell us that the coin is under the lamp, even when it clearly isn't there). In general, I'm an environmentalist and would rather see fewer bird grinders operating on their main intercontinental migration route, and less land reclaimed from nature to create an artificial wasteland of photovoltaic collectors. In any case, everything is horribly uneconomic and financed with tax money and inflated electricity prices, and will be thrown into the technological dustbin of history within 30 years, and then who will finance the restoration of the territories to nature?
Uri, with all the respect I have for Prof. Dovi, I was not convinced by his arguments. Not even after a long argument on WhatsApp.
Unfortunately, this is not about progressive ideology or any other ideology, it is about life itself which is in danger and which the corona epidemic showed us an example of.
First time I'm happy because of the reviewer's findings. It is appropriate for the State of Israel to completely lift the oil targets for renewable energy. This is ideological nonsense that is not related to quantitative findings. Over a trillion dollars have been invested in renewable energy in the world without any real benefit in reducing emissions. This is a certificate of poverty for the scientific website that constantly supports and aligns a conformist line on the verge of cringing with the progressive ideology. For those who are interested in depth, read the instructive articles of Professor Yonatan Duby or go to the green blog. On this subject, I encounter a strange phenomenon that for the first time in history the members of the academic establishment respond to arguments based on quantitative empirical calculations with words! And more words! We have indeed come a fascinating way since Galileo.
The gatekeeper: It is not clear which gate you are guarding. Perhaps on the edge of your own sanity, which you seem to succeed in rather partially, according to your writing. You are talking from some imagination you built in your head. Bottom line, the infrastructure is improving - many roads are being built, new train tracks and subways are under construction, internet infrastructure is improving (I'm currently on 1GB fiber, which is more than the average in Japan), the standard of living is rising, companies are opening branches here (Tesla, Nvidia, Mercedes...)... and the number of vehicles The prestige in the country only increases year by year, which indicates a big jump in the quality of life. But don't let me disturb your delusions.
And now to the point -
Green energy from renewable places is a nice story, but that's beside the point.
The ideal solution is actually in the direction of nuclear energy, probably SMR in the visible range.
Any attempt to create an economy of gusts of wind here is mainly expected - to make a lot of wind.
And solar panels are not yet close to the threshold where they will be useful. Salvation is still not good enough. Maybe in the laboratories they reached 40%, but the distance from there to cheap mass production is very far.
The State of Israel is retarded!
It is fitting that anyone who relates to the subject should learn and understand that
The geographical location of the State of Israel in the Middle East
And it turns out that the geographical location affects the other features
And if there were once those who thought that Israel would be among the developing countries
After all, as time goes by, Israel moves to the back of the table...
In another place it is said that "It is good to have a tail for lions...
Israel has long been moving behind the foxes...