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Revision as of 12:46, 13 November 2011 edit79.183.9.62 (talk) Remove absurdly outdated paragraph. These talks (and the ones after) broke up, and the farm is probably long-in-the-tooth by now (given wind-turbine lifetimes), so no use talking about its future from Y2000 POV. Oh, and the ref link is down anyway.← Previous edit Revision as of 07:53, 4 December 2011 edit undoGilabrand (talk | contribs)Extended confirmed users72,084 edits clean up; overlinking; unsourced ORNext edit →
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The '''Golan Heights Wind Farm''' is an Israeli wind farm located 1050 m above sea level on ] 5 km south of ] in the ]. The ] was built in 1992 by the ] (Waters of Eden) mineral water company, supported by the then-Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure. The '''Golan Heights Wind Farm''' is an ] wind farm located 1050 m above sea level on ] 5 km south of ] in the ]. The ] was built in 1992 by the ] (Waters of Eden) mineral water company, supported by the then-Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure.


It includes 10 ] ] generating 6 MW in total. The energy is consumed by the ] plant, the ] and about 20,000 people. The remaining energy is fed into the electrical grid. It includes 10 ] ] generating 6 MW in total. The energy is consumed by the ] plant, the ] and about 20,000 people. The remaining energy is fed into the electrical grid.


] built Israel's first wind farm, or even the first commercial wind-power project in the ].<ref> CleanBeta, June 13, 2008</ref> Mey Eden built Israel's first wind farm, or even the first commercial wind-power project in the ].<ref> CleanBeta, June 13, 2008</ref>


The installation was based upon an extensive ] carried out in 20 sites in the Golan Heights for about three years.<ref> The installation was based upon an extensive ] carried out in 20 sites in the Golan Heights for about three years.<ref>
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== Future plans == == Future plans ==
Mineral water company ] (Waters of Golan) was granted a license to build a $500 million and 400 MW wind farm also on the ]. The project consists of about 150 turbines spread over 140 km,<sup>2</sup> in north-eastern ] from the ] village ] to ] ] and will be built predominantly within privately owned orchards. Mey Golan was granted a license to build a $500 million and 400 MW wind farm. The project consists of about 150 turbines spread over 140 km,<sup>2</sup> in north-eastern ] from the ] village ] to ] ]. The partnership between Mey Golan and US energy giant ] is worth $600 million.<ref>, Haaretz, Apr. 16, 2008</ref>

The partnership between ] and US energy giant ] is worth $600 million.<ref>, HaAretz, Apr. 16, 2008</ref>


According to the ] a number of wind farms are planned in the ], the ] and the ]. A number of actions was taken,<ref> GreenProphet, Aug. 8, 2008</ref> among those are: According to the ] a number of wind farms are planned in the ], the ] and the ]. A number of actions was taken,<ref> GreenProphet, Aug. 8, 2008</ref> among those are:
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Golan Heights Wind Farm
Country
Location
Coordinates33°05′N 35°50′E / 33.08°N 35.83°E / 33.08; 35.83
StatusOperational
Commission date1992
OwnerMey Eden
Wind farm
TypeOnshore
Power generation
Nameplate capacity
  • 6 MW
External links
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The Golan Heights Wind Farm is an Israeli wind farm located 1050 m above sea level on Mount Bnei Rasan 5 km south of Quneitra in the Golan Heights. The wind farm was built in 1992 by the Mey Eden (Waters of Eden) mineral water company, supported by the then-Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure.

It includes 10 Floda 600 wind turbines generating 6 MW in total. The energy is consumed by the Mey Eden plant, the Golan Heights Winery and about 20,000 people. The remaining energy is fed into the electrical grid.

Mey Eden built Israel's first wind farm, or even the first commercial wind-power project in the Middle East.

The installation was based upon an extensive wind resource assessment carried out in 20 sites in the Golan Heights for about three years.

Future plans

Mey Golan was granted a license to build a $500 million and 400 MW wind farm. The project consists of about 150 turbines spread over 140 km, in north-eastern Golan Heights from the Druze village Majdal Shams to moshav Alonei HaBashan. The partnership between Mey Golan and US energy giant AES Corporation is worth $600 million.

According to the Israeli Foreign Ministry a number of wind farms are planned in the Galilee, the Arava and the Negev. A number of actions was taken, among those are:

  • Identification of wind-intensive sites
  • Granting and licensing assistance to wind farm developers
  • R&D support

See also

References

  1. Middle-East’s First Wind-Farm CleanBeta, June 13, 2008
  2. Mey Golan Wind Energy Ltd.
  3. AES, Mei Golan to build wind turbines farm, Haaretz, Apr. 16, 2008
  4. Israel’s first wind energy developer .. gets windier on the Golan GreenProphet, Aug. 8, 2008

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  1. Located in the Israeli-occupied territory of the Golan Heights; see also Status of the Golan Heights.
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