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Negev cleantech cluster can be development engine

Jerusalem Post - Feb 23, 2012
By Joe Yudin By establishing a cleantech “cluster” within its bounds, the Negev will simultaneously stimulate regional development as a whole, experts agreed during a workshop at the Eilat-Eilot Forum for Renewable Energy Policy on Wednesday.

Wanderings in the Negev

Daily Mail (blog) - Feb 23, 2012
The larger Israeli-Arab population is in the North in the Galilee, in range of Hezbollah rockets fired from the Lebanon, but it is the Bedouin minority in the Southern desert of the Negev which was the focus of this Task Force visit.

Negev: iconic bookstore to close its doors

Jewish Tribune - Feb 21, 2012
Sadly, for Torontonians of many different generations, the sign in Negev's window trumpets, “After 52 years serving the community we are closing.” Fifty-two years ago, David Louis Kaplan, Calgary-born son of a Lithuanian rabbi turned farmer, ...

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Lonely Planet Israel & the Palestinian Territories

by: Amelia Thomas, Michael Kohn, Miriam Raphael, Dan Savery Raz
Lonely Planet knows the magic of Israel and the Palestinian Territories. We've walked the lively alleyways in Nazareth and Jerusalem, explored biblical ruins, slept under the starry Negev skies and floated weightless in the Dead Sea. Take your own unforgettable journey with our guidebook's 6th edition.

Lonely Planet guides are written by experts who get to the heart of every destination they visit. This fully updated edition is packed with accurate, practical and honest advice, designed to give you the information you need to make the most of your trip.
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Eilat & The Negev

by: Vanessa Betts
From bird-watching to beach parties and diving, this small city in the Negev - Israel's 'Great Outdoors' - packs a punch. Footprint Focus Eilat and the Negev will take from the party town of Eilat to the natural beauty of Makhtesh Ramon - an enormous erosion crater with a lunar landscape, a huge array of desert plants and wild gazelle. * Essentials section with useful advice on getting to and around Eilat and the Negev * Comprehensive, up-to-date listings of where to eat, sleep and play * Includes information on tour operators and activities, from diving to hiking * Detailed maps for Eilat, Makhtesh Ramon, and other key destinations * Slim enough to fit in your pocket With detailed information on all the main sights, plus many lesser-known attractions, Footprint Focus Eilat and the Negev provides concise and comprehensive coverage of Israel's 'Great Outdoors'.
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The Negev - Israel's Desert

Biblical and scenic reasons for touring Israel's Negev desert.

 

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Negev 1000

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Israel's Negev great for Solar Energy: Arava Power's Ketura Sun generates renewable electricity

American Yossi Abramowitz, Kibbutz Ketura member Ed Hoflind, and their US-based partner David Rosenblatt have built Ketura Sun, Israel's first commercial solar energy field. On these twenty acres of land in the Negev desert, 18500 photo-voltaic plates convert the sun's energy into electricity. Only 1% of Israel's electricity currently comes from renewable energy sources, but entrepreneurs like Abramowitz hope to change that. With funding from Siemens, Ketura Sun began operating last June, and it now generates nearly five megawatts for the national grid at peak performance. Although it's a fraction of Israeli's daily peak usage of 11000 megawatts, the Arava Power Company plans to build 50 more solar fields in the next five years. This is expected to greatly alleviate Eilat's dependence on diesel. Israel has a national goal to generate 10% of its electricity using renewable sources by 2020, which will be 2.76 gigawatts. There is also an interim goal of 1.6 gigawatts by 2014, and the government expects 460 megawatts from solar power. Arava has plans for 500 megawatts capacity, and competitors are expected to add a further 1000 megawatts. This puts the country largely on schedule for the 2014 and 2020 targets, although some say the government is not doing enough. However, solar energy is still more expensive than natural gas, and analysts say removing restrictions on solar energy fields could result in price increases for consumers. SOT Arava Power Company President Yossi ...

 

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Lands of the Negev

This clip, produced by the Israel Land Administration, describes the challenges faced in providing land management and infrastructure to the Bedouins in Israel's southern Negev region, who have established dispersed family settlements without land ownership or infrastructure planning.

 

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Desert tourism in Israel

Tourists discover Israel's Negev desert History and scenery come together for visitors to Israel's Negev Desert. Israel's Negev Desert accounts for more than 55 percent of Israel's land, but only about 8% of its population. Here, among spectacular desert vistas, you can find an increasing number of unique tourist accommodations. Along the ancient Spice Route, for example, a unique desert B&B offers visitors individual cabins with small private pools and wine made on site. Its name, Carmey Avdat (Vineyards of Avdat) Farm (www.carmey-avdat.co.il draws on Avdat, an important ancient Nabatean city. Several grape-pressing areas, a farm and churches were uncovered by archeologists at this site. Isrotel Beresheet (Genesis) (www.luxury-hotels-israel.com a new luxury hotel opening this spring, is located on a cliff above Machtesh (Crater) Ramon, a landform unique to the Negev and Sinai deserts. The largest natural crater in the world at 40 kilometers (24.8 miles) long and 10 kilometers (a bit more than six miles) wide, the Ramon formed when soft rocks buried under hard surface rocks eroded, causing the hard upper layers to collapse in the shape of a heart. DOWNLOADS: VIDEO: HiRes-Narration: www.megaupload.com Hi Res NoNarration: www.megaupload.com Streaming-Narration: www.megaupload.com Streaming-NoNarration: www.megaupload.com DOCUMENTS: INTRO: www.megaupload.com SCRIPT: www.megaupload.com Key Words Negev Desert, Spice Route, Carmey Avdat, Isrotel Beresheet, Machtesh Ramon ...