{"id":9257,"date":"2014-12-21T11:10:21","date_gmt":"2014-12-21T16:10:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.zegabi.com\/articles\/?p=9257"},"modified":"2014-12-21T11:10:21","modified_gmt":"2014-12-21T16:10:21","slug":"israeli-energy-company-aora-brings-hybrid-solar-power-to-off-grid-locations-in-ethiopia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.zegabi.com\/articles\/9257","title":{"rendered":"Israeli energy company AORA brings hybrid solar power to off-grid locations in Ethiopia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.zegabi.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Solar-Energy-Local-Power-by-AORA.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.zegabi.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Solar-Energy-Local-Power-by-AORA-300x165.jpg\" alt=\"Solar Energy Local Power by AORA\" width=\"300\" height=\"165\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-9258\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.zegabi.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Solar-Energy-Local-Power-by-AORA-300x165.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.zegabi.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Solar-Energy-Local-Power-by-AORA-220x121.jpg 220w, http:\/\/www.zegabi.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Solar-Energy-Local-Power-by-AORA.jpg 799w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Solar energy is an ideal solution for the power needs of the developing world \u2013 except for one problem: It stops working when the sun goes down, at precisely the time power is needed to turn the lights on. The solution, according to Zev Rosenzweig, CEO of Israeli energy technology company AORA, is a hybrid system \u2013 one that utilizes solar to the fullest, and supplements it with a \u201cbackup\u201d system to keep the power flowing when the sun is not high in the sky, using scant resources, with an operating cost of next to nothing.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s perfect for developing countries, said Rosenzweig \u2013 and after six years of research and pilot projects, and an investment of $40 million, AORA is ready for prime time, he said.<\/p>\n<p>The company announced that it had signed a deal to build one of its Tulip solar-hybrid power plants in Ethiopia. \u201cWe are transforming our Green Economy Strategy into action and are pleased to partner with AORA to help achieve our vision,\u201d said Alemayehu Tegenu, Minister of Water, Irrigation and Energy for Ethiopia. \u201cAORA\u2019s unique solar-hybrid technology is impressive and well-suited to provide both energy and heat to support local economic development in off-grid rural locations in Ethiopia.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOff-grid rural locations\u201d are exactly the places Rosenzweig wants to see more Tulips installed. \u201cOur hybrid system uses both solar power and biogas to operate a turbine, with the hot air moving the turbine to generate electricity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Enhancing the sunlight are a series of mirrors to heat compressed air to over 1800 degrees Fahrenheit and drive a turbine. When the sun goes down, the system moves seamlessly from solar to biogas in order to power the turbines, with the biogas derived from animal waste, biodiesel, natural gas \u2013 just about any material that can be burned for fuel.<\/p>\n<p>VIDEO<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vSMMBMY-Ijg\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Read the full article at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/ethiopia-adopts-israeli-daynight-solar-power-system\/\">The Times of Israel<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Solar energy is an ideal solution for the power needs of the developing world \u2013 except for one problem: It stops working when the sun goes down, at precisely the time power is needed to turn the lights on. 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