aleo solar Enters The Israel Photovoltaics Market

Published: 29-Oct-2009

aleo solar AG (aleo solar) said that it will supply solar modules for several solar power facilities in Israel. In 2009, aleo modules will be installed with a rated output of more than 200 kW in Mediterranean country. A total of 227 aleo S_18 modules were installed in a 50 kW solar power plant for a poultry farm in Moshav Gan HaShomron, which was connected to the grid in late October 2009.

The rooftop power plant in Moshav Gan HaShomron was installed by Solenergy. aleo solar's local partner will also install three more PV power plants using aleo modules before the end of 2009. "We chose aleo modules because of their extraordinarily high yields and reliability," explains Amit Leventer, Solenergy's CEO. "These modules ensure that we can meet our own high standards of quality for photovoltaic installations."

The PV market in Israel is gathering pace, following the introduction of a feed-in subsidy 2008. Operators of rooftop systems with a rated output under 50 kW receive the equivalent of EUR 0.36 per kWh over a period of 20 years. "In many places in Israel, annual insolation exceeds 2,000 kilowatt-hours per square meter," comments Pascal Bertolone, director market development at aleo solar. "Insolation levels as high as these make Israel's feed-in subsidy extremely attractive." The module specialist aleo solar is therefore expecting strong growth in the Israeli PV market.