Featured in Brave new world – 01-2012

Hoping for the man from the hilltop

PV in Palestine: It was Gershon Baskin who rescued Israeli soldier Gilad Schalit, held hostage by Hamas for over five years. Now maybe Baskin can also save the Palestinian photovoltaics program. After long debates, the Palestinian Authority wants to introduce the first feed-in tariff (FIT) for photovoltaics in 2012 — initially only for five megawatt (MW) systems. But Baskin has much bigger plans.
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Just a few kilometers to the south lies the Negev desert. Here in Susya in the South Hebron Hills, the rugged landscape does not look much friendlier. An autumnal sun glares down. The air is abuzz with flies. The rocky ground tolerates a few sporadic trees and the tents of a number of families, each …

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