ConSolar

Consolar - an Israeli Industrial Consortium committed to developing applicable concentrated solar energy technologies
Status, after two years of development

Presented at the 8^th Solar Electricity Symposium,

3-5 November 1997

Sede Boqer, Israel

Gideon Carmel
Consolar Program Manager
Magnet Program Management
Chief Scientist office
Israeli Ministry of Industry & Trade.

1. Introduction

The Magnet Program , initiated in 1992, is devoted specifically to support industrial consortia, where pre-competitive generic technologies are being developed by cooperation of industry and academy, aimed primarily for future export of products. This special government program extends its support at 2/3 of development budget to the industries and up to 80% of that to the academy. 15 consortia are presently active in a variety of technological sectors of which only CONSOLAR, is devoted to the energy field, as yet. CONSOLAR was established formally as a limited company, in July 1995, with a multi-year budget of 20 M$, of which 6 M$ have been already used. Four industries and three academic institutes have been collaborating in developing concentrated solar energy technologies, which had been initially developed & proven viable by the Weizmann Institute of Science (WIS).

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