- Title: WEST BANK: Palestinian village uses solar energy to turn on the electricty
- Date: 10th June 2009
- Summary: ATOUF VILLAGE, WEST BANK (RECENT) (REUTERS) PAN: ATOUF VILLAGE VARIOUS OF ELECTRICITY CABLES ATOUF VILLAGE / SOLAR CELLS SYSTEM BUILDING ELECTRICITY CABLES CONNECTED TO SOLAR CELLS SYSTEM (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) IMAD BREAK, THE DIRECTOR OF THE POWER RESEARCHES UNIT AT AL NAJAH UNIVERSITY, SAYING "This project is going to help this village to get electricity all day long, 24 hours a day. And this is a practical model for Palestine, that if traditional resources for power are not available we can use other resources available in Palestine, like sunshine which is being used to generate solar power in this project. The use of solar power has many benefits, economically and technically." VARIOUS OF SOLAR CELLS ELECTRICITY BOXES BATTERIES (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) MAYOR OF THE VILLAGE , ABDALLAH BSHARAT, SAYING: "Before this project, we had an electric motor that only worked on solar power. It used to only work for 2 hours every 24 and we couldn't even afford its operating costs. Now we have electricity for 24 hours." LIGHT ABOVE DOORS/ TV SCREEN MAN TURNING ON THE LIGHTS MAN OPENING THE FRIDGE ELECTRICITY CABLE CACTUS, ELECTRICITY CABLE AND HOUSE IN BACKGROUND
- Embargoed: 25th June 2009 13:00
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- Story Text: Atouf village in the West Bank is the first Palestinian village to use solar cells system which provides its residents with the electricity 24 hours a day.
The project for the village of 200 inhabitants was conducted by the Energy Research Centre of Al-Najah National University in cooperation with the Spanish Agency for International Cooperation (SEBA).
It included electrification of the village through an integrative hygiene system that contains solar cells, a diesel generator and storage batteries.
Imad Break, the Director of Energy Research Centre at Al-Najah University said this was a practical model for all Palestinian villages and cities.
"If traditional resources for power are not available we can use other resources available in Palestine, like sunshine which is being used to generate solar power in this project. The use of solar power has many benefits, economically and technically," he said.
The system provides the village on the outskirts of Nablus with the basic needs of energy through a system that also protects the environment. It includes the electrification of streets, which contributes to improving the quality of life for people in the village with a 24 hour supply of energy.
"Before this project, we had an electric motor that only worked on solar power. It used to only work for 2 hours every 24 and we couldn't even afford its operating costs. Now we have electricity for 24 hours," mayor of Atouf village, Abdallah Bsharat, said.
Palestinians in some rural areas of the West Bank and the entire enclave of Gaza have long struggled with basic services like a clean water supply, constant power and fuel. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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