Backup of Renewable Energy for an Electrical Island: Case Study of Israeli Electricity System—Current Status

<table class="table-group" id="tab2"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td align="left">Technology</td><td align="center">Approved quota (MW)</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td align="left">Wind </td><td align="center">830</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Biogas and biomass</td><td align="center">210</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Solar thermal to the transmission grid</td><td align="center">200</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Photovoltaic to the transmission grid</td><td align="center">260</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Photovoltaic to the distribution grid </td><td align="center">360</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Photovoltaic up to 50 KW </td><td align="center">200</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Ashalim photovoltaic tenders to transmission grid </td><td align="center">250</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Additional quota for own consumption </td><td align="center">110</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Experimental/innovative technologies to the distribution grid</td><td align="center">50</td></tr><tr><td align="left" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td align="left">Total </td><td align="center">2,470</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="2"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

Renewable energy sources penetration by 2020.

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Table 2: Backup of Renewable Energy for an Electrical Island: Case Study of Israeli Electricity System—Current Status 