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The Israel Electric Corp. is the sole integrated electric utility in the State of Israel and generates, transmits and distributes substantially all the electricity used in the State of Israel. The State of Israel owns approximately 99.85% of the Company.
The Company is one of the largest industrial companies in Israel. For the year ended December 31, 2009, the Company had total revenues of U.S $5 billion, net Income of U.S. $328 million and total assets of U.S. $21.1 billion. One of the stated goals of the Electricity Law is the encouragement of competition in the electricity sector, and Government decisions have set a target of increasing the generation of electricity by independent power producers to 20% of the country’s installed generating capacity.
HelioFocus and IEC have a joint project that will eventually solar boost one of Israel electric company’s power plant in the southern part of Israel. -
The Solar Research Facilities of the Weizmann Institute of Science (WIS) are among the most advanced laboratories in the world for concentrated solar energy research. A major feature of the Units is a Solar Power Tower containing a field of 64 large, multi-faceted mirrors (heliostats), each measuring 7 X 8 meters. Each heliostat tracks the movement of the sun independently and reflects its light onto a selected target on a 54-meter high tower containing five separate experimental stations, each of which can house several experiments. Light can be reflected toward any or all of these stations, allowing a number of experiments to be carried out simultaneously.
HelioFocus is utilizing this facility as a solar furnace and laboratory for experimenting and performing qualifications for system modules such as the Receiver. The company designed and built a fully functional test rig to support its research and development activities. -
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev was established in 1969 with the aim to bring development to the Negev, a desert area comprising more than sixty percent of the country. The University was inspired by the vision of Israel's first Prime Minister, David Ben-Gurion, who believed that the future of the country lay in this region. The university, established a solar energy research facility and built a unique large dish concentrator for these purposes. HelioFocus is utilizing this dish as a sole player for conducting its research and development activities, mainly at system level, as part of the product validation process. -
Rotem Industries Ltd. is a diversified technology-oriented company with headquarters in the south of Israel. Rotem specializes in evaluating seed technologies, bringing them to market readiness and commercializing the resulting products.
The company specializes in the commercialization of advanced and innovative technologies and science. Founded in early 1980’s, the company has been mandated to implement and commercialize state-of-the-art marketable innovations, reaping the technical harvest of scientific research, for the benefit of research, industrial and commercial communities worldwide. HelioFocus first dish system is located in Rotem Industrial park and the company is working with Rotem Experts on development of new products. -
"BIRD Energy” is a program for U.S. - Israel joint renewable energy developments funded by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), the Israel Ministry of National Infrastructures and the BIRD Foundation. HelioFocus is collaborating with the California based Capstone Turbine Corporation to develop and commercialize a Solar-Hybrid Micro Turbine to fit the company's application for distributed power generation. The two companies were awarded the BIRD Energy grant for developing and commercializing a micro turbine last year. As part of this process, HelioFocus successfully completed a Solar only micro turbine (C65) testing process at the Weizmann Institute of Science, producing electricity and feeding the grid.