{"id":36906,"date":"2014-03-24T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-03-23T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/neaman.s390.upress.link\/ef30-solar-energy-electricity-israel\/"},"modified":"2026-03-03T14:03:40","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T12:03:40","slug":"ef30-solar-energy-electricity-israel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/neaman.org.il\/en\/ef30-solar-energy-electricity-israel\/","title":{"rendered":"Energy Forum 30: Solar Energy to Electricity in Israel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In 2009 the government of Israel set a target of 10% of electricity to be generated from renewable sources by 2020. 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