The use of solar energy began in Israel in the 1950s with the development by Levi Yissar of a solar water heater to address the energy shortages that plagued the new country. By 1967 around 5% of water of households were solar heated and 50,000 solar heaters had been sold. The Grand Technion Energy Program (GTEP)Multidisciplinary scientists at β Israel Institute of Technology are pooling resources at GTEP to advance the science behind solar power. β’ pioneered "concentrated solar power", claiming it to be up to five times more efficient than standard PV technology, making it almost as cost as. The tariff is limited to a total installation of 50 MW during 7 years , whichever is reached first, with a maximum of 15 installation for residential and a maximum of 50 kWp for. The NegevThe Negev Desert and the surrounding area, including the , are the sunniest parts of Israel, and little of this land is , which is why it has become the center of the Israeli solar industry.
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