Israeli Innovation: The Ashalim Solar Tower
- Mar 18
- 1 min read
In the Negev desert, Israel has built one of the world’s most striking renewable-energy projects: the Ashalim Solar Tower. Construction began in 2014, turning a stretch of empty desert into a vast field of possibility. Over more than three square kilometres, around 50,000 computer-controlled mirrors now track the sun throughout the day and direct its light toward a central tower. The concentrated heat is then converted into steam and finally into electricity.
The tower has a capacity of 121 megawatts, producing enough clean power for more than 120,000 Israeli homes. It stands as a core part of Israel’s long-term push toward renewable energy, using the desert’s most abundant natural resource—sunlight—to power communities across the country.
Ashalim is a clear example of how Israeli innovation turns even the harshest environments into practical sources of stability and progress.