Mishor Rotem Power Station
Encyclopedia
The Mishor Rotem Power Station was an oil shale-fired power station in the area of Mishor Rotem, Israel
. It was closed in April, 2011. Israel Chemicals
, owner of the site, announced that it was closing the plant because it made negligible profits and because it was better to close the plant rather than cause future damage to the environment. Israel Chemicals plans a new gas-fired power station at the same site.
, established and operated a pilot plant. After a R&D program was carried out and funded by PAMA and the Israel Ministry of National Infrastructures with an investment of approximately $30 million, the demonstration plant was completed in 1989. The generated power was sold to the Israel Electric Corporation
, and low-pressure steam was supplied to an adjacent industrial complex. After 2000, the power station was operated by Rotem Amfert Negev, a subsidiary of Israel Chemicals.
The power station required approximately half a million tons of oil shale
annually, which was transported from a nearby open-pit mine. A large part of the ash generated in the process was used in products such as cat litter. Most of the ash product was distributed in Europe under the commercial name Alganite.
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
. It was closed in April, 2011. Israel Chemicals
Israel Chemicals
Israel Chemicals Ltd. , also known as ICL, is a multi-national Israeli manufacturing concern that develops, produces and markets fertilizers, metals and other special-purpose chemical products.-History:...
, owner of the site, announced that it was closing the plant because it made negligible profits and because it was better to close the plant rather than cause future damage to the environment. Israel Chemicals plans a new gas-fired power station at the same site.
History
The oil shale plant was first commissioned as 1978 as a test pilot plant, with an installed capacity of . Between 1982 and 1986, the PAMA, a subsidiary of Israel Electric CorporationIsrael Electric Corporation
Israel Electric Corporation is the main supplier of electrical power in Israel.IEC builds, maintains and operates power generation stations, sub-stations, as well as the transmission and distribution networks....
, established and operated a pilot plant. After a R&D program was carried out and funded by PAMA and the Israel Ministry of National Infrastructures with an investment of approximately $30 million, the demonstration plant was completed in 1989. The generated power was sold to the Israel Electric Corporation
Israel Electric Corporation
Israel Electric Corporation is the main supplier of electrical power in Israel.IEC builds, maintains and operates power generation stations, sub-stations, as well as the transmission and distribution networks....
, and low-pressure steam was supplied to an adjacent industrial complex. After 2000, the power station was operated by Rotem Amfert Negev, a subsidiary of Israel Chemicals.
The power station required approximately half a million tons of oil shale
Oil shale
Oil shale, an organic-rich fine-grained sedimentary rock, contains significant amounts of kerogen from which liquid hydrocarbons called shale oil can be produced...
annually, which was transported from a nearby open-pit mine. A large part of the ash generated in the process was used in products such as cat litter. Most of the ash product was distributed in Europe under the commercial name Alganite.