Tirat Carmel is taking a significant step toward a green and sustainable future: The sports fields in the city's schools will receive advanced solar roofing, which will combine shading and protection from sun and rain alongside the production of clean, environmentally friendly electricity. The first project will be launched at Gali Carmel Elementary School, funded by the Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure, and is expected to serve as a model for expanding the project to other schools in the city.
Starting at Galei Carmel: Priority for equality in learning conditions
The sports field of the Gali Carmel Elementary School, recently built in the city's new neighborhood, will be equipped with solar panels as part of the first phase of the municipal plan. The school is the only one in Tirat Carmel that has not yet had an indoor sports hall built, and therefore it was decided to give it priority, with the aim of promoting equality in learning conditions and sports activities for all students in the city.
The construction of the solar roof will be financed through a grant of 375 shekels transferred to the Tirat Carmel Municipality from the Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure.
Shading, continuous operation and clean energy
Solar roofing for sports fields provides a dual solution: on the one hand, shading and protection from weather conditions, scorching sun or rain, allowing continuous use of the fields throughout the year and extending the hours of sports and community activity. On the other hand, it is a system for producing local, clean electricity without polluting emissions, which contributes to the health of students, educational staff and the entire community.
Beyond the environmental contribution, this is also a smart economic move, which turns an operational expense into a source of income, reduces costs, and strengthens the resilience and energy independence of the local authority.
Mayor: "First step in a broad urban plan"
The Mayor of Tirat Carmel, Dudu Cohen, He welcomed the project: "I am pleased to announce the first step in a municipal program in which solar roofing will be installed on sports fields in additional schools in the city. This is a smart solution that combines shading and protection from the weather, allows for expanded operating hours throughout the year and contributes to the health of users. Generating clean electricity strengthens the city's resilience and energy independence and contributes to the quality of life of residents."
Cooperation between government ministries
Minister of Energy and Infrastructure, Eli Cohen, emphasized the importance of the project: "The solar roofing will protect the public using the lots from the rain and sun, while generating non-polluting electricity. The project will increase the energy security of the residents of Tirat Carmel and will allow the municipality to increase investment in the well-being of the residents."
Minister of Environmental Protection, Idit Silman, added that this is a smart environmental solution that connects renewable energy, public health and tackling climate change, and helps reduce emissions and greenhouse gases and reduce urban heat islands.
Minister of Culture and Sports, Mickey Zohar, noted that "solar roofing is a creative solution that combines sports and sustainability, enables expansion of operating hours on the fields and brings real good news to local authorities and the citizens of Israel."
First step towards a local energy revolution
Also the chairman of the committee for supervising the Fund for Israeli Citizens, MK Nissim Vaturi, welcomed the move and noted that this is a real revolution on the path to energy independence, which will improve the accessibility of sports fields and make the playing experience more enjoyable and safer.
The project in Tirat Carmel marks the beginning of a broad trend to integrate renewable energy in the public space, combining education, sports, sustainability and the economy, for the benefit of the younger generation and the entire community.