Desert solar plants. The Negev Desert, Israel, and the surrounding area, including the Arava Valley, receive plenty of sunshine and are generally not arable. This has resulted in the construction of many solar plants. David Faiman has proposed that "giant" solar plants in the Negev could supply all of Israel's needs for electricity. The Arabs were probably the first organized force to conduct successful battles in the desert. By knowing back routes and the locations of oases and by utilizing camels, Muslim Arab forces were able to successfully overcome both Roman and Persian forces in the period 600 to 700 AD
Trouble Will Find Me emotional connection, much of "Trouble Will Find Me" sounds oddly on autopilot." Jesse Cataldo of "Slant Magazine" found that while the album "remains well crafted and satisfying, there's something inherently stultifying about it as well." Trouble Will Find Me made numerous "albums of the year" lists including "Pitchfork", Rolling Stone and Paste. "Trouble Will Find Me" debuted at #3 on the US Billboard 200 with 74,722 copies sold in its first week. It has sold 400,000 copies in the US alone. The album made top-ten debuts in fourteen countries other than the US. In 2014 it was awarded a double