These mini-turbines are so quiet and so beautiful, you’ll want to put one on your roof Being small is no barrier for making big news. The Leviathan Energy Wind Lotus, the most aerodynamically efficient and cost-effective small vertical axis wind…
With a little boost from the World Bank, Egypt hopes wind energy will provide 20% of energy needs by the end of the decade Although Egypt continues to pursue a ruinous relationship with oil giant BP, it appears that some…
An earthquake inadvertently converts a statue into a musical installation; Dr. Duffey replicates the effect with his own designs We’ve seen some interesting, creative applications of alternative energy. There is the father and son team in Gaza who created their…
Windstalks are an interesting concept; but will they really work? Wind turbines, some of them as large as commercial airliners, have been receiving their fair share of attention recently as being viable producers of electricity in the Middle East and…
Need a place to park your solar panels or urban garden? SEGlet’s website offers a revolutionary crowdsourcing solution Real estate has taken on a whole new dimension. Urban and vertical farming is becoming more popular, as is solar and wind…
Abu Dhabi newspaper points out renewable energy costs and trends. That renewable energy is good for the environment we have known for a long time, and it’s becoming cheaper as well. An article The National, a newspaper based in Abu Dhabi…
Tel Aviv’s first green hi-rise, Ohio-Israel partnership, Volkswagon and more headlines related to Israeli cleantech and the environment. Image via [nivs]. During the week of July 20, 2010, “wind prediction” company, Pentalum raised $9 million. Tensions between Israel and Lebanon…
One of the main problems both in planning and running a wind farm is knowing where the wind will come from and how strong it will be. Pentalum thinks they have the solution. Pentalum Technologies Ltd have raised an additional…
The Texas Star meets the Star of David: Two Lone Star states have a history of doing business together. They now look for clean tech opportunities. While at first glance Israel and Texas may seem worlds apart culturally and in…
More news to make Ra, the Egyptian sun god proud: Egypt gets serious about building solar energy plants on top of its 500 MW plant, with bids open for 1,000 MW more. The Egyptian government hopes two new projects will…
