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Israel’s bSolar Designs Promising Double-Sided Solar Cell

Bifacial solar panel can boost energy yield by 50%. Researchers have been trying to develop double-sided solar cells that can capture both direct and reflected...

Green Wheel is an Energy-Harvesting Machine for Beirut Runners

Beirut-based Nadim Inaty designed the Green Wheel - a zany exercise machine concept that harvests kinetic energy and converts it into electricity. Comprised of...

Richard Branson Makes Virgin Water Bar With Israel’s Strauss

No more bottled water, no more Brita? Virgin's Sir Richard Branson and Strauss Group's Ofra Strauss pose with Virgin Pure, a new dispenser now...

Univerve’s Algae to Biofuel Your Car

Hoping to reach the market when the product and timing is right, the young Israeli company Univerve plans to turn algae — the green slimy microorganisms you skim from ponds and pools — into the perfect third-generation biofuel.

American Energy Experts Go Green in Israel

Project Interchange attendees Brian Wynn and Stephen Walz tour Ashkelon Desalination plant with Israel Desalination Chairman Abraham Tenne. Advances in green technology are reported...

Solar Impulse Plane Finally Conquers the Atlas Mountains

Pilot Andre Borschberg was forced to fly the Solar Impulse back to Rabat when turbulence made it impossible to cross the Atlas Mountains in...

TIGI’s Honeycomb Solar Collector Wins Big Euro Award

Last Wednesday in Munich, Germany, Israeli solar energy company TIGI Ltd. was among the three winners in the solar-thermal category at the Intersolar Europe...

SeaOrbiter: Construction to Start on Renewably-Fueled Research Vessel

After 12 years of finalizing details and garnering institutional support for his deeply ambitious ocean-going research vessel, Jacques Rougerie has announced that construction on...

Does Wasted Groundwater Contribute to Rising Sea Levels?

Measuring sea levels in the face of global warming isn't easy, but it's important to understand on a global scale Can wasted water contribute to...

Sun-Believable Solar Nanotechnology Paint May Revolutionize Renewables

Paint researchers at University of Notre Dame go green, and not just ‘cause they’re the “Fighting Irish” A team of scientists and engineers led by...

Jacob Karni’s Solar Tech Turns Brown Coal Into Clean Fuel

Greenearth energy looks to Israeli solar tech to make use of Oz's vast brown coal resources. With the climate change tipping point precipitously close,...

Can Lebanon Reach 12% Renewable Energy By 2020 ?

In 2009, Lebanon pledged to produce 12% of its electricity from renewable sources by 2020- is this target optimistic today? Renewables are becoming an important...

Briton Replaces Gulf Developer’s Costly Cooling with Solar

Residents of the artificial Jumeirah Island villas in Dubai face cooling bills of up to $1,600 a month - almost double last year's price,...

Jordan Suspends Its Nuclear Plans Amid Controversy

Jordan has supported a parliamentary committee recommendation to suspend Jordan's projected nuclear programme It's certainly been a busy week for Khaled Toukan who is commissioner...

Israel Invests in Domestic Solar Power

The World Wildlife Fund and the Cleantech Group recently published a report saying that Israel is the second best place in the world to develop green...

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