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The US subsidiary of the Israeli company lands the largest geothermal deal in New Zealand, with Maoris. Geothermal heats up in New Zealand: Ormat...

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Protest Against Nuclear Power In Jordan

Protesters in Jordan are campaigning against the country's plans to build a nuclear reactor which they state carries more risks than positive impacts Despite the...

Arava Power Switches on Solar Power Plant at Kibbutz Ketura

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Brilliant Biomass Stoves And Sleek Solar Heaters At Project Lebanon 2011

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NATO’s Steel Fish To Protect Med from Oil Spills

NATO's "steel fish" may not be works of art like this, but they have a very important goal: to catch oil spills. Pollution issues in...

Despite Solar Innovations, Israel Lags Far Behind Europe and the US in Results

Israeli solar energy ingenuity is involved in solar plants like this one in California, but not so much in Israel Despite being a world leader...

InnoSave Greens Big Electric Motors to Save Energy Costs

Large public escalator systems, like this one, can operate "greener" by using InnoSave's energy saving systems. Electric motors, running on both direct and alternating electrical...

Hayat Sindi: The Saudi Scientist Changing The World

Hayat Sindi holds up the postage stamp-sized invention that could save the lives of millions of people Born in Saudi Arabia, Hayat Sindi's path into...

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A billion dollar bet on Pacific Fusion’s New Mexico campus

Pacific Fusion is building a $1 billion fusion research facility in New Mexico, betting that enormous electrical pulses can help push fusion energy beyond the laboratory and toward practical clean power.

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