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Israel PM Declares 155 MW Wind Farm on Golan Heights a ‘National Project’

A new "crop" of 70 turbines is slated to be planted in the contested Golan Heights. Earlier this year, we reported here about a...

Researchers Get Potatoes Off The Couch And Powered Up

Cheap, and widely available in most countries of the world all year round, potatoes make an ideal source of power. Potatoes offer more than just...

Nano ‘Stars of David’ Offer Promise of Using Sunlight to Make ‘Green’ Fuel

This nanoparticle, 10,000 times smaller than the width of a human hair, could star in clean energy applications. Researchers at Hebrew University of Jerusalem have created...

Turkey’s Solimpeks Wins Certification for Hybrid Solar Panels

The sky's the limit: Solimpeks' hybrid solar systems produce both electricity and hot water. I recently installed a fan in my roof to pump out...

Israel Cleantech Intelligence: Green Towers and 7 More Headlines

Israel-China deals, green synagogues, droughts and more headlines related to Israeli cleantech and the environment. Solaer, a Spanish renewable energy company, is expecting to...

Turkey’s New Step Towards Wind Energy in Balıkesir

On the heels of  Turkey's  smart-grid connection to Europe, the country announces that it will host a new wind-turbine factory in the Western province. News...

Can Shmuel Ovadia’s SDE Wave Energy Compete with World’s Largest Wave Power Hub?

Wave energy may be Mankind's future energy resource. Generating electricity from ocean currents and waves is still far from being an accomplished reality, despite efforts...

Bridging Syria’s Bio-Tech Gap

Syria's building its environmental research infrastructure one Masters at a time In addition to de-congesting its markets, albeit at the expense of certain locals, and...

Spain’s Solaer is Bullish on Israel’s PV Market, Hopes to Win 10% Market Share

Solaer sees 'huge potential' for solar arrays in Israel. After building a number of photovoltaic solar facilities in Spain, the Spanish renewable energy company...

Thailand To Help Jordan Make Artificial Rain

In order to mitigate the country's devastating water shortages, Jordan seeks help from Thailand to create artificial rain. Drought and floods are on different...

Israel Cleantech Intelligence: Israeli Bees and 7 More Headlines

Pollution off Israel's coast, investments in water tech, a green future and more headlines related to Israeli cleantech and the environment. During the week...

“Titanic” Ship Leads Mediterranean Sea Floor Research Mission From Israel

Scientific heavyweights to scour the Mediterranean Sea Floor in a first of its kind research mission We worry about the possibility of a giant trash...

Your Pee Could Power Ecobot III

Bristol scientists hope to build an autonomous robot that runs by digesting energy-rich waste products As we begin to consider alternative sources of energy...

Martian Technology Proposed For Zapping Dust From Solar Panels

Critics site dust as a downside of using solar panels in the Middle East, but Boston University has a solution that requires no water,...

Leviathan’s Small Wind Turbine (SWT) First to Connect to Israeli Grid

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....

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