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Saudi Arabia's First Solar Installation Goes Online

This solar rooftop in Saudi Arabia, shown here during construction, is now complete and connected to the grid. (Image via Flickr) The world’s largest oil...

Pythagoras Solar Unveils ‘Solar Window’

Pythagoras Solar's new photovoltaic glass unit can lower the cost of energy in commercial buildings and find strong markets in China and India. Israel's Pythagoras...

Organic Waste Converter "Hands-free Food Waste System" May Work Better Than Composting

About 50% of the waste in the UAE is organic. A new converter launched at conference aims to reduce this amount by 90% within...

BP to Begin Testing Waterworld Invention on Gulf Oil Spill

Testing to begin on device developed by Kevin Costner and Brother to separate oil from water In their desperate search for a way to clean...

Dropouts Threaten Viability of Israel’s Ashelim Solar Tender

Is the sun setting on Israel's plans to build solar power plants at Ashelim in the Negev Desert? (image via inisrael.com) Clal Industries and...

Hungry Persian Gulf States Look to Mycorrhiza Fungus to Grow Crops in Desert

Bring in the mycorrhiza fungi to help crops grow in the desert, suggests new study for the Middle East. Image via DGSgardening Oil rich Persian...

China and 8 Israel-related Cleantech Headlines, Week of May 9, 2010

Israel and China's cleantech partnership, Better Place, Multimatrix and more headlines related to Israeli cleantech this past week. During the week of May 9th, Israel...

Giving Plants "Jack and the Beanstalk" Protein Power

Looking at the proteins that "talk" between shoot and root of plants, Tel Aviv University unlocks a new tool for the biofuel industry. Plant...

TransAlgae Seeds A Need For Green Feed

The algae for biofuel company TransAlgae is developing a new superbreed of algae for biofuels that is more resistant to the pests and the...

The Limits of Growing Biofuel Crops on a Desert Island

Quick, name the scarcest natural resources in Israel. I’m sure that “land” and “water” would feature prominently in most people’s answers. Israel is, to...

Abu Dhabi Aims to Halt the Practice of 'Flaring' Natural Gas

The Abu Dhabi Marine Operating Company (ADMA-OPCO), an offshore division of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), aspires to become the first in...

Si, Si! Spain Looks to Build Solar Thermal Plants in Egypt

Ancient Egyptians built temples to the Sun God Ra. Time for this African nation to reclaim its glory and time in the sun, with...

Solar Power Plants in Italy and the US, Built by China and Israel?

Suntech, the world’s biggest maker of polysilicon solar-power modules from China looks to pair up with Israel Electric Corp on solar-power plants. Image...

MENA Cleantech Sees 'Existential Need' for CSP in Middle East and North Africa

At the MENASOL conference in Cairo last week, MENA Cleantech's Samer Zureikat cited this 11th century scientist, Ibn al-Haytham, as one of the forefathers...

Wind Turbines and 10 Israel-related Cleantech Headlines, Week of May 2, 2010

Israel's wind plan, SolarEdge's Italian partnership, drip irrigation and more headlines related to Israeli cleantech this past week. During the week of May 2,...

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Where Should You Buy Seeds for Planting?

Good gardens start with good seeds. Learn how to choose reliable seed companies, avoid poor-quality seeds, understand heirloom and hybrid varieties, and store seeds for better germination.

La Profumoteca :The Sicilian perfume shop that remembered my daughter’s first scent In 2019

Seven years after creating her first perfume in a small Sicilian shop, my daughter had just three drops left. A family-owned perfumer in Palermo helped us recover the scent of her childhood.

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Where Should You Buy Seeds for Planting?

Good gardens start with good seeds. Learn how to choose reliable seed companies, avoid poor-quality seeds, understand heirloom and hybrid varieties, and store seeds for better germination.

La Profumoteca :The Sicilian perfume shop that remembered my daughter’s first scent In 2019

Seven years after creating her first perfume in a small Sicilian shop, my daughter had just three drops left. A family-owned perfumer in Palermo helped us recover the scent of her childhood.

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Ukrainian design studio Pilsok, known for its popular Beetle backpack, transforms discarded car airbags into a striking designer jacket honouring Ukraine's emergency rescuers.

PeaceTech is the next CleanTech. And we’ve been building it for decades.

From the forests of Ontario to sea turtle conservation in Lebanon and water cooperation across the Middle East, Green Prophet founder Karin Kloosterman argues that CleanTech, EnviroTech and AgTech are already building the foundations of PeaceTech.

China brings back battery swapping for electric trucks. Remember Shai Agassi and Better Place? We do

CATL is building thousands of battery-swap stations for electric trucks. Can China succeed where Israel's $850 million Better Place experiment failed?

Rainwater nowhere is safe to drink

As winter rains approach the Middle East, scientists warn that PFAS forever chemicals contaminate rainwater worldwide, even in Antarctica.

Elon Musk’s flying Tesla Roadster is here. My 13-year-old son thinks it’s the future

My 13-year-old son told me about Elon Musk's flying Tesla Roadster while we were hiking. Could flying electric cars transform our cities, reduce roads and make more room for trees?

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