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IAF Going Solar to Power Up Air Bases

Will a thermal solar power plant like this one provide power for the IAF? Israel's second largest military branch, the Israeli Air Force (IAF)...

10 Israeli Clean Tech Companies Head to California

Designer Energy, a biofuel company, will be one of the 10 lucky Israeli companies to meet dream investors and strategic partners in California later...

Israeli Solar Water Heaters Heading to North America

Israel's solar water heating technology made by Chromogen heads to the US and Canada. Chromagen, an Israeli developer and manufacturer of solar water heating...

Green Geeks Network Launches Its Second Unconference in Tel Aviv

There will be no green tech conference at this un-conference in Israel. With the Alice in Wonderland craze in full force now, an "unconference"...

The Radiation App That iPhone Has Banned

The start-up Tawkon, has developed a new downloadable app to measure cellphone radiation. But it won't work on your iPhone. Cellphone radiation. Fact or...

Meet DESERTEC’s Oliver Steinmetz: Opportunities for Middle East Countries

Farming the sun from hot climates to Europe? This is the plan of DESERTEC. Today we speak with Oliver Steinmetz. Oliver's a co-founder and...

Saudi Arabia and IBM to Develop Solar-powered Desalination Plant

Green Prophet's post on solar powered desalination plants earlier this year reported Saudi Arabia’s interest in harnessing solar energy to drive its growing array...

Syria Brainstorms on Renewable Energy at International Event

Though lacking the resources that have enabled richer Arab states, and the UAE in particular, to play a leading role in promoting renewable energy,...

Enviromena Solar Company Awarded Enviro Prize, and Busts Arab Stereotypes

Arab solar energy company gets awarded for its sustainable vision in Beirut, Lebanon. They sealed a $15 million round of financing this year; now Abu...

Arab Company Agrobics Cleans Industrial Wastewater, Inspired By Olive Waste

"If agricultural wastewater went straight to the wastewater treatment plant, the facility would just collapse," says Dr. Isam Sabbah, left, founder of the clean...

ENGEX Conference on Energy, Water, Transportation and the Environment Offers 10% Discount to Green Prophet Readers

EngEx, an organization of independent and nonpartisan engineers, believes that "enhanced communication, achieved through unity and constant exchange of research and dialogue, is the...

Lebanon Looks to "Smart Grid" and Renewable Sources to Generate 12% of Its Electricity by 2020

Addressing a renewable energy forum in Beirut earlier this month, Lebanon’s Water and Energy Minister Gebran Bassil (pictured left) cited the need for regulatory...

Japan and Saudi Arabia Plan Giant Desalination Equipment Plant to "Freshen Up" Regional Water Supplies

Revese osmosis membrane equipment will help quench thirst of oil rich, but water-poor Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia has been in the news a...

Kuwait Still Cleaning Up Environment After Saddam's Mess

While the final votes were being counted in the Iraqi elections this week, a three-day conference was held in Kuwait to discuss efforts to...

Israel prepares to combat greenhouse gas emissions

(Image via go-green.com) Israel’s cabinet approved a joint proposal by the Ministry of Environmental Protection and the Ministry of Finance on Sunday to formulate a...

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