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Antibiotics From An Underwater Drugstore

No matter how sophisticated modern medicine becomes, common ailments like fungal infections can outrun the best of the world's antibiotics. In people with compromised...

ZenithSolar To Dedicate First Solar Energy Farm in Israel

Green Prophet received a press announcement that ZenithSolar, an Israeli start-up company that will license revolutionary solar energy technologies, will be launching its first...

Debunking Myth That Seeds Won't Sprout In Microwaved Water

I love to cook with my microwave. Sure, it's possible to manage without it, and there are better ways to defrost food. However, there are...

Is "Skyscraper Farming" the Future of Farming in the Middle East?

Imagine being able to place an entire farm, complete with crops and livestock, in the same space as is required for one of today's...

Corals Get "Sexy" On The Sea Floor to Fight Global Warming

(A photograph of the female C. echinata coral, expelling its eggs into the water around it.) Research from TAU unlocks the secret of coral survival...

Canarius' Tiny "Lab-on-a-Chip" and Glow Bacteria Can Detect Pollutants in Water

For centuries, animals have been our first line of defense against toxins. A canary in a coalmine served as a living monitor for poisonous...

Leviathan Energy's Wind Lotus in Action At Eilat Energy Conference in Israel

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYaMRCpMJmc As anyone can see from this video taken at the Eilat Energy conference in Israel last week, Leviathan Energy's Wind Lotus kicked in at...

Impressions of the Eilat Energy Conference in Israel

Two things were clear from attending the International Renewable Energy Conference that took place in Eilat this week. The first is that Israel is...

Groundbreaking Wind Energy Project to Power Palestinian Hospital

As the resting place of the Abraham and (unfortunately) a hot spot for conflict, the West Bank city of Hebron (or Hevron or al-Khalil,...

Squeezing Energy From a Plant's Metabolism at Hebrew University

Use of plants of various kinds to produce biofuels is a topic of ever-increasing importance in the world as a means to combat an...

10 Twitter Tips for Cleantech Companies

Over the past few months companies are joining Twitter or consulting advisors about joining Twitter in droves. If you haven't heard of Twitter, it...

BrightSource Cuts World's Largest Solar Energy Deal With SCE in California

(Thousands of small mirrors called heliostats focus the sun's ray onto a tower. Thermal energy focused onto the tower heats up water that generates...

Follow the Jerusalem Twestival Event Live!

I am currently writing from the Jerusalem Twestival You'll notice in the right sidebar there is a new widget. From there, I'll be tweeting...

Analyzing the Middle East Water Crisis: In Israel, Jordan and Beyond

"Water, water everywhere/Nor any drop to drink..." Those immortal words in the poem "Rime of the Ancient Mariner," by 18th century English romantic poet Samuel...

National Greentech Exhibition in Israel Coming Up This February

As we've been telling you on Green Prophet, Israel is a hot spot of clean and green technologies.  But you don't have to take...

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5 projects to help kickstart your company’s sustainability journey 

True progress happens when environmental ambition meets action. Decarbonizing efficiently is possible for any business in any sector, but actually getting started can sometimes feel daunting.   The trick? It’s to start small and build momentum. Here are five potential projects to help you get started.  

Hydrophilis Rebreather: After the Penis Jokes and Shark Bait Memes, Oliver Isler Says His Underwater Dream Is Serious

The Hydrophilis rebreather is a new scuba system that could make diving safer and more fun.

AI data centers are triggering panic, instead of cleantech opportunities

AI may unintentionally become the economic engine that finally modernizes America’s aging grid. California is experiencing a massive AI data center boom, ranking 3rd in the U.S. with 227 operating centers and 54 more in development as of April 2026, according to Stanford.

Meet Seramic Materials from Abu Dhabi

Based in Masdar City, Abu Dhabi, Seramic Materials was founded in 2019 by Dr. Nicolas Calvet and Dr. Jean-François Hoffmann, researchers working at the intersection of renewable energy and materials science. The company grew out of the Masdar Institute ecosystem and is supported by clean tech programs like The Catalyst, with early backing of around $150,000 and more than $2 million invested in research and development over time.

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Jailhouse Booze For Home Bootleggers

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5 projects to help kickstart your company’s sustainability journey 

True progress happens when environmental ambition meets action. Decarbonizing efficiently is possible for any business in any sector, but actually getting started can sometimes feel daunting.   The trick? It’s to start small and build momentum. Here are five potential projects to help you get started.  

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The Hydrophilis rebreather is a new scuba system that could make diving safer and more fun.

AI data centers are triggering panic, instead of cleantech opportunities

AI may unintentionally become the economic engine that finally modernizes America’s aging grid. California is experiencing a massive AI data center boom, ranking 3rd in the U.S. with 227 operating centers and 54 more in development as of April 2026, according to Stanford.

Meet Seramic Materials from Abu Dhabi

Based in Masdar City, Abu Dhabi, Seramic Materials was founded in 2019 by Dr. Nicolas Calvet and Dr. Jean-François Hoffmann, researchers working at the intersection of renewable energy and materials science. The company grew out of the Masdar Institute ecosystem and is supported by clean tech programs like The Catalyst, with early backing of around $150,000 and more than $2 million invested in research and development over time.

24 7 renewable energy: how solar, wind, batteries and AI SaaS replace fossil fuels

A new report from the International Renewable Energy Agency based in Abu Dhabi makes something clear that many in the industry already suspected. When solar and wind are paired with battery storage, they can deliver reliable, round the clock electricity at costs that compete with, and often beat, fossil fuels.

A summer of sugar wax or time for laser treatments? The environmental answer

Green Prophet readers know we write a lot about hair. We have covered the halal and the haram sides of hair removal for Muslims. We have written about sugar waxing, Persian sugaring, threading, and the beauty secrets that came out of the Middle East long before salons started calling them trends. Our articles on sugar wax broke the internet a few times. 

Make paper mache with flowers to create stunning vase

There’s something quietly beautiful about what Rebloom Studio is doing, and it starts with waste. At wholesale flower markets, mountains of unsold blooms are tossed out at the end of each cycle. Perfect flowers, just not sold in time. Most of them are burned or dumped. Rebloom takes that moment and turns it into something else.
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