Energy

Biomax to Launch First-ever $40 Million Biofuel Plan in Saudi Arabia

Falafel anyone? Saudi Arabia and Indian company will erect a biofuel plant based on used cooking oil. Biofuel is coming to Saudi Arabia. After much...

Palestinians Celebrate Green Innovation

Last week was the annual ‘Made in Palestine 2012’ fair showcasing local Palestinian innovations. Now in its seventh year, the fair was co-sponsored by...

Israeli Fuel Company Tries Out Gasoline – Green Methanol Fuel Mixture

A woman fills up car in Haifa with methanol and gasoline fuel mixture.  More bang for her buck? Photo: Haaretz/David Bachar Alternative car fuel mixtures...

Coal-Fired Stoves Cause Hundreds of Carbon Monoxide Deaths in Turkey

A family was found dead on Thursday in Istanbul, reports Turkish daily Today's Zaman, after carbon monoxide fumes from their coal-fired heating stove leaked out...

Calling All Green Bloggers – Masdar Competition Wants Your Ideas!

Fancy the chance to win an all-expenses paid trip to attend Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week in the United Arab Emirates? Well, here's how. Masdar, the...

Aprés COP 18: Will Qatar Rebound with Solar?

With free water and electricity, and the world's largest carbon footprint, is Qatar's new stance on solar a bona fide shift towards fossil fuel alternatives...

Nobel Prize Plant Scientist Outspoken Against Biofuel Effiency

Even a non-food plant substance like algae may not be that efficient for fuel says Nobel Laureate We like to report on about various...

Interview with Masdar’s Director of Sustainability – Nawal Al-Hosany

Nawal Al-Hosany, a leading figure in the environmental movement of the Middle East speaks to GreenProphet about renewables, Masdar, education and the absence of women in the climate change debate - both locally and globally

Who’s Got the Wind Power in the Middle East?

Who's got the wind in the Middle East? Morocco and Egypt have the biggest wind power plants, but don't discount Iraq, Qatar, Saudi Arabia...

‘Solar Mamas’ – A Film About Jordan’s Solar Energy Women

'Rafea - Solar Mama' marks a young mother's battle to bring solar power to her village in the deserts of Jordan Green films have been...

Refugee Remedies Aid Climate Change Victims in New York

Hurricane Sandy bulldozed my home coastline with a ferocity rarely seen outside the big screen. It ploughed through lives of friends and family, shredding...

Op Ed: Euro Troubles Delay Desertec

Over the past week, there has been much fanfare and reporting on Spain's surprising absence from the signing of the first Desertec project, leaving...

Spain Ditches Morocco’s Desertec Solar Project Meeting

Morocco's ambitious Desertec solar energy project received a setback after Spain failed to show for the official signing of the agreement that aims to...

Mediterranean’s Worst Eco-Debtor Not in the Middle East (Yet)

The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) says that the Mediterranean's biggest eco-debtor is Italy, meaning that nation uses more resources than it generates.  Does that...

Shale Gas and The Ugly Truth: It is NOT Green(er)

Shale gas takes us down a dangerous path - Tunisians are battling shale gas proponents who say it is less carbon-intensive and 'green' With Tunisians...

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AIR ONE electric flying car is getting closer to your garage

Israeli eVTOL startup AIR has moved beyond prototypes, with a new Florida production facility, eight aircraft in production and about $50 million raised. How close is AIR ONE to your garage?

Stardust’s solar geoengineered $10 billion plan to blot out the sun

Israeli-American startup Stardust Solutions has raised $75 million to develop technology that could cool the Earth by reflecting sunlight. Is solar geoengineering becoming a real industry? Or could it be a new threat?

Mantle8 takes its natural hydrogen hunt from the Pyrenees to Dubai

Mantle8 is taking its hunt for naturally occurring hydrogen from beneath the Pyrenees to the Middle East, opening a Dubai hub after raising €31 million. But finding hydrogen underground is one thing; proving it can be produced cheaply and at scale is another.

Does Starbucks use lab-grown milk? Here’s what we found

Does Starbucks use lab-grown milk? Starbucks tested precision-fermented milk from Perfect Day in 2021, but is it hiding in your latte today?

Alien chemistry crashed through a roof in New Jersey

meteorite crashed through a New Jersey roof carrying ancient salts, organic compounds and amino acids. After a few too many visits to Ontario’s Crystal Cave — and my own mysterious fireball in the forest — I have questions about the alien chemistry falling around us.

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AIR ONE electric flying car is getting closer to your garage

Israeli eVTOL startup AIR has moved beyond prototypes, with a new Florida production facility, eight aircraft in production and about $50 million raised. How close is AIR ONE to your garage?

Stardust’s solar geoengineered $10 billion plan to blot out the sun

Israeli-American startup Stardust Solutions has raised $75 million to develop technology that could cool the Earth by reflecting sunlight. Is solar geoengineering becoming a real industry? Or could it be a new threat?

Mantle8 takes its natural hydrogen hunt from the Pyrenees to Dubai

Mantle8 is taking its hunt for naturally occurring hydrogen from beneath the Pyrenees to the Middle East, opening a Dubai hub after raising €31 million. But finding hydrogen underground is one thing; proving it can be produced cheaply and at scale is another.

Does Starbucks use lab-grown milk? Here’s what we found

Does Starbucks use lab-grown milk? Starbucks tested precision-fermented milk from Perfect Day in 2021, but is it hiding in your latte today?

Alien chemistry crashed through a roof in New Jersey

meteorite crashed through a New Jersey roof carrying ancient salts, organic compounds and amino acids. After a few too many visits to Ontario’s Crystal Cave — and my own mysterious fireball in the forest — I have questions about the alien chemistry falling around us.

Adidas wanted to sell one shoe. Then it stepped into a global culture war

Adidas Israel featured amputee runner Shalev Biton in its Single Shoe campaign, designed to let people who need only one shoe buy one instead of a pair. The local campaign has since sparked international boycott calls and an apology from Adidas.

Scientists make lead-free perovskite solar cells that can weather the elements

Scientists have developed a “raincoat” for lead-free tin perovskite solar cells, helping them withstand air, moisture and heat while maintaining high efficiency.

Europe’s mountain plants are paying off an extinction debt

Europe’s mountaintops may look richer in plant life, but rising species numbers are masking the disappearance of alpine specialists as temperatures climb.
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