Energy

Run Your Carbon Footprint Against the World’s

My feet are big, at US women’s size 10, but my footprint is enormous. See how yours compares to other nations in the world...

Israel Embraces Solar As It Races Towards 2020 Clean Energy Goal

The arid Middle Eastern desert climate offers little in the way of natural resources. But it does boast of brilliant and fierce sunlight. In a...

Solar Powered Vending Machines Along Cyprus’ Bus Routes

People waiting for the bus on a hot day in Cyprus will soon be able to purchase cold water from a solar powered vending machine.

Jordan’s First Nuclear Reactor: No-Go without Parliamentary Pre-approval

Jordan Atomic Energy Commission (JAEC) Chairman Khaled Toukan champions a peaceful nuclear power program, despite opposition from environmentalists and Parliamentary MPs.The Chairman spoke earlier this...

Put a Zebra in Your Tank: A Chemical Crapshoot?

Making alcohol from sugars is easy; maybe the third oldest profession in the world. Making butanol from zebra droppings is another story. Processors have made...

Ethihad Jet Uses Biofuels for Inaugural Home Run

Etihad Airways operates first biofuel powered delivery flight with Boeing and Sky Energy Etihad Airways from the United Arab Emirates scores a double play in...

Eco Wave Power Proves Its Ocean Power Devices In Kiev

Israel's Eco Wave's clappers get energy from the sea. Developers first looked to the ocean for offshore wind power, a conveniently windy and out-of-the way...

Newton Becker, a Bright Source for Solar Thermal Energy, Dies at 83

Considered by some as the father of solar thermal electricity generation, Newton Becker, was the founding investor and Chairman of the Board of Luz...

Cyprus Natural Gas Discovery Estimated at Billions

With an estimated 8 trillion cubic meters of natural gas, Turkey wants some of this energy wealth too. The Republic of Cyprus has started...

A 2012 Energy Forecast For Turkey: Heading Down A Tried-And-False Path

Increasingly smoggy skies are in store for Turkey if it follows the energy paths predicted. A mostly dismal list of 2012 predictions that recently appeared...

Solutions To Jordan’s Energy Crisis Must Be Sustainable

Jordan may be dealing with an energy crisis exacerbated by attacks on the Sinai Peninsula gas pipeline - but now is not the time...

Better Place-Eldan Partnership To Offer Electric Car Rentals

Rent an electric car when you travel to Israel. Often thought of as too expensive or sophisticated for the average driver, plug-in electric vehicles will...

Jordan Jumps Forward on Energy Development

Jordan hits a fork in the energy development road: each route inciting ardent support and dissidence. Environmental activists united in protest for a second time...

10,000 Turks Gather To Protest Coal-Fired Power Plant

"Let our lovely Gerze stay lovely," reads the banner. "We don't want a thermal power plant to come to our Gerze..." On Saturday, the Turkish...

Green Hannukah and Save Energy on Lights

The Festival of Lights gives spiritual and historical messages. This year, add a green message to the lights. Hannukah falls on December 20th this year....

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