Does geothermal energy cause volcanoes?
Could the Ormat geothermal project at Sarulla in Sumatra, Indonesia have caused the recent volcano? Worries about Ormat's geothermal and the volcano in Indonesia are unfounded
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Trim the Fat and Your Carbon Emissions with… Lipo-Diesel?
Is using human fat as lipo-diesel going too far in the name of environmentalism? In general, most people look for ways to trim the fat. Trim some fat out of your diet, or your budget, or, if you’re “green”, trim some fat out of your carbon emissions. But how do you know if you’re going […]
Saudi Arabia Holds Out for Carbon Capture & Storage at Cancun
Saudi Arabia has called for the inclusion of CCS into the CDM mechanism at previous climate talks. This year, Norway made it happen. At the recently concluded climate meeting in Cancun, some progress was made on a controversial topic. Norway, a country that has been a leader in the development of low carbon oil technologies, […]
Reporting On Poverty and Sustainability from the Rehovot Conference
The relationship between poverty and environmental degradation is a major impediment to sustainability. Specialists from throughout the world gathered for the Rehovot Conference in Israel to discuss sustainable development initiatives. The inherent connection between development and environmental concerns was a major theme of the 2010 Rehovot Conference organized by the Weitz Center for Development Studies […]
Comet-ME Continues to Bring Power to Villagers in the South Hebron Hills
Comet-ME co-founder Elad Orian gets a supportive handshake from Bill Clinton. It is indeed exciting to report on mammoth solar projects, gigantic desalination plants and world-embracing electric car developments, but the Green Prophet – in the spirit of the biblical prophets one might say – also takes special pleasure in sharing news about individuals and communities […]
Ohalo College of Katzrin Opens Department of Sustainable Development and Renewable Energy
Ohalo College of Katzrin brings sustainable development studies into the ivory tower. The world of academia and environmental activism do not always go hand in hand, and academics are notorious for their detachment from the real world. But some universities and colleges are an exception to this generalization. In fact, Tel Aviv University held a […]
“The Story of Coal” a Wake-Up Call to Users (and Abusers) of Electricity
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lC1lrajJExo&feature=player_embedded[/youtube] Before leaving that (non-CFL) light on after you leave the room, you might want to take a look at the Story of Coal. In the routine of our daily lives, it’s easy to forget about the ramifications of our actions. When stopping by the supermarket on your way home from work to pick up […]
Nidan’s Software Audits Energy Behavior In Cities and Factories (Video)
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GKesUcZ3HE[/youtube] Are the lights on when no-one’s at school or in the office? The heat burning when the staff’s out to lunch? Let Nidan audit your city’s energy use. When the municipal energy budget went into the hands of an Israeli deputy mayor (wanting to stay in politics), he did all in his power to […]
Israel-France Renewable Energy Conference Taking Place in Tel Aviv This Week
Thinking heads from two countries are better than from one. French and Israeli scientists meet to discuss renewable energy. A two-day Energies Renouvelables Colloque franco-israelien (or Israel-France Renewable Energy Conference) has been taking place this week in Tel Aviv, in order to bring scientists and developers from both nations together. Spread over November 10th and […]
Ten Potential Bidders Hear Israel’s Plan for Ashelim PV Solar Plant
If all goes as plans, this ibex will be sharing the Negev with three solar power plants at Ashelim. Israel’s Ministry of Finance hosted ten companies last week to present its tender for a 30-megawatt photovoltaic (PV) power plant at the Ashelim site in the Negev desert, the Globes business newspaper reported. The NIS 450 […]
Phoebus Energy Offers A Hybrid Heating System for Hotels and Hospitals
Using heat pumps and expert data analysis, Phoebus is installing their energy saving solution at the Inbal Hotel in Jerusalem. They promise to offer energy savings, an ROI after 2 to 3 years. Some of the highest energy costs for large facilities today, especially in the hotel hospitality and health care industries, stem from their […]
BrightSource Breaks Ground (Finally) in California (VIDEO)
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34o8RU5g8XY[/youtube]Cheesy patriotic music and all, BrightSource breaks ground last week in California. Click on the video above to see it. It’s the moment the world has been waiting for: the Ivanpah solar energy, massive 392-MW solar farm, has broke ground! Being built beside the Ivanpah Dry Lake, in San Bernardino County, California, the plant is […]
Vision Signs MoU with SolFocus for 8 CPV Solar Plants in Saudi Arabia
SolFocus CPV receivers will catch some rays in Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia has taken another step toward integrating solar power into its energy mix: Vision Electro Mechanical Co. (Vision) has signed an MoU with California-based SolFocus to build eight solar power stations in the kingdom, starting with a 130-kilowatt solar plant in the Bahra industrial complex […]
It Must be Peak Oil Driving Saudis to Solar
As oil supplies decline, Saudi Arabia’s own electricity is becoming expensive. By one estimate, it’s as much as 25 cents a kilowatt-hour, at wholesale. Saudi Arabia gets all of its electricity from the oil field. Flared gas provides 45%, heavy fuel oil provides 13%, diesel; 22% and crude provides the remaining 20%. So as oil […]
How Oily is That Dress? 10 Tips for Reducing Petroleum Use in the Middle East
Plastic bags, however you use them, is one reason for an increase in petroleum production in Middle Eastern countries. How greasy is that outfit you’re wearing? People don’t always realize that today’s modern fabrics may contain petroleum. And petroleum is used in a surprising number of consumer items. Petroleum production and consumption increases greenhouse gases […]