Energy

Despite Japan, Turkey Goes Ahead With Nuclear Reactors

Forty years in the making: Turkey still intent on building the country's first nuclear reactor on this serene spot on the Mediterranean Coast. Cyprus...

Despite Best Intentions, Gulf Countries Can’t Quit CO2

The Gulf countries badly need to cut fuel subsidies in order to drive renewable generation projects, but in the current political climate, that would...

Barefoot College Bedouin Women Bring Solar Power to Jordan

Green Prophet reporter Arwa speaks to Rafi'a Abdul Hamid, a woman from the deserts of Jordan who has been trained as a solar engineer...

Jordanian Villagers Trained to Bring Solar Energy to Rural Areas

  Three Jordanian villagers returned this week from training at the Barefoot College in India (Petra photo).  Here’s a heartwarming story published in the Jordan Times...

As Japan Nuclear Plants Approach “Meltdown” What Can the Mideast Learn?

Japanese soldiers prepare for the worst. The China Syndrome? Is the worst yet to come? Radiation from damaged reactor cores at Japan's Fukushima Diiachi nuclear...

Japan Nuclear Meltdown Will Seriously Affect World Environment

Checking for radiation in Japan. Wouldn't happen if a solar power plant is damaged. Japan's situation involving its damaged nuclear reactors is heading into "critical...

Earthquake Damage to Japanese Nuclear Power Plants Should be Warning to Mideast Planners

Another Chernobyl in the making? Does the Middle East need this risk? Friday's devastating earthquake and tsunami waves in Japan have left that entire country...

Fears that Gaddafi May Sabotage Oil Facilities

Would Gaddafi risk an environmental disaster by sabotaging oil pipelines to the Mediterranean to regain his control over Libya? According to an article in Time...

Were Tesla’s Solar Innovations “Buried” by Big Oil?

Free electricity from lightning? Nikola Tesla thought so. Even though I grew up in America, where many of this man's inventions were brainstormed,...

Israel Utility Envisions Territory Near Gaza Covered In Solar Fields

Israel has already issued 25 conditional licenses to companies building solar energy installations near the Gaza strip. Israel's National Public Utility Authority (PUA) has received...

Dubai Gets Frozen Air From Europe

Sustainable air conditioning made locally from the heat of the sun is perfect for Dubai.

Italian Solar Company Finds a Friend in Israel: Enerpoint Acquires Friendly Energy

Friendly Energy has installed 70 rooftop solar systems in Israel, like this one in Beersheva.  European companies continue to find interest in photovoltaic (PV) solar projects...

Israel Approves New Licenses For Mid-Sized Solar Fields, Electricity Efficiency Measures

Israel's first commercial photovoltaic field is slated to be completed at Kibbutz Ketura in May. As Susan laments in her recent post (What Holds Israeli Renewable...

Cooking With Sheep Manure In South Hebron

Yair Teller is one Arava Institute alumni who is improving quality of life for Palestinians living in Susya, South Hebron. Despite the relative luxury...

Arison Group’s Solaria Teams With Soltec To Build Solar PV Field in Israel

Solaria displays this image on its website, where it states that its vision is to "to enable every household and business in Israel to...

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