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How Oily is That Dress? 10 Tips for Reducing Petroleum Use in the Middle East

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Energy Conference in Israel Becomes Arena for Debating Natural Gas Deal with Egypt

Nimrod Novik of the Merhav Group  was not pleased by the frontal attack waged by Delek's Yoram Turbowitz at an energy conference in Israel...

94% of Americans Want Solar Energy. What About Israel?

Israeli innovated BrightSource gets US Presidential nod to electrify the California desert. More than 94% of all Americans, or more than 9 out of 10...

Obama Touts Israeli-Developed Solar Company BrightSource

About to break ground later this month in California, and with an IPO in the horizon, US President lauds clean tech companies like BrightSource...

BP Deep Drilling In Libya Threatens Archeological Sites

Known for bulldozing archeology ruins into the sea, is it hello BP and bye bye Appolonia? Libya's ancient archeological sites under threat from offshore...

Can the Biolite Stove Generate Clean Cooking for the Middle East?

The Biolite stove cooks up dinner for a family of 5 using local wood and no electricity. Jonathan Cedar and his business partner, Alex Moss,...

No More Gas Exploration in Israel?

Will the sea outside Israel be calm again? Hopes and dreams of a gas bonanza in Israel came to a sudden halt as shares came...

Israel to Make Public Buildings More Energy Efficient – At No Cost to the Taxpayer

Energy will soon be used more judiciously at the Supreme Court (shown here) and other public buildings in Israel. The Israeli government has awarded...

With So Much Oil & Natural Gas, is Biofuel a Viable Mideast Fuel Option?

A prototype algae biomass farm. Will it work in the super dry Middle East? Biomass, a renewable energy source based on biological material from living...

World Bank Grants Egypt 1.2 Billion Egyptian Pounds For Wind Energy

With a little boost from the World Bank, Egypt hopes wind energy will provide 20% of energy needs by the end of the decade Although...

Ormat Geothermal Reports $1.5 Million Loss

Despite low 2nd quarter earnings, Ormat has secured $350 million in loan guarantees to develop renewable, geothermal energy plants Israeli-founded geothermal power company  Ormat Technologies...

Solar Power To The People Of Abu Dhabi

Will Abu Dhabi's citizens choose solar panels for their roofs when electricity prices go up? The residents of the United Arab Emirates capital, Abu...

Lebanese Op-Ed Calls Nuclear Energy In The Middle East A Fad

Lebanese writer says the Middle East's nuclear energy ambitions amount to a status symbol that should be replaced with decisions based on efficiency, safety,...

Spain to Provide $10 million for Solar Power Hospitals in Lebanon

A solar band-aid: Spain and the UN looks to create solar power heating, mainly water, for hospitals in Lebanon. Thanks to a contribution from...

Israeli Firm Gilatz To Build Another 2MW Solar Plant In Italy

Gilatz builds another solar plant in Italy, capitalizing on the country's hefty solar subsidies. Solar is going viral, and can be profitable too....

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