Officials have cautioned that the processing platform off the Carmel Coast will emit carcinogenic benzene, but insist the situation is being monitored to minimize risks. Noa Shpigel, Zafrir Rinat | Dec. 31, 2019 Texas-based Noble Energy began natural gas production at its Leviathan processing platform off Israel’s Mediterranean coast on Tuesday. As processing of the […]

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The ambitious project to export Israeli and Cypriot gas to Europe has recently been challenged by the signing of a Turkey-Libya maritime deal Noa Landau | Jan. 1, 2020 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is to visit Athens on Thursday in order to formally move ahead with the construction of the EastMed pipeline that will bring […]

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Dec 29,2019 AMMAN — Jordan must retain nuclear energy in its energy strategy for the mid- and long-term, the International Advisory Group (IAG) “strongly” recommended in a summary report of its fourth meeting. Nuclear energy is low-carbon and an important component of energy security and long-term price stability for any nation. For nuclear energy, long-term […]

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Garbage collectors prefer to discharge their loads at unauthorized dumping grounds to avoid prices charged at official sites, leaving entire neighborhoods choking on smoke and understaffed authorities struggling to enforce the law Ilana Curiel | Published: 12.21.19 Illegal garbage burning has destroyed the quality of life for residents in the city of Rosh Ha’ayin, with […]

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Incinerator is part of larger plan aiming to have a quarter of the country’s waste to be used for generating energy by 2030 Zafrir Rinat | Dec. 22, 2019 The Environmental Protection Ministry is promoting a plan to build a waste-to-energy incinerator just southeast of Tel Aviv, sparking fierce opposition among locals concerned about the […]

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Northern district planning committee ignores expert’s objections that the installations will be noisy and block views of historic Jezreel Valley farmland – Haaretz Zafrir Rinat | Dec. 31, 2019 Israeli authorities have approved the construction of over a dozen wind turbines in the Jezreel Valley, even though a committee-appointed investigator recommended rejecting the plan due […]

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Dec 19,2019 AMMAN — The winners of the “Best Graduation Projects in Renewable Energy” contest were honoured in a ceremony this week. Deputising for Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Hala Zawati, Secretary General of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources Amani Al Azzam attended the event. The contest was organised by the Jordanian-German […]

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Each project is conducted by a US-Israeli partnership, and the selected projects address energy challenges and opportunities, focusing on commercializing clean energy technologies. By AARON REICH DECEMBER 24, 2019 Seven new, innovative, clean energy projects were selected by the US Energy Department, Israel’s Energy Ministry and the Israel Innovation Authority to receive $6.4 million through […]

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