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Israel battles world hunger with alternative energy

Posted on August 11, 2012 by CNP Webmaster

Israel confronts world hunger with a solar-powered desert oasis Posted By Karin Kloosterman On August 9, 2012 Growing the most crop per drop of water is an Israeli specialty. With little rain and a hot desert sun as unforgiving as … Continue reading →

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Solar energy competes with fossil fuels

Posted on July 30, 2012 by CNP Webmaster

Study: Solar energy production cost effective New study shows investment in solar energy production as cost effective or more than production of fossil fuel-based energy Itay Lahat, Calcalist, July 28, 2012  Solar energy production is one of the fastest growing … Continue reading →

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Desert blooms with energy

Posted on April 22, 2012 by CNP Webmaster

Israeli Desert Yields a Harvest of Energy By ISABEL KERSHNER, NY Times, April 20, 2012 KETURA, Israel — Arriving at this bone-dry kibbutz in the Arava Desert late one afternoon in August 2006, Yosef Abramowitz, a social activist, Jewish educator … Continue reading →

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Israeli teen develops solar panels

Posted on January 16, 2012 by CNP Webmaster

Teen wows experts with innovative solar panel array Alternative energy community amazed by Aidan Dwyer, 13, who came up with notion of arranging solar panels in shape of tree branches to maximize sunlight collection Nimrod Avraham Published: 01.16.12, 09:25 / … Continue reading →

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Israeli immigrant leads solar research

Posted on October 7, 2011 by CNP Webmaster

‘Born-again Zionist’ revolutionizing solar energy field Professor David Faiman of Israel’s National Solar Energy Center is dedicated to ensuring the country’s ‘energy independence’. By David Sheen, October 7, 2011 A scientist who immigrated from the U.K. and became one of … Continue reading →

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GE awards startup grants

Posted on June 27, 2011 by CNP Webmaster

Pythagoras Solar windows and energy breakthrough David R. Baker, Chronicle Staff Writer Saturday, June 25, 2011 A lot of sunlight hits tall office buildings, only to go to waste. Their relatively small roofs don’t offer much space for solar panels. … Continue reading →

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Israel to expand solar power

Posted on June 6, 2011 by CNP Webmaster

Israel unveils first of 50 solar power fields under News June 6th, 2011 by IFandP Newsroom Arava Power unveiled Israel’s first commercial solar power plant on Sunday. The ILS100m (US$30m) plant is located in the agricultural community of Kibbutz Keturah … Continue reading →

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More solar energy for Israel

Posted on December 27, 2010 by CNP Webmaster

Israel Cutting Solar Farm Red Tape by Energy Matters, December 27, 2010 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has delivered a welcome end of year gift to his nation’s solar industry: cutting through bureaucratic red tape hampering the construction of solar … Continue reading →

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