The Times of Israel

Daily Briefing Dec. 24: Day 445 – IDF rethinks ballistic missiles for long-range attacks

Tue, 24 Dec 2024 11:32:57 +0000

Political correspondent Tal Schneider discusses a gag order lifted in the PM's office leak case; ecology reporter Sue Surkes talks about the Hula nature reserve and ecological sandals

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A concrete challenge: Tel Aviv tech startup uses sensors to ensure better building

Fri, 25 Nov 2022 03:50:21 +0000

GreenVibe says its hardware and software system can provide real-time insights about on-site construction material and offer data-driven predictions about quality and readiness

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Tel Aviv University Environmental Studies: Lead the Next Gen of Green - Sponsored Content

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 16:28:18 +0000

Join a free webinar on June 22nd to hear from leading faculty about TAUi's M.A. program in Environmental Studies.

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Israel worked magic in cybersecurity. Can it do the same for climate tech?

Tue, 18 Jan 2022 13:24:48 +0000

Experts say Israel is late to the game but can still become a key player, as an opportunity worth many trillions may help save the planet; government seen moving in right direction

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Energy Ministry directs $6.3 million in grants for 16 energy storage prototypes

Wed, 22 Dec 2021 04:09:24 +0000

Among the selected projects: Solar-driven hydrogen production, 'kosher' batteries to power a yeshiva on the Sabbath, and ice bricks that store energy for cooling systems

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Cleantech firm nabs $170m to make eco-friendly plastic substitute from waste

Wed, 15 Dec 2021 17:14:22 +0000

UBQ develops thermoplastic materials converted from household trash to make products such as bins, trays and automotive parts

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Israel’s ‘vibrant’ climate tech sector shows promise amid challenges

Thu, 21 Oct 2021 15:41:48 +0000

New report maps landscape of companies tackling environmental issues, highlights obstacles like access to funding, ability to scale

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Catering to cleantech: how Israel is evolving into a sustainability pioneer

Tue, 27 Jul 2021 13:17:48 +0000

Israel is a nation that has a muddled relationship with sustainability, but emerging ‘cleantech’ and pioneering innovations may be set to put the record straight on the environment

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Israel’s GenCell joins forces with Japan’s TDK to create ‘green’ ammonia

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 14:20:53 +0000

Israeli firm has patented a technique that uses surplus wind and solar energy and an electro-chemical process to create a gas that is normally a source of carbon dioxide emissions

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Humans destroying basis of our existence, ‘ecological footprint’ expert warns

Fri, 29 Jan 2021 07:46:02 +0000

Canada's Prof. William Rees tells Israeli confab we are extracting resources as if Earth were 73% bigger, deluding ourselves that economic growth, consumption, can go on

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For 21st century Zionist pioneers, it takes an off-the-grid eco-village

Tue, 29 Dec 2020 09:10:26 +0000

Green tech underpins first of several planned eco-communities in Negev cities, but organizers struggle to find secular families as idealistic as young religious ones

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Eco-friendly hangers made by Israeli trash-redeemer UBQ to hit fashion industry

Wed, 04 Nov 2020 08:55:21 +0000

UBQ, which converts household scraps into a bio-based plastic substitute, joins forces with US Mainetti Group to make garment hangers for retail chains globally

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Controversial Trump environmental protection chief to address Tel Aviv meet

Sun, 17 Nov 2019 13:36:48 +0000

Andrew Wheeler, seen as a major player in rolling back environmental regulation in favor of business, invited to give keynote address at Tuesday's WATEC water tech conference

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Central Virginians to put out their recycling in Israeli plastic-substitute bins

Sun, 01 Sep 2019 09:09:24 +0000

Waste management authority pilots a program using UBQ Materials' technology, which takes a wide variety of household waste and turns it into a bio-based thermoplastic

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Waste-busting Israeli firm turns companies’ discards into new food and drink

Thu, 28 Mar 2019 13:23:21 +0000

Practical Innovation teaches food industry clients how to redirect their refuse into an innovative, profitable product

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