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A solar field in Timna, southern Israel, built by EDF Renewables Israel and formally opened on December 15, 2021. (EDF Renewables Israel)
May 27, 2026, 3:49 am
Energy Ministry presents strategic roadmap for renewable energy by 2035
Plan to be presented to president details path to more than double renewable energy production, get rid of obstacles, improve coordination
By Sue Surkes
Dried up fishponds in Emek Maayanot, April 2026 (Courtesy)
April 19, 2026, 4:38 pm
Green in the valley: Israel’s abandoned fishponds are turning into a solar goldmine
In a pathbreaking deal, a project in northern Israel will generate clean energy, restore natural habitats, and share profits between local kibbutzim and the city of Beit She’an
By Aviv Lavie
Illustrative: Solar water boilers on top of Jerusalem apartment buildings, August 5, 2010. (Abir Sultan/Flash 90)
December 10, 2025, 5:03 pm
New plan looks to replace Israel’s solar water heaters with PV cells and heat pumps
Ubiquitous rooftop heaters may be on their way out as government pushes new technologies that offer cheaper, more efficient ways to heat water
By Zev Stub
The winding road leading up to Makhtesh Ramon, a crater in southern Israel, February 26, 2023. (Doron Horowitz/Flash90)
July 21, 2025, 8:46 am
Plan for vast solar field riles critics seeking to preserve Negev’s open vistas
Israel Land Authority proposes using extant infrastructure near Ramon Crater to help meet goal of 30% renewable power by 2030, but some warn of project’s wide potential impacts
By Sue Surkes
Solar panels on a single family home. (Smileus at iStock, Getty Images)
February 19, 2025, 1:50 pm
Energy Ministry: Invest in solar panels, enjoy 15% annual return for 25 years
Expanded tariff options, shortened payback periods, tax incentives, fast-track grid connections, and a massive PR campaign aim at 100,000 new solar roofs
By Sue Surkes
The potential for solar panels on the roof at 20 Keren Hayessod Street in Jerusalem, taken from the Energy Ministry's new interactive website. (Energy Ministry)
February 4, 2025, 6:45 am
New website shows potential, profitability of solar panels on every Israeli roof
Energy Ministry’s interactive platform also displays possibilities for solar panels as providers of shade in parks, parking lots, sports grounds and cemeteries
By Sue Surkes
In this undated photo, Yoki Gil, founder and chairman of Shoresh (Source), poses with some of his company's iconic sandals. (Liron Cohen Aviv)
December 30, 2024, 9:55 am
Green business pioneer gets to the source of the problem at his Shoresh sandal factory
Echoing Elon Musk, Yoki Gil, the head of Israel’s first net-zero factory in Tirat Carmel, says the world will soon run on renewables and those who transition now will benefit most
By Sue Surkes
Solar panels on a single family home. (Smileus at iStock, Getty Images)
December 20, 2024, 11:19 am
Biggest cities continue to lag behind on solar panel installation
New, upgraded Energy Ministry index shows huge variety in and between councils countrywide, but reflects continuing challenge of putting panels on apartment block roofs
By Sue Surkes
The off-grid technology hub at the Alfoura School in southern Israel. (Courtesy)
December 16, 2024, 10:00 am
Pioneering Bedouin school models sustainable, solar-powered living
First-of-its-kind project, which engages pupils in tech research, stars at confab on solar energy for Bedouin, where planners also announce green light for three new solar fields
By Sue Surkes
The Zomi camp for displaced people in southwestern Gaza. (Courtesy, Damour for Community Development)
August 9, 2024, 1:26 am
Palestinians, Israelis partner to bring off-grid solutions to Gaza camps
Damour for Community Development and Arava Institute for Environmental Studies want to show international donors value of wastewater treatment, desalination, solar energy solutions
By Sue Surkes
Illustrative: Power lines above the town of Bnei Re'em on April 26 2010. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
July 25, 2024, 7:56 pm
Electricity bills expected to drop as major privatization reform enters into effect
Even without a smart meter, domestic consumers now free to choose between Israel Electric Corporation, seven other private suppliers; Energy Minister expects bills to drop 5 to 20%
By Sue Surkes
In this April 30, 2020, photo, Palestinian engineer Raed Nakhal from Palestine Children Relief Fund, right, and engineer Abdullah Dewik, check the Watergen machine that generates safe drinking water from air on the roof of al-Rantisi pediatric hospital in Gaza City. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)
June 6, 2024, 9:14 pm
Israelis, Palestinians to launch joint bid to bring humanitarian aid to post-war Gaza
Damour for Community Development in Gaza and Arava Institute for Environmental Studies form group of companies aiming to provide off-grid services to ravaged territory
By Sue Surkes
Agrivoltaics panels use the same area of land for agriculture and solar photovoltaic power generation (Miropa; iStock via Getty Images)
March 18, 2024, 10:04 pm
Start-up aims to help renewable energy firms locate best sites — with one click
REplace, brainchild of two immigrants from Argentina, has algorithm check potential locations based on 40 parameters; co-founder: ‘80% of projects fail because of site choice’
By Sue Surkes
SolarEdge developed an inverter solution for harvesting and managing power in solar photovoltaic (PV) systems. (Screenshot/YouTube)
December 3, 2023, 6:59 pm
Israel-based smart energy firm SolarEdge to be ousted from S&P 500
After its shares nosedive more than 70% this year, Nasdaq-listed SolarEdge is set to lose its place on the world’s most-watched index
By Sharon Wrobel
A facility outfitted with SolarEdge's technology. Illustrative. (Screenshot/YouTube)
August 1, 2023, 8:54 pm
Israel-based SolarEdge inks joint renewable energy venture with Saudi conglomerate
Israeli-founded smart energy tech firm to work with Riyadh group to deploy solar energy in the kingdom, in one of the first known public pacts between the two countries
By Sharon Wrobel
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