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CaPow has designed thin charging pad 'stickers' to wirelessly power automated robots on the move. (Screenshot)
June 6, 2025, 5:20 am
How an injured IDF veteran-turned-professor is creating perpetual power for robots
CaPow startup founder Mor Peretz has created a way to provide machines with a ‘sip of energy’ as they move across warehouses and factories, eliminating the need to stop and charge
By Sharon Wrobel
A view of a construction site for new apartment buildings in the southern city of Beersheba on July 28, 2022. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
December 21, 2022, 1:28 am
Israel launches energy efficiency rating for new apartments, helping calculate costs
With residential houses accounting for 30% of country’s electricity use, government says system will help buyers anticipate heating, air conditioning costs, save up to 30% on bills
By Sue Surkes
View of the "Halutziot" project, which includes the construction of a 55 megawatt solar power plant as a joint venture of the communities of the new pioneering region, in southern Israel. November 16, 2017. (Moshe Shai/Flash90)
June 24, 2022, 1:58 pm
Israel’s new housing starts must now go green, with energy efficiency labels
Knesset committee approves mandating a green grading system for new homes to help reduce carbon emissions
By Danielle Nagler
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of N.Y., speaks during a news conference after the Senate passed a COVID-19 relief bill in Washington, March 6, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
August 4, 2021, 10:06 am
US bill includes $50 million for energy efficiency at religious institutions
Major infrastructure legislation will support upgrades long sought by Orthodox Jewish groups
By JTA
An electric Renault vehicle charges in Ramat Hasharon, Israel. February, 7 2010. (Roni Schutzer/Flash90/Maariv Out)
November 17, 2020, 6:23 pm
Ministry unveils program to make Israeli economy more energy efficient
With its NIS 1 billion price tag, the proposal is unlikely to see the light of day until the government agrees to pass a long-delayed state budget
By Sue Surkes
Gas rigs in the Tamar field, off the coast of Israel, in June 2014. (Moshe Shai/Flash90)
September 26, 2017, 3:08 pm
Gas rig operator: Supplies to come back online by Wednesday
Tamar field directors say barring setbacks or test failures, undersea pipeline repairs soon to be completed
By ToI Staff
The Tamar gas rig, located 23 kilometers (14 miles) west of the city of Haifa in northern Israel. (AP/Albatross Aerial Perspective)
September 24, 2017, 8:39 am
Officials hope natural gas supply to resume by Wednesday
Government prepares contingency plan for extended shortages, as crack on offshore pipe affects supply throughout Israel
By ToI Staff
Route 6, the trans-Israel highway (photo credit: Chen Leopold/Flash90)
June 7, 2016, 12:52 pm
Lower taxes on efficient cars increase usage, Israeli researchers say
Findings by Ben-Gurion University confirm the ‘rebound effect’ is at work, undercutting the overall energy savings
By Shoshanna Solomon
File: A weekly cabinet meeting at Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office in Jerusalem, May 26, 2015. (Marc Israel Sellem/Pool/Flash90)
April 12, 2016, 8:14 pm
Israel approves plan to cut greenhouse gas emissions
Cabinet okays NIS 800 million in loans and grants to boost energy efficiency as part of climate change commitments
By JTA
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