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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
Illustrative: An aerial view of the solar field at Kibbutz Ketura, which provides one-third of the daytime electricity for the city of Eilat. (Courtesy)
October 29, 2025, 12:51 pm
Kibbutz Be’eri makes first major investment since October 7 – in renewable energy
The kibbutz, hit hard by the Hamas invasion, will invest NIS 20 million, joining Kibbutz Hatzerim and the firm Giza Singer Even in a NIS 115 million purchase of Arava Power shares
By Sue Surkes
Floaters are released into the water during a demonstration of Eco Wave Power electricity generation technology using the power of ocean waves in the harbor at AltaSea at the Port of Los Angeles in San Pedro, California, on August 26, 2025. (Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP)
August 31, 2025, 5:43 am
New wave: Israeli startup turns sea power into energy at Los Angeles port and beyond
Eco Wave Power believes it can make a splash and prove converting the ocean’s waves into electricity isn’t the impossible task some think it is; pilot project also underway in Jaffa
By Romain FONSEGRIVES
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
Smoke billows from an oil refinery in Kawasaki, southwest of Tokyo, Japan, October 21, 2013. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara, File)
June 27, 2025, 7:35 pm
Israel-Iran war was a wake-up call for Asia’s reliance on Middle East oil and gas
Tehran’s threatened blockade on Strait of Hormuz would have shut import route used mainly by China, Japan, India and South Korea, highlighting need for renewable energy production
By ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL
Energy Minister Eli Cohen (fourth from right) helps inaugurate the new National Institute for Energy and Electrochemical Storage at Bar-Ilan University, near Tel Aviv, June 3, 2025. (Shlomi Mizrahi, Bar-Ilan University)
June 4, 2025, 11:50 am
New NIS 130 million center will pioneer energy storage as renewables gain ground
First-of-its-kind institute in Israel, based at Bar-Ilan University and run together with Technion, will link government, academia and industry to promote advances in storage tech
By Sue Surkes
Agricultural fields in northern Israel, February 13, 2025. (Yossi Aloni/FLASH90)
May 27, 2025, 9:15 am
Israeli philanthropists, a rare breed, coalesce to fund carbon-slashing projects
The Israeli Climate Action Fund, better known as PAI, has no PR or website, but its deep-pocketed members bring diverse backgrounds and strengths to the fight on emissions
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
Architect's impression showing how land in and around a large junction in Gedera, southern Israel, is to be used for solar panels. (Netivei Israel)
January 31, 2025, 8:55 am
Solar panel installations must grow by 40% to meet 2030 goals – Energy Ministry
Ministry says 53% of needs can be met by putting panels on existing infrastructure, but treasury yet to approve billions to expand infrastructure
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
Eco Wave Power's grid-connected demonstration unit in Jaffa, central Israel. (Ilan Spira)
December 9, 2024, 10:12 pm
Israeli wave energy project draws interest from Qatar, Saudi Arabia and even Iran
Eco Wave Power officially launches grid-connected demonstration model in Jaffa, plans two more for Los Angeles and Taiwan, commercial scale roll-out in Portugal
By Sue Surkes
The Buxton project in which Nofar Energy is involved, in Stoke-on-Trent, central England. (Nofar Energy)
November 19, 2024, 7:30 am
Nofar Energy secures $192 million deal to supply energy storage in Britain
Entry into new planned Cellarhead project in central England adds to portfolio of projects across UK, Germany, US, Italy, Poland, Romania and Israel
By Sue Surkes
Power-generating solar panels on the rooftop of a house in central Israel. (Chen Leopold / Flash 90
August 7, 2024, 3:54 pm
Planning board sets rules for solar panels on new houses, nonresidential buildings
Panels to be mandatory for new detached homes with roofs of 100 m² and up, nonresidential buildings with roofs of 250 m² and up; energy minister: Apartment buildings next on list
By Sue Surkes
Undated photo of wind turbines at the Ma'ale Gilboa wind farm. (Courtesy Wind Farm)
July 18, 2024, 12:44 pm
Groundbreaking ‘energy islands’ aim to keep Israel wired if war overwhelms power grid
Perched on a rocky hilltop, Kibbutz Ma’ale Gilboa looks to become country’s first micro-grid, able to operate independently of main power network by using renewable energy sources
By Reuters and ToI Staff
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