Tag: Israel
A Country of Technological Innovations and Water Scarcity
It seems that we can learn the most about how to wisely manage resources from countries that do not have them at their disposal to a significant extent. Among those shining examples...
This Flying AI Robot Can Pick Fruit – Preventing Waste in the Process
It’s getting harder to find fruit pickers to harvest the world’s orchards. COVID-19 travel restrictions have prevented seasonal workers crossing borders, so some farmers are turning to AI drones to pick their...
Global Energy-Related CO2 Emissions Flattened in 2019, Following Two Years of Increases
Global emission trends
Global energy-related CO2 emissions flattened in 2019 at around 33 gigatonnes (Gt), following two years of increases. This resulted mainly from a sharp decline in CO2 emissions from the power...
Extreme Water Stress Affects a Quarter of the World’s Population, Say Experts
A quarter of the world’s population across 17 countries are living in regions of extremely high water stress, a measure of the level of competition over water resources, a new report reveals.Experts...
Poor Diets Killed 11 Million People in 2017
Poor diet killed 11 million people in 2017, making it a more deadly health risk than smoking, a major new study has found.The finding is part of a Global Burden of Disease...
The Best, Right Next to the City Centre
Visitors of the most popular booking website Booking.com bestowed it 9.3 points out of 10. On the site Hotels.com got 4.6 ratings out of 5, while at the TripAdvisor.com list of 86 hotels by...
Israel to Ban Petrol and Diesel Car Sales After 2030
Israel has announced a plan to ban petrol and diesel car sales after 2030.The government aims to replace them with electric cars and gas-powered trucks, funding more than 2,000 new charging stations around the...
Israel to Top Up Sea of Galilee after Years of Drought
The shrinking Sea of Galilee, the inland lake where Christians believe Jesus walked on water, is to be topped up with desalinated seawater.
A plan given Israeli cabinet approval will pump 100 million...
GE Pumped Hydro Project to Increase Israel’s Energy Resiliency
GE Renewable Energy has won a contract to supply and build the 344 MW Kokhav Hayarden hydro pumped storage station in Israel.
The plant is deemed key to stabilizing the Israeli power grid.
The...
ISRAEL: The Revolutionary Electric Car Battery that Can Be Fully Recharged in just Five Minutes (VIDEO)
Israeli nanotech firm StoreDot has unveiled a radical 'ultra-fast-charge' battery it claims can bring an electric car to full charge in just five minutes - and power it for up to 300...
Palestinians Discuss Development of Gas Field with Shell
The Palestinian Investment Fund (PIF) announced on Monday that it has been discussing the development of Gaza Marine Gas Field with Shell, Anadolu has reported.
Gaza Marine is about 30km off the coast...
World’s Tallest Solar Tower Could Help Make Israel a ‘Sunshine Superpower’
Construction of the world's tallest solar tower is underway. The 820-foot tower, which stands in the middle of a 121-megawatt concentrated solar complex in Israel's sun-drenched Negev desert, is slated for commercial...
