Monthly Archives: April 2019

Israeli company part-owns US oilfield

Posted on April 28, 2019

Israeli energy company Delek Group has signed an agreement to acquire 22.45% interest in the Caesar Tonga oil field, one of the ten largest deep-water resources in the Gulf of Mexico. It gives Delek exploration, development, and production rights for … Continue reading →

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Economy still gets an A+

Posted on April 28, 2019

Fitch Ratings has affirmed Israel’s Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at ‘A+’ with a Stable Outlook. It highlights robust macroeconomic performance, solid institutional strength, low external debt, high financing flexibility and low government deficit. https://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3759051,00.html https://www.fitchratings.com/site/pr/10067358

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An Israeli electric road in Sweden

Posted on April 28, 2019

I reported previously (19th Jan) on the wireless vehicle road charging technology developed by Israel-based Electreon Wireless. Sweden has just selected Electreon’s technology for the construction of the world’s first dynamic electric road system – a 1.6km section near Visby, … Continue reading →

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World’s tallest solar tower is operational

Posted on April 28, 2019

I’ve reported previously (see here) on the 240 meter-high Megalim solar power plant at Ashalim in Israel’s Negev Desert.  The world’s tallest solar tower is now up and running, producing up to 300MW – enough to power up to 150,000 … Continue reading →

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Energy from the depths to the heights

Posted on April 28, 2019

I’ve reported previously (see here) on Israeli-founded geothermal company Ormat Technologies. Ormat has just won a tender to build a geothermal plant pilot in Potosi, Bolivia. At nearly 5000 meters above sea level, it will be the highest geothermal plant … Continue reading →

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An app to help breed protein-rich foods

Posted on April 28, 2019

I reported previously (see here) on Israel’s Equinom which is developing non-GMO seeds that produce high-yielding, protein-rich crops. Equinom has just launched its new Product Profiler app to help food companies select plant protein sources from a bank of available … Continue reading →

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Three Israeli Edison awards

Posted on April 28, 2019

The annual International Edison Awards promote technological innovation with over 3,000 judges. This year’s Israeli winners were Foresight (see here), Temi Global (see here) and SolarEdge (see here). https://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3760001,00.html

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Driverless cars can “feel” the road

Posted on April 28, 2019

Israel’s Tactile Mobility uses artificially intelligent algorithms to analyze big data from sensors on multiple vehicles. The results are downloaded to autonomous cars, which contain software to help them to “sense” the road grip level. The car then can feel … Continue reading →

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Changing the future, today

Posted on April 28, 2019

21 April 2019 was World Creativity and Innovation Day but, as this video highlights, here in Israel that’s EVERY DAY! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RtNl0NYnEg

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US-Israel scientific alliance

Posted on April 28, 2019

Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities and the American National Academy of Sciences and Humanities have signed a cooperation agreement. It includes provision for two annual scientific conferences one in Israel and one in the US for eminent scientists in … Continue reading →

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