Jordan chooses Israeli as VP of science project
The Jordan-based SESAME scientific research project has chosen an Israeli as vice president. Professor Eliezer Rabinovici of Jerusalem's Hebrew University is the new Vice President of the Synchrotron-light for Experimental Science and Applications in the Middle East.
Airport security – El Al is the best
UK Daily Mail’s travel editor praised the Israeli airline for ensuring safety. “Maybe it's time to ditch the security scanner and actually talk to people at airports...it works for El Al”
Israeli aerosol wins International green-tech award
Israeli start-up GreenSpense represented Israel in the International Cleantech Open Ideas Competition in San Francisco, the “Oscar” of clean-technology awards. Its no-gas eco-friendly aerosol can won 1st place in the Chemistry & Advanced Materials category.
Israel is a world leader in cyber security
This article describes why Israel is to host January’s Cybertech 2014 International Exhibition and Conference.
Israel is the first and only non-Euro member of CERN
The prestigious CERN European nuclear physics Council in Geneva unanimously accepted Israel as its 21st full member state. The organization is the largest center for the study of nuclear particles and operates the longest particle accelerator in the world.
Eilat to be energy independent in 2 years
An eight-megawatt medium-sized solar field has been installed at Kibbutz Neot Smadar – the second major solar site in the Eilat area. Within 2 years, new sites will increase local capacity to 160MW, well above the current 120MW consumption level.
Geothermal power for Honduras
Israel’s Ormat Industries is to build and operate the first-ever geothermal power plant in Honduras. The 18-megawatt renewable energy plant will begin operations in 2016.
Building a power station for Peru
Kallpa Generaction, a subsidiary of Israel Corporation, has been awarded the Peruvian government tender to build a 593MW dual-fuel open cycle power station (natural gas and diesel) that will support the country's grid. The agreement is for 20 years and is worth $1 billion.
Israel to restore Mexico’s aquifers
(Thanks to Israel21c) The Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources of Mexico has signed a cooperation agreement with Israel’s national water carrier Mekorot for the development of strategies for the purification and protection of groundwater quality in Mexico.
SiSense wins World Technology Award
Eldad Farkash of SiSense won a top prize at the World Technology Awards gala in New York City for his invention of In-Chip big data analytics technology. The Israeli-run company’s software allows users to analyze vast amounts of data at huge speeds using minimal hardware.