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Israel begins natural gas production from deepwater Tamar field in Eastern Mediterranean

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On Saturday, Israel’s Ministry of Energy & Water Resources reported that commercial natural gas production had begun from the deepwater Tamar field (c. Demand for natural gas in Israel is expected to grow strongly, notes Noble Energy, with a short-term CAGR (compound annual growth rate) of 15% from 2012 – 2017.

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Renault and Better Place partner in Australia to launch Fluence Z.E. with switchable battery in 2012

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Renault and Better Place will commence a joint marketing campaign in the lead up to launch in 2012. The cars will arrive in Australia by the middle of 2012 for the first customers in Canberra, with general sales due to commence later in the year. Customers will buy the Fluence Z.E. both for regular service and specific repairs.

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Israeli company reports successful stage 1 testing of solar CO2-to-fuels technology

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Israel-based NewCO2Fuels (NCF), a subsidiary of GreenEarth Energy Limited in Australia, reported completion of stage 1 testing of its proof-of-concept system for the conversion of CO 2 into fuels using solar energy. NewCO2Fuels was founded in 2011 to commercialize a technology developed by Prof. —David Banitt, CEO of NewCO2Fuels.

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Alcoa and Phinergy enter joint development agreement for high energy-density aluminum-air batteries

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Alcoa and Israel-based Phinergy have entered into a joint development agreement to develop further Phinergy ’s aluminum-air batteries. Walsh (2012) “ Comparison of Air Cathodes and Aluminium Anodes for High-Power Density Alkaline Aluminium-Air Batteries ,” Honolulu PRiME 2012. Earlier post.). Wood, Keith R. Stokes and Frank C.

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Better Place closes $200M Series C financing; valuation now $2.25B

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Existing shareholders, including Israel Corp., The company will launch its initial commercial service in Israel and Denmark early next year and has already announced a series of consumer offerings for electric mobility services that it says are competitive with gasoline-based cars.

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EV battery swap company Better Place files for liquidation

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Better Place, a high-profile developer and proponent of a battery switch model for electric vehicles ( earlier post ), filed a motion with the Lod District Court in Israel to ask for the dissolution of the company and the appointment of a temporary liquidator. Israel was the first place in which an electrical car could travel without limit.

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Ampal Signs Option Exercise Agreement to Acquire 25% in Ethanol Project in Colombia

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Israel-based Ampal-American Israel Corporation signed an option exercise agreement with Merhav (M.N.F) The Project is expected to start commercial production during 2012, and reach its full production capacity of 112 million liters (30 million gallons US) of ethanol annually in 2014.

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