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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. Tamar was the world’s largest natural gas discovery in 2009, notes Delek Energy, one of the Tamar partners. Israel natural gas demand forecast 2011-2040.

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FCA presents Fiat 500 M15 (methanol); to be sold in Israel

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The product will be marketed in Israel by MCA—the official Israeli importer of FCA Group. Earlier this year, Israel’s Ministry of Transport issued an M15 standard , making Israel the first country in the world to issue a national standard for methanol flex fuel vehicles that also comply with the EU’s Euro 6 regulation.

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Israel MoEP enforcing vehicle exclusion rules in Haifa Bay Low Emission Zone; $2.8M to retrofit 700 diesel trucks with DPFs

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As part the Israeli Ministry of Environmental Protection’s (MoEP’s) action plan to reduce pollution in Haifa Bay in Israel, Israel Police are actively enforcing exclusion rules that bar heavy vehicles in downtown Haifa Bay at certain times of the day. Supporting the operation of 500 electric taxis through financial incentives.

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Better Place Opens First EV Demonstration Center; Dor Alon to Deploy Battery Switch Stations in Israel

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Better Place announced the grand opening of the company’s first electric vehicle (EV) battery switch demonstration center in Israel. In the near future, the Better Place Center will have the Renault Fluence ZE for demonstrations, which will be available in Israel in 2011. Earlier post.). The Center, which includes 1 1.5-km

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Israel-based Hybrid Solar Gas-Turbine Company Closes $5M Series A Round

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EZKlein Partners announced the closing of a $5 million Series A funding round for AORA , an Israel-based developer of a hybrid solarized gas turbine power station. The company’s hybrid approach enables the system to run on solar radiation input, as well as almost any alternative fuel, including biogas, biodiesel and natural gas.

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BGU researchers developing more efficient process for hydrogenation of CO2 to synthetic crude

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The “green feed” crude can be refined into renewable liquid fuels using established technologies and can be transported using existing infrastructure to gas stations. The basic idea behind the synthesis is the combination of two well-known reactions: the Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis (FTS) and the Reverse Water-Gas Shift (RWGS).

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How soon can all new-car sales realistically be electric? Take our Twitter poll

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Israel and Britain recently joined a growing list of countries that plan to phase out sales of gas and diesel cars and trucks. Most of the countries have set a target date between 2030 and 2050 to convert all new-vehicle sales to electric power.