Solar Energy

Israeli startup creates ‘virtual power plants' to solve the data center energy crisis - interview

Omer Kriger, the CEO and Co-founder of nGrid, talked to The Jerusalem Post about how his company is transforming batteries into a “virtual power plant.”

The offices at nGrid.
NASA ASTRONAUT and Artemis II mission specialist Christina Koch peers out of one of the Orion spacecraft's main cabin windows, looking back at Earth, as the crew travels towards the Moon April 2, 2026.

Japanese corporation floats plan to build massive 'lunar ring'

 The logo of Bank Hapoalim, Israel's biggest bank, is seen at their main branch in Tel Aviv, Israel July 18, 2016.

Ashtrom Renewable Energy reaches $200m financial close with Bank Hapoalim for solar project

A woman sits on a swing and watches the sun set.

California startup pitches 50,000 space reflectors to extend daylight


Dreaming big: “The vision is to connect Israel to a regional energy network”

Before 40, Sharon Hatzor, Deputy Director General for Policy & Strategy, plans Israel’s energy future: More renewables, decentralization, regional cooperation, and less focus on borders.

Solar Energy.

Ariston expands the scope of solar collector production in Israel

In this move, Israel becomes a strategic production center for water heating in Israel and around the world.

Chromagen project

The solar roof is coming to your EV: How much range will you get and at what cost?

Nissan has unveiled a solar roof for its electric crossover Ariya and calculated how much extra range it could provide each day for drivers in London, Barcelona, or Dubai. But what about Tel Aviv?

“Even the hood generates electricity”.

Oman boosts solar supply chain with Italian-built automated production line

The project comes as Oman’s solar sector grows, supported by strong solar resources and rising electricity demand.

 Gigawatt Global's 7.5 MW Solar Field in Burundi, completed in May 2021, providing over 10% of the country's electricity.

War-torn Myanmar embraces solar to tackle power crisis

Myanmar's junta said earlier this year generation capacity had plunged by nearly half from pre-2021 levels.

Soldiers from the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) patrol on a vehicle, next to an area destroyed by Myanmar's airstrike in Myawaddy, the Thailand-Myanmar border town under the control of a coalition of rebel forces led by the Karen National Union, in Myanmar, April 15, 2024.

Solar power offers a ray of hope in Middle East’s least electrified country

Yemen has been grappling with almost 30 years of electricity crisis due to fuel shortages and a war that caused severe damage to the national power infrastructure.

Farmers stand by solar panels used to power the pumping of water from a well on the outskirts of Sanaa, Yemen June 6, 2022. Picture taken June 6, 2022.

The strangest attraction you’ll encounter in the middle of the desert

It’s pink, solar-powered, waiting for you in the heart of a dry desert, and it’s packed with cold drinks – completely free. If that sounds like a mirage, wait until you hear who put it there.

 A man drinking water in the desert

PODCAST From portable chargers to defense: Inside Apollo’s lightweight solar panels

The Inside Israeli Innovation Podcast: Season 2, Episode 52

 Oded Rozenberg, co-founder and CEO of Apollo Power

Colmobil Energy to install solar systems in 100 homes in a national project

The “Sun for Everyone” initiative is intended to promote the installation of solar systems on private rooftops throughout the country and to reduce pollutant emissions.

From right to left: Olga Perl, Head of Marketing and Field Operations from the “Sun for Everyone” initiative; Aviv Pepper, CEO of Cםlmobil ENERGY; Yael Cohen Faran, Head of Policy from the “Sun for Everyone” initiative

From crisis to innovation: Doral calls for renewable energy to become Israel’s strategic priority

As Israel faces grid challenges and rising threats, Doral’s incoming CEO, Yoni Hantis urges a shift to decentralized, dual-use renewable energy.