Israel

  • First Solar, Israeli Group Announce Major Solar Equipment Deal

    Global solar power equipment provider First Solar announced a massive deal with Israel-based Energix Renewables, an agreement in which First Solar will deliver more than 5 GW of ultra-low carbon thin film solar modules for projects in Israel, the U.S., and Poland. Energix, among the largest renewable energy companies in Israel and with more than […]

  • Israel Adding Energy Storage to Support Grid Integration for Renewables

    Israel’s governmental energy agency said the country plans to build four major battery energy storage system (BESS) projects in the northern Gilboa mountain region. The Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure on May 2 said the projects are the first step in a “program of great importance for the energy sector.” The program is designed to […]

  • Competitive Power Ventures Announces Closure of Acquisition by OPC Energy

    Silver Spring, MD (Jan. 25, 2021) – Competitive Power Ventures (CPV) today announced that its acquisition by OPC Energy (OPC) received regulatory approval and has closed. The Israeli company, partnered with three Israeli institutional investors, agreed in October to acquire 100 percent of  CPV from Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), and now fully owns CPV’s operating […]

  • POWER Digest [September 2020]

    Milestone for First 700-MW Domestically Built Indian Nuclear Reactor. Unit 3 of the Kakrapar nuclear power plant in the Indian state of Gujarat—an indigenously designed 700-MW pressurized heavy water reactor

  • Waste-to-Energy Strategies Are Not Dead

    Few waste-to-energy (WTE) plants have been completed in the U.S. since the mid 1990s, but the story is different around the world, where WTE technology is seen as a suitable solution to municipal solid waste

  • POWER Digest [December 2019]

    Israeli Group Supports Construction of 1.3-GW Gas-Fired Plant. The Israeli National Infrastructure Committee on Nov. 4 approved a plan to build Israel’s largest privately run power plant, saying the facility

  • POWER Digest [November 2019]

    China Begins Operation of Two Innovative UHV Links. China’s state-owned transmission company State Grid on Sept. 26 said it put into operation two ultra-high-voltage (UHV) links: the Zhundong-Wannan 1,100-kV

  • The POWER Interview: New Directions for Aeroderivative Gas Turbines at PWPS 

    In a recent interview, Raul Pereda, president and CEO of PW Power Systems (PWPS), talked to POWER about the company’s long legacy as a gas turbine manufacturer, advancements in technology it has achieved over the past 60 years, and new applications for its turbines within a transitioning energy system.  No one can read a history […]

  • Israel Electric Corporation Awards Contract to GE for HA Gas Turbine Technology

    GE Power will provide the company’s largest and most efficient gas turbine, the 9HA Orot Rabin project will feature Israel’s first HA and convert current coal-fired power station into country’s largest and most efficient gas power plant Additionally, GE will provide services for IEC through a 15-year services agreement IEC will also install GE software […]

  • COP24’s Hefty Impact on the Power Sector

    Two weeks of intense negotiations at the 24th meeting of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Conference of the Parties (COP) in Katowice, Poland, last December culminated in

  • POWER Digest [September 2018]

    Israel Embarks on a Major Electricity Reform. Under a law passed on July 19, Israel will break up a monopoly held by state-owned Israel Electric Corp. (IEC) and open the country’s electricity sector to new

  • Schneider Electric Enables Predictive Maintenance at Israel Electric Corporation to Boost Reliability

    Ensures “Life is On” across Israel with early warning notification of equipment problems to reduce unscheduled downtime Monitoring and Diagnostics Services Center offers best practice advice and start up services for ease of rollout LAKE FOREST, Calif., March 15, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Schneider Electric, the global specialist in energy management and automation, today announced the […]