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Global Estimates Of Methane Emissions from Off-Shore Drilling Plants and Their Importance

The study reviews, for the Ministry of Environmental Protection, the world’s regulations and methodologies for estimating methane emissions in the natural gas sector. In addition, the study presents an opinion that addresses the relevance of these methodologies and their application to estimating methane emissions from natural gas facilities in Israel. Methane (CH4) is emitted into […]

Israeli Oil and Gas Sector – Economic and Geopolitical Aspects

The document presents a review of the Israeli oil and gas sector at the beginning of 2016. It examines how Israel is affected by changes in global energy trends, what has been the impact on the country from the oil price decline, the financial and environmental benefits of the gas discoveries on the Israeli economy, […]

Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Industry in Israel Update and policy recommendations for leveraging Israeli R&D and industry – English executive summary

This paper is aimed to evaluate the potential of the Israeli renewable energies and energy efficiency industry, and lay out policy recommendations for effective commercialization.   The renewable energy market worldwide is continuously growing – including both installation and development of innovative technologies. As the share of renewable energy in the grid increases, the need for […]

Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Industry in Israel Update and policy recommendations for leveraging Israeli R&D and industry

This paper is aimed to evaluate the potential of the Israeli renewable energies and energy efficiency industry, and lay out policy recommendations for effective commercialization.    The renewable energy market worldwide is continuously growing – including both installation and development of innovative technologies. As the share of renewable energy in the grid increases, the need […]

Integration of electric and hybrid vehicles in Israel’s transportation system

The research was conducted for the Ministry of National Infrastructures, Energy and Water Resources.  The world’s transportation system is almost entirely based on oil-derived fuels, fed into internal combustion engines (ICE). Energy supply and demand markets – especially for transportation – are not economically unfettered and sustainable. According to the IEA, without targeted and active […]

Integration of electric and hybrid vehicles in Israel’s transportation system – Phase B: economic analysis and life cycle assessment

This document holds the second phase of the paper, and provides an initial economic analysis and life cycle assessment (LCA) of utilizing these technologies and solutions in Israel. Under the base scenario it is concluded that ICE vehicles (the conventional alternative) have the lowest total cost of ownership (TCO) per kilometer-driven (sans taxes); accounting for […]