05.07.2009
The MNI is examining the feasibility of setting up an energy corridor between the Turkish town of Ceyhan and Israel to transmit oil, natural gas, water, electricity and communication cables
Type of economic incentives to encourage use of alternative fuels for electricity generation: (1) Feed-in tariffs – setting high tariffs for producers of electricity that use renewable fuels. This is the most popular methods which has been adapted in Israel as well. (2) Tradeable green certificate, quota obligation – setting a quota for the use of renewable fuel sources to be used by electricity producers and enabling commerce of green certificates; (3) Tender for the generation of electricity – determining a defined goal for the generation of electricity from renewable sources of energy. Within the framework of the tender, the competitor that offers the lowest generation tariff over the long term will receive special incentives such as a special electricity tariff. (4) Fiscal incentives – offering tax benefits or subsidies to support use of renewable energy. This method is vastly utilized in the US
New material that can trap CO2 in the chimneys of power stations and other industrial plants. After the CO2 has been trapped it can be buried in depleted coal mines, oil fields or below the ocean
In its original place. Refers to methods of producing synfuels underground, such as underground gasification of a coal seam or heating oil shale underground to release its oil