05.07.2009

A specific area of a market place where a service can be provided at better quality and more cheaply by one company than by a number of competitive companies. In the energy sector electricity grids and natural gas transmission systems are usually natural monopolies. According to economic theory, a natural monopoly is just as bad for marketplace competition as a true monopoly, since a company with natural monopoly characteristics is eventually likely to take on all the characteristics of a true monopoly. The electricity transmission grid in Israel and the natural gas transmission system are both natural monopolies

Having a project declared as one of national infrastructure plan brings it to the care of the committee for national infrastructure and helps to shorten the planning process towards and fasten the approval and building permits process. The shortening of the statutory process in turn helps to achieve financial closure. See also ות”ל

International non profit organization that advocates fire protection. The NFPA has an LNG safety standard which was the first internationally recognized LNG standard and is still widely used throughout the world.

Subsidiary of IEC. The company has been operating since 1981 and deals in the import of coal to Israel, especially to IEC’s coal generated power stations and additional consumers. The company imports coal from around the world, transports it to Israel’s coal power stations and raises the necessary funds to carry out these activities

Found naturally in fossil fuels like coal and oil, naphthalene looks like a white solid. It is produced when these fuels are burned and when tobacco or wood is burned. It has a strong odor that smells like tar or mothballs. Naphthalene is used to make products like moth balls that repel and keep moths away. It is also used to make dyes, leather goods, and insecticide

The world’s largest physical commodity futures exchange, located in New York City which handles billions of dollars worth of energy products, metals and other commodities being bought and sold on the trading floor and the overnight electronic trading computer systems. The prices quoted for transactions on the exchange are the basis for prices that people pay for throughout the world

Maximum output of a system under specific conditions designated by the manufacturer

New Energy Finance is a specialist provider of information and research to investors in renewable energy, low-carbon technology and the carbon markets. It operates across all sectors of renewable energy and low-carbon technology, including, wind, solar, biofuels, biomass, and energy efficiency, as well as the carbon markets. An estimated total of $148.4bn was invested in clean energy technologies, companies and projects in 2007. New Energy Finance tracks and analyses this investment activity on a global basis, across all the key markets for clean energy. The company’s clients include venture capitalists, private equity providers, asset managers, investment banks, project developers, corporates and advisors.

New concept of a self sufficient building energy wise that can meet all its needs and thus is most environmentally friendly

Negawatt refers to every kilowatt saved through energy conservation. The term negawatt was first coined by Amory Lovins in a speech he gave in 1989. Air pollution continues to be one of the most pressing environmental problem due to power plant and vehicle emissions.