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Renewable Energy in IsraelResearch, Application and Vision

Dr. Igor DerzyManger, Renewable Energy and Technologies

Office of Chief Scientist Ministry of National Infrastructures

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Historical

• Before Independence Declaration :– HUJI – Technion

• 1948:– Ben Gurion, sets up

Research Council of Israel – National Physical Laboratory



Domestic Solar Water Heaters



Israel - Pioneer in Alternative Energy

• Solar– Solel, Luz II, MST, DiSP, Zenith Solar, Solecta

• Wind– Leviathan, Winflex, Rafael...

• Electric Vehicle Propulsion– Electric Fuel, Better Place ...

• Energy Storage : Batteries, Fuel Cells, Super Capacitors– Tadiran, Electric Fuel, Enstorage ...

• Biofuels– Transbiodiesel, Trans Algae ...

• Geothermal– Ormat



Ministry of National Infrastructures Objectives

• Guarantee at all times the supply of demands for energy• Achieve the maximum possible level of competition

– Limited government involvement only in “market failures” and “security or safety considerations”

• Achieve more efficient use of energy– Production of energy, Transport, Domestic consumption, Industry,

Public commercial • Minimize the environmental damage from the production and

use of the energy,– Leakage and Health - standards in developed countries. – Emission Rates - accepted rates in OECD countries.

• Intelligent use of land resources



Office of Chief Scientist

• Advance the aims of the ministry by technological and scientific innovation. – Alternative sources of energy located in Israel– Technologies for the more efficient exploitation of the

conventional energy sources– Preservation and monitoring of know-how regarding energy.

• The major activities– Funding and Monitoring of R&D and Commercial Projects.– Taking part in formulation of policy from scientific and

technological POV.– Advancing international cooperation.

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“vertical”, system oriented, R&D efforts

• Energy efficiency and energy saving:“Green & smart “ cities, houses, industries, etc…

• Smart grid;– Natural incorporation of distributed electricity suppliers and

customers– Better security of supply– Efficient usage of resources– …

• Alternatives to oil for transportation and for the chemical industries

• Future nuclear power7


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“Horizontal”, technology-oriented, R&D efforts

• Renewable Energies – – solar, wind, geothermal, energy from waste, biomass… , – RE for heating & cooling, – RE for fuel production,– etc…

• Clean coal technologies,• Transportation technologies,• Basic research in supporting areas:

– Material science,– High-Temperature Superconductivity– Etc…

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CS Funding

• R&D grants– Emphasis on International, Academy-Industry

collaboration.– Several Hundreds

• Startergy - Start up Funding– 62.5% from up to 1M NIS– High Technological Risk– Israeli Companies


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The world’s addiction to oil

The demand• Oil is NOT any more a key factor in electricity production

(Only ~5%)• ~10% for heat (steam, etc.) production• But, transportation (ground, marine and air) is heavily

dependent on oil (~60%)• The chemical industry consumes ~25% of the oil market• These two sectors are oil-captive markets• The oil demand increases exponentially especially in

developing countries

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GLOBAL DEPENDANCE ON THE OIL CARTEL

Cartel : unstable & unpredictable prices• Most of the oil providers

are radical regimes that support terrorism

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Terrorism

larger defense

expenses

Increase in OIL

demand

Larger income to

the OIL suppliers

More resources

to terrorism


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Alternatives to oil programprime minister initiative

• TARGET - To relax the GLOBAL addiction to oil – not oriented to the Israeli market!– Focus on the transportation sector only– Explore all alternatives: biofuels, electric cars, hydrogen, synthetic

fuels (Fisher-Tropsch)… , efficient engines,…– Support the whole life-cycle of technologies development– Support all the systems’ components – from technologies to

implementation aspects: infrastructures, regulations, etc.– Long-term (10 years) commitment of funds, ~M200 NIS/year – Strong emphasis on international collaboration and international

private and public financial contribution

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Opportunities

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• Funds available for exceptional projects• Simplified mechanism - One-stop center for all the

activities• Use existing governmental R&D tools: MOITAL Chief

Scientist office, MNI, MOST, ISF, BSF, BIRD, BARD, GIF,…

• New Centers of excellence in the academy• Special additional venture-capital funds based on 1:3

governmental to private participation



Thank you

Dr. Igor DerzyManger, Renewable Energy and TechnologiesOffice of Chief Scientist Ministry of National InfrastructuresP.O.B. 36148, Jerusalem 91360T. +972-2-5316120, C. +972-54-4881987, F. [email protected] , www.mni.gov.il

mailto:[email protected]

http://www.mni.gov.il/


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Solar Energy in the Academy

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World's largest dish 10,000 suns

Concentrated solar

energy

The Sun Tower facility

The Weizmann Institute

Sde-Boker Research Center

Novel Self-cleaning solar panels

3G – Dye cells


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Solar Energy In the Industry

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Zenith Solar – Concentrated solar energy

Acktar - black light absorbing coatings

SOLEL – Solar power plan in Nevada

LUZ II – Solar tower test facility


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Wind, geothermal energy sources• Geothermal energy – ORMAT Industries• Wind – Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI, Winflax,…)

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Winflex

ORMAT – Geothermal power plan

Example of another geothermal project Enanced Geothermal energy project –

GSI, Ormat, Rafael


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Electric cars

• Hybrid cars - Excellent fuel cell and new batteries development

• Better Place – Plug-in electric cars

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Energy efficiency

Dr. Shlomo Wald20

Energy Efficiency – Architecture and housing design in arid areas

Efficiency and inovationsin the car industry

•Agam's engine will drive a car 100 miles per gallon•Agam's car engine consumes a fifth of the

petrol and emits a tenth of the CO2 fumes and pollution of a standard car

Agam’s Engine

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