Leviathan Energy Hydroelectric Ltd. was awarded a grant from the EUREKA program to develop an in-pipe turbine aimed at providing a power-generating solution for water transported from mountainous areas. One of 250 projects each year that received the EUREKA label, Israel-based Leviathan Energy Hydroelectric has partnered with two Italian companies, Fontana SRL and ENCO Engineering Consultants SRL, to develop a model that is to deliver up to 50KW per hour. The Benkatina turbine is typically installed within a pipe and generates electricity by utilizing the water flowing through it. The model is to be tested in the Alps of Northern Italy.

EUREKA, a pan-European industrial R&D network, is partnering with the Eilat-Eilot International Renewable Energy Conference 2011. Government and company representatives from all 40 countries have been invited to showcase their wares and propose projects at the Eilat Conference and the boards of the EUREKA clusters will convene their meetings in Eilat, concurrently with the Renewable Energy Conference.

The Israel Patent Office has adopted a new policy that encourages “green” inventions, and will prioritize environment-friendly appeals by examining them within three months.

Jewish state looking beyond its arid landscape, taking lead in latest export-oriented industry to help it weather effects of the global meltdown Associated Press Israel Business Appearing on YNET In a country with few natural resources and where the most famous body of water is the Dead Sea, Israel is looking beyond its arid landscape and [...]