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Trump declares national emergency, bans some foreign power equipment over security threats

Last year, Reuters reported that rogue communication devices not listed in product documents had been found in some Chinese solar power inverters ​by US experts.

US President Donald Trump reacts as he and members of his administration deliver remarks to reporters on the Trump administration's support for coal energy production, among other topics, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington
IAEA Director-General Rafael Grossi and US Energy Secretary Chris Wright, August 25, 2026.

IAEA chief Grossi discusses Iran, Syria non-proliferation with US Energy Secretary Wright

Palestinian militant group Hamas fighters secure an area before handing over two Israeli hostages to a Red Cross team in Khan Yunis.

Exiled Palestinian official walks back Jared Kushner ceasefire claim as Israeli strikes hit Gaza

Expansive view of offshore wind turbines. Ilustrative.

'Going blue': Israel invests in marine-related renewable energies with Innovation Authority fund


Israel mulling creative solutions to Lebanon gas dispute - Energy Min.

New Energy Minister Karin Elharrar met with the US negotiator to discuss disputed maritime border with Lebanon

Energy Minister Karin Elharrar

US-Israel program announces $4 million in funding for clean energy tech

BIRD Energy aims to foster collaborative projects between Israeli and American companies

Solar panels at one of the projects of Enlight Renewable Energy

Israel, Cyprus and Greece agree to link power grids via subsea cable

With a length of about 1,500 km and a maximum depth of 2,700 metres, it will be the longest and deepest subsea electricity cable to have ever been constructed, the Energy Ministry said.

Trilateral meeting with Israel, Greece and Cyprus, the Cyber Center in Beer Sheva, 2018.

Do the Abraham Accords open up new energy opportunities? - comment

A key cooperation opportunity lies in the field of energy, and specifically alternative energy transportation methods from the Persian Gulf to Europe through the Mediterranean.

THE mammoth Leviathan natural gas pipeline-in-progress.

Any nuclear deal with Iran should be 'improved' - Israel Energy Minister

Steinitz, a close ally of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, urged US President Joe Biden to put "enormous pressure" on Iran to change its behavior and dismantle its nuclear program.

Israeli Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz speaks during an interview with Reuters in Athens, Greece, January 2, 2020

Gas consumption drops, reflecting hit to tourism, travel industry

A new report by the Energy Ministry details the drops in the consumption of various gasses from 2019 to 2020, reflecting the hit the travel and tourism industry took from the pandemic.

Stores in Jerusalem's Mamilla mall are seen closed amid the ongoing coronavirus lockdown, on January 14, 2021.

Israel officially joins regional gas forum

Despite Israel’s key role in founding the EMGF, its official membership in the organization was held up due to opposition from Environmental Protection Minister Gila Gamliel.

The meeting of the third East Mediterranean Gas Forum, which is hosted by Egypt and brings together Cyprus, Greece, Israel, Italy, Jordan and the Palestinians, in Cairo.

Steinitz convenes team to raise Israel solar energy to 30% by 2030

"The decision we passed in the government sets a huge challenge for us to reach 30% solar energy by 2030," said Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz.

Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz inaugurates the Negev Energy thermo-solar power plant, August 29, 2019

16 hospitals across Israel to switch over to natural gas

The hospitals will be connected to cogeneration power stations which will provide all required energy resources to the hospitals, including electricity, heating and air condition.

Israeli natural gas field in the Mediterranean

Gov't approves plan for 30% of Israel's energy to be renewable by 2030

Israel's Environmental Protection Minister Gila Gamliel opposed the plan, saying it places a problematic emphasis on natural gas, while setting a low bar compared to other developed countries.

Heliostat mirrors reflect the sky in a field at the construction site of a 240 meter (787 feet) solar-power tower in Israel's southern Negev Desert, February 8, 2016. The world's tallest solar-power tower is being built off a highway in the Negev Desert in southern Israel, its backers hoping the tec