Alternative Energy Developments In Israel And Pittsburgh

In my last post, I discussed the revolution in natural gas exploration and production in Israel and Pittsburgh. That revolution is a game changer for the economies of both regions, each in their own way.  However, natural gas is not the end of the story. In fact, prior to the discovery of deep-sea natural gas reserves off of its coast, Israel was well known for the development of alternative energy technologies, due to limited natural resources and the desire to reduce dependence on foreign sources of petroleum products and coal. Those technologies included solar, geothermal, solar, wind and electric car battery technologies.

Anyone who has spent time in Israel, especially in the Arava or Negev deserts understands that the sun is Israel's most abundant natural resource.  However, while solar energy has been used as the primary energy source for hot water heating in residential Israel for decades, until the last few years, there was almost no development of actual