U.S. DOE and Israeli Partners Invest US$5.48 Million in Cooperative Clean Energy Projects
Source: · T&D World · | December 13, 2021
DOE, Israeli Ministry of Energy, and Israel Innovation Authority fund six projects through bird energy to help increase battery efficiency, ramp up energy storage commercialization, increase global economic opportunities.
Source: T&D World
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and Israel’s Ministry of Energy (MoE) along with the Israel Innovation Authority today announced the six clean energy projects selected to receive US$5.48 million in government funding through the Binational Industrial Research and Development (BIRD) Energy program. The projects, conducted by a U.S. and an Israeli partner, will accelerate technology innovation on advanced vehicle technologies, batteries, energy efficiency measures, energy storage and the water-energy nexus. The announcement comes on the heels of the international climate conference, COP26, where the U.S. and DOE highlighted efforts to transform ambition into implementation in final week.
“Through the long-standing and successful BIRD Energy program with our Israeli partners, we are supporting the innovation in renewable energy and energy efficiency needed to tackle the global climate emergency,” said Jennifer M. Granholm, U.S. secretary of energy. “The projects announced today will help us overcome barriers to scaling up carbon-free technology and supercharge the rapidly growing international clean energy economy.”
“Innovation and cross-border cooperation are critical in the global fight against climate change. I am pleased to continue this collaboration with the U.S. Department of Energy under the BIRD Foundation, which combines significant investment in groundbreaking innovation with joint efforts between companies from the two countries who are working together to combat the climate crisis. The companies that were awarded this year exemplify superior research and development capabilities in the area of clean energy technologies and their success will not only contribute to the fruitful cooperation between the United States and Israel but the entire planet.”, said Karine Elharrar, Israel’s minister of energy.