Draft2:U.S.-Israel Energy Center
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The U.S.- Israel Energy Center is to accelerate development and deployment of critical and innovative technologies in the areas of:
- Fossil Fuels
- Energy Storage
- Cyber Security for Energy Infrastructure
- Energy-Water Nexus
In 2009, the U.S. and Israel initiated BIRD Energy, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and by the Ministry of Energy (MOE) jointly with the Israel Innovation Authority (IIA). BIRD Energy has been a successful implementation of U.S.- Israel R&D collaboration in renewable energy and energy efficiency, by funding joint projects between U.S. and Israel companies (one from each country), with the goal of reaching commercialization of innovative technologies.
In Israel, the Energy Center is managed jointly by the MOE and the IIA. The DOE, MOE and IIA selected the BIRD Foundation to manage the Energy Center.
Mission
The Energy Center is a 5-year program, covering 4 Topics:
- Fossil Energy
- Energy Storage
- Energy Cyber
- Energy-Water Nexus
For each Topic, a consortium of U.S. and Israel companies and/or universities and/or research institutions will jointly perform research and development, leading to know-how/technology transfer from academia to industry and significantly accelerating deployment of technologies.
History
The expansion of the U.S.- Israel energy cooperation was authorized in the U.S.- Israel Strategic Partnership Act of 2014. This legislation included authorization for the establishment of a joint U.S.- Israel Energy Center.
In 2016, the Israeli Government approved the expansion of the U.S.- Israel energy cooperation, providing funding until 2024.
In June 2018, The DOE and the MOE signed an Implementation Agreement of the U.S.- Israel Energy Center, fully named: The U.S.- Israel Center of Excellence for Energy, Engineering and Water Technology. The goal of the Energy Center is to promote energy security and economic development through the research and development of innovative energy technologies, by facilitating expanded cooperation between consortia of U.S. and Israeli companies, universities and research institutions.
DOE relevance
$27.6M awarded to three U.S.-Israeli consortia in the areas of Fossil Energy, Energy Storage and Energy-Water Nexus
On Friday, March 6, 2020, U.S. Secretary of Energy Dan Brouillette and Israel’s Minister of Energy Dr. Yuval Steinitz announced three winners to receive up to $27.6 million under the U.S.-Israel Energy Center competitive funding opportunity. Three consortia, comprised of U.S. and Israeli organizations, will undertake five years of research, development, and commercialization of innovative energy technologies in the fossil energy, energy storage, and energy-water nexus sectors. The total value of these three projects with cost-shared arrangements could reach $55.2 million. Each project will be negotiated with the partners under conditions set forth by the BIRD Foundation, and subject to appropriations.[1]
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- LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/bird-foundation/
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