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srael, which long has been a
global leader in military research,
is adapting its technologies to
develop green advances.
Technology borrowed from building
helicopter propellers is being used to
produce more efficient wind turbines.
Israeli know-how constructing satel-
lites is being applied to improve solar
power.
"We definitely leverage a lot of
know-how in a variety of disciplines
— including materials, chemistry,
thermal dynamics — accumulated
from our experience with military
and homeland security technology for
developing renewable energy technol-
ogies:' said Meni Maor, vice president
of business development for Rotem,
a Dimona-based company that com-
mercializes technologies first used in
Israel's defense industry.
The company is something of a
case study on the subject. In the past
three years, Rotem has begun to focus
on renewable energy technology with
projects on solar and hydrogen power,

wind energy and bio-fuel.
BrightSource Energy, which is devel-
oping the world's largest solar thermal
plant in Southern California, is pilot-
ing its technology at Rotem.
"The whole world is highly moti-
vated to invest in the clean-tech sec-
tor as people search for interesting
technologies for more effective energy
generation because of the threat of
global warming and the cost of oil:'
said Maor, noting Israel's special secu-
rity-motivated reasons to reduce the
global dependence on oil, much of
which comes from Arab states.
As part of that goal, Israel recently
signed on to be one of the first coun-
tries to pilot the driving of environ-
mentally clean electric cars on a large
scale as part of a project sponsored by
the company Better Place, in partner-
ship with automakers Renault and
Nissan. The robotics for charging the
batteries in the cars is based in part on
aerospace technology.
Another example of the transfer of
military technology to clean tech is
work being done by Israel Aeronautics
Industries, one of the country's most
prominent defense companies. Its
researchers are tapping into their
experience in aeronautics to develop