Energy Center

The Energy Center promotes energy security and economic development through the research and development of innovative energy technologies

About the program

The U.S. and Israel, through the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), the Israel Ministry of Energy (MoE) and the Israel Innovation Authority (IIA), have established the U.S.-Israel Center of Excellence in Energy, Engineering and Water Technology
(the “Energy Center”).

The purpose of the Energy Center is to accelerate development and deployment of critical and innovative technologies in the areas of (1) Fossil Fuels; (2) Energy Storage; (3) Cyber Security for Energy Infrastructure; (4) Energy-Water Nexus, while facilitating cooperation among consortia of U.S. and Israeli companies, research institutes, and universities.

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 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.

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.

About the Consortia

Fossil Energy – The GoMed consortium aims to create technologies that will help companies to reduce carbon emissions and improve environmental safety.

	U.S. Entities	Israeli Entities
Leaders	Tulane University	The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Consortium Members	Louisiana State University	Technion Research & Development Foundation (TRDF)
	University of Louisiana	University of Haifa
	UChicago Argonne, LLC Operator of Argonne National Laboratory	Geological Survey of Israel
	CSA Ocean Sciences Inc	Ramot at Tel-Aviv University Ltd.
	Chevron Corporation	NewMed Energy

Energy Storage – Solid Energy Consortium (UISEC) will develop lithium and sodium metal solid-state batteries for advanced energy storage applications

	U.S. Entities	Israeli Entities
Leaders	University of Maryland, College Park	Bar-Ilan Research and Development Company
Consortium Members	Saft America	Tel Aviv University
	Forge Nano	Materials Zone
	Ion Storage Systems	3DBattery

Energy Water Nexus – CoWERC will evaluate, develop, and demonstrate new technologies to solve critical challenges at the energy-water nexus.

	U.S. Entities	Israeli Entities
Leaders	Northwestern	Ben -Gurion University of the Negev
Consortium Members	Argonne National Laboratory	Technion Research & Development Foundation Ltd.
	Yale University	Mekorot – Israel National Water Company
	Current Innovation	Galilee Society
	AECOM
	Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (MWRD)
	Hampton Roads Sanitation District (HRSD)

Energy Cyber – ICRDE will research, develop, evaluate and demonstrate new technologies to solve critical challenges pertaining to cybersecurity of energy facilities, taking into consideration all phases of energy production and transmission.

	U.S. Entities	Israeli Entities
Leaders	Arizona State University	Ben -Gurion University of the Negev
Consortium Members	Georgia Institute of Technology	OTRIO
	Nexant	RAD Data Communications
	Delek US	SIGA OT Solutions
	Duquesne Light Company	Arava Power
	MITRE Corporation	Dk Innovation
		Meptagon