WASHINGTON, April 14, 2016 - The U.S. and Israel have amended
an existing agreement that enhances cooperation between the two countries on
developing advanced energy and water technologies.
The accord was signed by Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz and
Yuval Steinitz, Israel’s minister of National Infrastructure, Energy and Water
Resources.
DOE says the agreement recognizes the importance of
developing advanced energy and water technologies to secure water and power
supplies, while protecting the environment and increasing energy efficiency
within the two countries.
The agreement expands cooperative efforts for exploration,
production and distribution technologies for fossil and alternative fuels;
research and development for natural gas transmission and distribution and
smart grid technologies; water desalination and treatment facilities, and
physical and cyber protection of energy and water infrastructure.
“I am certain that cooperation in the energy sector will
expand in the years to come,” Steinitz said. “I thank Secretary Moniz for the
friendship and cooperation. The United States is Israel’s greatest friend and
we appreciate this friendship.”
The agreement follows legislation and support from the
energy departments of both countries to continue funding programs implemented
by the Binational Industrial Research and
Development (BIRD) Foundation and Israel-US Binational Science
Foundation (BSF) through 2024. The agreement also encourages collaboration
between Israeli energy researchers and DOE National
Laboratories.
“Today, our nations further solidified our ongoing
cooperation,” Moniz said. “The U.S. and Israel will continue to foster research
and development, drive down the costs of clean energy technologies and
encourage collaboration between our nations' top energy scientists.”
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