Power

German police defuse 21 explosive devices uncovered at power grid in Saxony

German police said on Friday they were searching for a man who sent letters claiming responsibility for a series of sabotage attacks on the power grid after they found explosives at his home.

German special police forces secure the area on the day of German Chancellor and Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party leader Friedrich Merz, and Saxony-Anhalt State Prime Minister and top candidate Sven Schulze visit to UPM Biochemicals in Leuna, Germany, September 3, 2026.
People walk down a street as Cuba's national power grid collapsed, marking the third major outage in nine days, in Havana, Cuba, July 14, 2026.

Cuba suffers islandwide power grid collapse as US oil blockade deepens energy crisis

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AI and the threat to power grid stability: State freezes approvals for server farms

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Mekorot launches tender for solar and energy storage facilities at water reservoirs


Creating a better world with data

Social organizations, emerging nations harness power of big data.

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Goldhar, Power team up to make dreams come true

Squash legend Jonathon Power puts on a show while raising money for charity in Ra’anana.

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Jewish women who rule! (according to Forbes)

At least 9 Jews top Forbes' 2012 list of world’s most powerful women; 'NYT' Executive-Editor leads the pack at #5.

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Merkel tops 'Forbes' list of 100 most powerful women

German chancellor followed by Hillary Clinton and Brazilian President Rousseff; Israeli Shari Arison 64th.

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IEC increases mobilization of private suppliers

Israel Electric Corporation completes 1st stage of NIS 100m. project connecting private station to national grid.

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US, Israel agree on additional energy cooperation

The two countries agree to expand their partnerships in the energy sector with a particular focus on natural gas.

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Temperatures, blackout risk to ease this weekend

Such high temperatures in Israel are not considered “exceptional events” when they occur for a string of two to three days.

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Electricity reserves dip dangerously low

Technical glitches are causing blackouts, Israel Electric Corporation says, as heatwave sweeps through Israel.

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Forced blackouts may occur over heat-wave week

As temperatures surge during the next week, the IEC said it expects electricity demand to be extremely high.

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IEC warns of rolling blackouts ahead of heatwave

Customers are asked to refrain from using heavy appliances during peak hours of noon to 5 p.m.

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