3 Israeli Research Projects Win $1M Prize For Climate Solutions

Three Israeli research projects have won a $1 million prize for initiatives tackling the climate crisis. The prize is designed to advance groundbreaking innovation and research that will reduce greenhouse gas emissions.  

The Climate Solutions Breakthrough Research Prize is awarded by the Jewish National Fund of Canada with the support of Keren Kayemet LeYisrael (KKL-JNF), with each making a matching contribution to the prize money. The prize was also awarded in conjunction with Startup Nation Central, a nonprofit dedicated to promoting Israeli innovation. 

The winners are:

• Prof. Shany Barath and Prof. Yechezkel Kashi from the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology in Haifa, who developed an eco-friendly technique to enhance and improve the durability of buildings that absorb greenhouse gases rather than releasing them; 

• Prof. Brian Rosen from Tel Aviv University, whose project catalyzes green ammonia is a sustainable, cheap, safe emission-free energy alternative that can become a significant clean fuel source for generating electricity;  

• Prof. Menny Shalom from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, who is working on rechargeable zinc batteries with remarkably high energy efficiency and durability that are considered an alternative in the post lithium-ion era.

“Over the past few months, we received tens of submissions from Israel’s top research institutions that vied to be recognized by the Breakthrough Climate Solutions Prize presented by JNF Canada in collaboration with our partners – KKL-JNF and Start-Up Nation Central,” said Jeff Hart, the Executive Chair of the Climate Solutions Prize. 

“Once again, we have been inspired by the vision and ingenuity of the Israeli scientific community and the remarkable innovations in various Climate Tech fields and we congratulate our 3 winners for their exceptional vision.”