Strategic Environmental Assessment to Examine Renewable Energy Technologies and Climate Solutions

Jerusalem, 15 December, 2025 (TPS-IL) — Israel’s Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure is currently completing the tender process for conducting a Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA), which aims to examine the integration of renewable energy technologies and climate solutions in Israel’s maritime space, and to establish national knowledge that will support a policy for sustainable maritime development.

The assessment will examine the suitability of advanced technologies for application in the Mediterranean Sea, including renewable energy production from waves and currents, wind and solar, energy storage technologies, green hydrogen production, marine biomass cultivation, heat exchange, as well as solutions for carbon capture in the marine space. The work will include mapping the relevant technologies in Israel and their technological maturity, examining economic, environmental and social feasibility, identifying optimal areas for the establishment of marine facilities, and formulating recommendations regarding development policy, planning, regulatory guidelines and monitoring at sea.

The tender was won by the National Center for the Blue Economy, established and operating under HiCenter Ventures in Haifa, which will conduct the survey over the course of about a year and a half, accompanied by a broad steering committee and a committee of experts headed by the ministry.

The SEA is a common tool in developed countries, used to design national plans for the sustainable management of natural resources. The survey results will provide the Ministry with a professional, data-based infrastructure for making decisions regarding the development and management of the marine space, while strengthening the sector’s contribution to meeting Israel’s climate goals and ensuring a balance between the needs of the economy, the environment and the public.