SEARCH: SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy

ICL’s R&D activities are part of its global strategic plan. The activities include both internal research and joint activities with a wide range of universities, research institutes and start-ups along with other long‑term innovative activities. ICL’s R&D is directed towards present and future market needs and focuses on identifying additional uses for the minerals in use and their derivatives. In 2017, the ICL significantly strengthened its core area research activities with third parties in: agriculture, food, and engineered materials. ICL’s[...]

Over the years, as awareness regarding global and regional sustainability challenges increased, ICL developed a two-legged approach. On the one hand, the operational focus has been on reducing negative impacts - promoting energy, material and carbon efficiency, pollution control and risk reduction. In parallel, there has been a growing focus on the introduction of products solutions that increase the global positive impact of ICL’s business - through its products, existing and new. Much progress has been made on this aspect,[...]

Energy storage is a crucial component needed to enable the effective integration of renewable energy and to unlock the benefits of a clean, local, resilient energy supply. ICL is dedicated to developing advanced bromine-based technologies that have the potential of becoming a new force for energy storage. ICL is partnering with a range of industry players from research institutions to developers of energy storage applications to advance innovation in the energy storage market. Transitioning to renewable energy is an important[...]

Energy efficiency is part of ICL’s comprehensive approach to reduce its environmental impact.  Significant effort is invested to implement energy conservation measures in ICL’s companies and facilities worldwide. Efficiency projects range from a company-wide program to learn energy management and conservation methodologies to optimizing production equipment and creating greater awareness of the need for energy conservation among our employees and contractors. In early 2013 we launched a global energy efficiency program, as part of ICL’s corporate-wide ACE (Ambition Creates Excellence)[...]

ICL strives to continuously improve energy efficiency and decrease its emissions. It is doing so by increasing its use of clean and renewable energy, utilizing highly efficient electricity production units (natural gas based co-generation) and implementing multi-year energy efficiency programs. All industrial activity requires energy. Our energy consumption is both direct and indirect. Direct energy is energy produced by burning fuel, mainly used to operate steam boilers, electricity generators and similar installations at our sites, as well as fuel for[...]