Use of brackish and recycled water to grow willow (Salix spp.) silage ('safsafage') as a healthy strategic feed for large and small ruminants
Research Project Title: Use of brackish and recycled water to grow willow (Salix spp.) silage ('safsafage') as a healthy strategic feed for large and small ruminants.
Fund: MERC-USAID;
Grant Amount: 620,000 $; GS Amount: $119,000;
Project Period: 4 years, 2021 – 2025.
Investigator(s) and Institution(s):
Prof. Hassan Azaizeh, R&D, The Galilee Society; Klein, J.D.* Department of Agronomy and Natural Resources Institute of Plant Sciences, Agricultural Research Organization – Volcani Center; Arava R&D M.P. Eilot Israel; Awabdeh, S*. Senior Scientist, National Center for Agricultural Research Center (NARC), Amman Jordan; Albalawneh, A. Center on Agrarian Reform and Rural Development for Near East (CARDNE), Amman 11185, Jordan;
Aim of the project:
Researchers aim to develop a new method for using marginal and recycled water to cultivate willow plants for animal feed. This research could help to address the global challenges of water scarcity and food security.
industry water-utility for a smarter water society ULTIMATE
Research Project Title:: industry water-utility for a smarter water society ULTIMATE
Fund: Horizon 2020; GS
Grant Amount: 407,000 €;
Project Duration: 3 years, 2020 – 2023 .
Investigator(s) and Institution(s):
Prof. Isam Sabbah and Dr. Katie Baransi-Karkaby; European partners;
Research Team:This is a joint research project between the Galilee Society, Ecobics, and the Israeli company Mekorot, on the one hand, and a number of industrial companies, leading water companies, water service providers, specialized small and medium-sized enterprises, research institutes, and networks of cooperation in the global water industry, on the other. The project is implemented by 28 partners from multiple countries. The research is funded by the European Commission, under the Horizon program.
Aim of the project: The project aims to purify and reuse wastewater (industrial and municipal), in addition to extracting and utilizing energy and reusing high-value compounds found in industrial wastewater.
Coccidiosis Prevention in Farm Animals
Research Project Title: Coccidiosis Prevention in Farm Animals.
Fund: ICA;
Grant Amount: 100,000 $, GS part 80,000 $,
Project Duration: 2 years, )2020-2022).
Investigator(s) and Institution(s):
Prof. Hassan Azaizeh; Dr Manal Haj-Zaroubi; Dr. Yan Landau – Volcani Center,
Research Team:
This is a joint research project between the Galilee Society's Center for Applied Research and Volcani Institute, funded by the ICA Foundation for two years.
Aim of the project:
The research focuses on the extraction of a natural substance from olive mill waste for use as a natural treatment for worms in chickens, in addition to active substances against bacteria, fungi, and antioxidants.
Conversion of Wastewater Treatment Sludge to Biofuels and High Added Value Products
Research Project Title: Conversion of Wastewater Treatment Sludge to Biofuels and High Added Value Products.
Fund: MERC-USAID;
Grant Amount: $682,500. GS part: $133,500,
Project Duration: 4 years, 2021- 2025.
Investigator(s) and Institution(s): (Dr. Yoram Gerchman (PI), University of Haifa; Prof. Hassan Azaizeh; Aid Yunis, Tel-Hai College; Dr. Abeer Balawneh, CARDNE, Jordan,
Research Team:
This is a joint research project between the Galilee Society's Center for Applied Research, the University of Haifa, Tel Hai College, and the Regional Center for Agricultural Reform and Rural Development in the Near East (CARDNE) in Jordan. The project is funded by the American MERC Foundation for four years.
Aim of the project:
The research aims to trea solid waste remaining after the treatment of domestic wastewater, which is considered low-value waste, by breeding a type of insect on this waste. The insects will analyze and decompose the waste, resulting in insects that are rich in natural fats and proteins. The fats can be converted into biodiesel through chemical or biological methods, and the proteins can be used as animal feed or fish food.
Unity and diversity in nature and society
Research Project Title: Unity and diversity in nature and society.
Fund: EU Peace Building Initiative (EUPI);
Grant Amount: 851,524.80 €. GS part ~ 250,000 €;
Project Duration: 3 years, 2020 – 2022.
Investigator(s) and Institution(s): (Dr. Sare Asli (PI) The Galilee society R&D, Bethlehem University (PI); Center for Human Convergence, Bethlehem Palestine;
Research Team:
This is a joint research project between the Galilee Society, Bethlehem University, and the Center for People to People Cooperation in Beit Sahour. The project is supported and funded by the European Union.
Aim of the Project:
The project aims to develop scientific, educational, and cultural activities that explore the relationship between biodiversity, society, and heritage.
Water-Energy Research Center (Israel-US CoWERC)
Research Project Title: Water-Energy Research Center (Israel-US CoWERC).
Fund: Israel-U.S. Binational Industrial Research and Development;
Grant Amount: $, GS part $295,848;
Project Duration: 5 years, )2020 – 2025).
Investigator(s) and Institution(s):
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU), Technion Research & Development Foundation LTD., Mekorot, Fluence Corporation, Maagan Michael Kantor, The Galilee society R&D (Prof. Isam Sabbah and Dr. Katie Baransi-Karkaby). USA part includes: Northwestern University, Argonne National Laboratory, Yale University, Evoqua Water Technologies LLC., Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, Hampton Roads Sanitation District, CycloPure, Inc.
Research Team:
This is an American-Israeli research project to establish a water and energy research center, funded by the BIRD Foundation. The project is led by researchers from Ben-Gurion University, the Technion, the Galilee Society's Center for Applied Research, and water companies, in collaboration with researchers from Northwestern University, the Oregon National Laboratory-Yale University, and several American companies in the water and energy sectors.
Aim of the project:
The project aims to develop and study new technologies, based on systems analysis, to develop methods for desalination, treatment, reuse, and recovery of energy from wastewater.
Coccidiosis Prevention in Farm Animals
Research Project Title: Upgrading waste-derived biogas production through big-data, genomic driven community engineering.
Fund: Ministry of science and technology, cleantech;
Grant Amount: 800,000 NIS, GS part: 77,805 NIS,
Project Duration: 3 years, 2020 – 2023).
Investigator(s) and Institution(s): (Dr. Shiri freilich (PI) – Newe-Ya'ar Research Center, Prof. Isam Sabbah (PI) – Braude College. Dr. Katie Baransi-Karkaby (PI) The Galilee society R&D,
Research Team:
This is a joint research project between the Galilee Society's Center for Applied Research, Volcani Institute, and Braude College, funded by the Ministry of Science.
Aim of the project:
The project aims to improve biogas production by using big data and microbial engineering.
Development of a stable biotechnological process for the production of "clean" biogas for transportation by anaerobic digestion of food industry wastewater based on hybrid high rate anaerobic bio-system with immobilized Candida Rugosa fungus
Research Project Title: Development of a stable biotechnological process for the production of "clean" biogas for transportation by anaerobic digestion of food industry wastewater based on hybrid high rate anaerobic bio-system with immobilized Candida Rugosa fungus.
Fund: MOEP;
Grant Amount: 412,258 ₪
Project Duration: 3 years, 2020 – 2022).
Investigator(s) and Institution(s): Dr. Sare Asli (PI) and Dr. Jeries Jadoun (Co-PI).
Aim of the project:
This is a research project, funded by the Ministry of Environmental Protection, that aims to develop a stable biological technological process for the production of "clean" biogas from food industry wastewater. The project's technology is based on a hybrid anaerobic system with immobilized Candida Rugosa fungi.
Decentralised Composting in Small Towns «DECOST»
Research Project Title: Decentralised Composting in Small Towns «DECOST».
Investigator(s) and Institution(s): (Prof. Isam Sabbah, and partners from Italy, Spain, Greece, Jordan and Palestine;
Fund: ENI CBC MED PROGRAMME;
Budget: 3,011,231 €, (GS part 192,075 €);
Project Duration: 3 years, 2019 – 2022).
Research Team:
This is a joint research project between the Galilee Society's Center for Applied Research, and several active institutions, municipalities, waste agencies, and research centers in six different countries in the Mediterranean basin, including three countries in the Middle East (Palestine, Jordan, and Israel) and three European countries (Spain, Italy, and Greece), funded by the European Union.
Aim of the project:
The project aims to develop a decentralized system for the management of solid organic waste and the reduction of food waste, and to benefit from the treatment of organic waste, with the aim of developing a guideline, with the possibility of transferring and reapplying this experience in other countries in the future.
Tracking the dynamics of bioremediation processes in soil through integrated use of electrochemical anaerobic reactors and genomic based modeling
Research Project Title: Tracking the dynamics of bioremediation processes in soil through integrated use of electrochemical anaerobic reactors and genomic based modeling.
Fund: NSFC-ISF;
Grant Amount: 1,049,607 NIS (Israeli team), (GS part 290,000 NIS, Project Duration: 3 years, 2019 – 2022).
Investigator(s) and Institution(s): (Prof. Isam Sabbah, Dr. Katie Baransi-Karkaby, and PI partners from Israel and China;
Research Team:
This is a joint research project between the Galilee Society's Center for Applied Research, Volcani Institute, Ben-Gurion University, Tel Aviv University, and Nanjing Agricultural University in China. The project is funded by the Israel Science Foundation and the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Aim of the Project:
The project aims to develop a biological treatment for soil pollution by hazardous organic pollutants, by integrating anaerobic electrochemical reactors, and applying genome-scale modeling approaches to study the degradation of aromatic hydrocarbons (benzene family) under anaerobic conditions.
