
The use of began in in the 1950s with the development by of a solar water heater to address the energy shortages that plagued the new country. By 1967 around 5% of water of households were solar heated and 50,000 solar heaters had been sold. With the , developed the prototype of the solar water heater now used in over 90% of Isr.

Phinergy is an Israeli clean energy company developing technology, turning metals – namely and - into a new way to store, transport and generate clean and safe energy. Applications include energy backup for critical sites (as a replacement to or ), range extension for , or low-cost . The company was founded in 2009 by Aviv Tzidon, currently Phinergy's Chairman. The company's C.