A patent for what is believed to be the first sun-powered refrigerator was granted today to Dr. Kurt Doron-Offer, a member of the faculty of the Haifa Technical Institute.
Including a freezer section and working on the same temperature ranges as the familiar electric refrigerators, the solar refrigerator will cost virtually nothing to operate. Its value is immense for Israel and other underdeveloped countries where even in winter there is a considerable amount of sunlight and where electric power is relatively expensive.
JTA has documented Jewish history in real-time for over a century. Keep our journalism strong by joining us in supporting independent, award-winning reporting.
The Archive of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency includes articles published from 1923 to 2008. Archive stories reflect the journalistic standards and practices of the time they were published.
