The BIRD Foundation is proud to have played a role in developing the software to protect the state of New York's power supply.

In the future, MPrest systems - the brains behind Israel's Iron Dome - might find its smart monitoring, analytics and control technology in other utilities across the U.S. and around the world.

Following the 9th BIRD Energy Executive Committee meeting in Washington, DC, we are pleased to have approved new U.S.-Israel R&D projects in the fields of renewable energy and energy efficiency.

WATCH below to learn more about the BIRD Energy program, which is jointly managed by Israel's Ministry of Energy and the Israel Innovation Authority in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.