Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Wolf Nir
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ORMAT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. [ORA] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
V.P.Bus. Dev. Mar& Sale R.O.W.
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O ORMAT TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 6225 NEIL ROAD		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
04/02/2012
(Street)

RENO, NV 89511		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Appreciation Right $ 20.13 04/02/2012   A   22,000   04/02/2014 04/02/2019 Common Stock 22,000 $ 0 99,000 (1) D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Wolf Nir
C/O ORMAT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
6225 NEIL ROAD
RENO, NV 89511		       V.P.Bus. Dev. Mar& Sale R.O.W.  

Signatures

 Etty Rosner   04/04/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Includes: (i) 1,500 stock options granted at an exercise price of $15.0 per share, each exercisable from 11/10/2007 to 11/10/2014; (ii) 3,500 stock options granted at exercise price of $34.13 per share, each exercisable from 04/07/2008 to 04/07/2013; (iii) 7,500 stock options granted at exercise price of $42.08 per share, each exercisable from 03/29/2009 to 03/29/2014; (iv) 7,500 stock options granted at exercise price of $45.78 per share, each exercisable from 04/08/2010 to 04/08/2015; (v) 9,000 Stock Appreciation Rights granted at an exercise price of $26.84, each exercisable from 03/18/2011 to 03/18/2016; and (vi) 24,000 Stock Appreciation Rights granted at an exercise price of $29.95, each exercisable from 04/16/2012 to 04/16/2017(vii) 24,000 Stock Appreciation Rights granted at an exercise price of $25.65, each exercisable from 03/31/2013 to 03/31/2018.
 
Remarks:
Etty Rosner is signing on behalf of Nir Wolf pursuant to a power of attorney dated 09/27/06 filed as an exhibit hereto.

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