During the week of May 10, 2009, Ormat, a geothermal company, announced its plans to build a plant in Indonesia and Globes reported that major cleantech investors are planning to visit Israel in the near future.
BrightSource and PG&E agreed to the largest ever solar power deal in the United States and Better Place demonstrated its battery swapping technology. For more on these stories and the rest of this week’s 9 Israel-related headlines, check below.
Investments and Projects
1. Major cleantech investors to visit Israel
2. Ormat to build 330 MW geothermal plant in Indonesia
3. Mobile lab helps farmers practice precise agriculture
Solar
4. Aora Makes The Desert Bloom With Sunshine Flower Power
5. PG&E expands solar power plans
Vehicles
6. Better Place demonstrates battery swap technology in Japan
7. Pointer Telocation acquires Israeli carshare co stake
Around Israel
8. Arad takes a personal approach to promote itself as ‘recycling city‘
9. Sixth Annual Eco Cinema Festival in Jerusalem this Week
Author: Lisa Damast
Lisa Damast is an online marketing consultant by day and blogger of Israel technology by night. Her blog, Israel Innovation 2.0, provides news and analysis of Israeli technology companies in the enterprise software, Web 2.0 and cleantech sectors. Lisa is also a co-organizer of the Jerusalem Business Networking Forum (JBNF). JBNF helps facilitate online and offline networking among business professionals in Jerusalem, including in the cleantech industry. Lisa made aliyah in August 2007 after receiving a degree in Communication Studies from Boston University in May 2007. Lisa can be reached at lisa (at) greenprophet (dot) com.
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