During the week of May 17, 2009 , attention was drawn to the California cleantech mission that introduced visiting investors to Israel’s cleantech world. Other big news was the announcement by Israel’s neighbor, Jordan, that it will be going ahead with the proposed Red-Dead Canal without its former partner, Israel. For more on this and the rest of this week’s cleantech headlines related to Israel, see below.
Investments and Projects
1. UN Climate Talks: Cleantech IP Battle of the Year?
2. Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport To Get Green Facelift
3. Jordan To Launch Red-Dead Canal Without Israel
4. First California cleantech mission to Israel hailed as a success
Solar
5. SolarEdge to Unveil Revolutionary Power Harvesting System at Intersolar Munich 2009
Wind
6. Wind Energizer Boosts Wind Turbine Output 30%
Electric car
7. Will the Electric Car Make the World a Better Place?
Research
8. Now, detect water contamination in the same way as snake’s eyes do
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.
