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Nike Reuse-A-Shoe and 10 Israel-related Cleantech Headlines, Week of June 7, 2009

Lisa Damast
By Lisa Damast
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During the week of June 7, 2009, Deloitte released a survey indicating the extent of how hard hit VCs have been and that changes are on the way. Phoebus Energy raised $1 million and AORA’s hybrid solar-gas turbine will be turning on soon. Nike’s shoe recycling project is now in Israel and an agreement on funding for expanding the desalination plant in Hadera was reached. For these stories and the rest of this week’s 10 Israel-related cleantech headlines, see below.

VC Funding
1. Phoebus Energy Shifts The “Hybrid” Idea to Home Heating and Cooling

2. Survey Shows VCs Expect Huge Shifts in Fundraising, Global Investing

Alternative Energy for Vehicles
3. Giving New Meaning to ‘Electric Avenue’

4. Reinventing Cellulosic Ethanol Production

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5. Snake vision to fight chemo-terrorism

Solar
6. Flower Power: World’s First Hybrid Solar-Gas Turbine Turning on Soon

Inside Israel
7. Funding agreed for expanding Hadera desalination plant

8. Erdan presents top five goals for Environment Ministry

9. Nike to Introduce Shoe Recycling Program in Israel

10. ‘Green tax’ program hits the road

Lisa Damast
Lisa Damasthttp://www.israelinnovation20.com/
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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