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
Water Management
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
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.
Great project. It’s unfortunate how many people on this earth still can’t afford to even have 1 pair of shoes. I’m a big supporter of what Nike is doing.