During the week of July 5, 2009, Sunday Energy and Carmey Avdat Winery announced that they are working together to produce Israel’s first solar powered wine. The Night Garden in Jerusalem showed the beauty of solar power and Seambiotic and NASA are working together to develop an algae biofuel for aviation. For these stories and more, see below for this week’s 8 Israel-related cleantech headlines.
Funding
How Terra Venture Partners Accelerate Clean Technology
Digital World: MK’s lament: Hi-tech needs gov’t help now
Solar
Sunday Energy and Carmey Avdat Winery Helping Produce Israel’s First Solar Powered Wine
Night Garden in Jerusalem Exhibited the Beauty of Solar Power
Biofuel
New Worlds: ‘Trained’ bacteria can lead to better biofuels
Israeli company, NASA to work together on bio-fuel project
Miscellaneous
Israel’s Bright Sparks Invent ‘Electric’ Road
‘Degradable’ plastic bags are no such thing, claim experts
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.