During the past week, Siemens bought a 40% stake in Arava Power while BrightSource Energy broke ground for a solar-steam farm that will partially power a Chevron oil field in California. Israel continues to face water shortage problems and an Israeli company hasĀ developed a plastic bottle that disintegrates. For these stories and the rest of this week’s 11 cleantech headlines, check below.
Investment and Economy
Giza makes first Taiwan investment
Israel’s economy returned to growth in 2Q
Siemens buys 40% stake in Arava Power
Solar
Chevron taps solar-powered steam to get more oil
Israel Pioneering Use of āBottledā Solar Energy Has Many Following Suit
Water
New desal technology goes inland to evaporate brackish water
2009 World Water Week Honors Young Turkish and Israeli Innovators
In Israel
Draft tender published for Negev wind farms
Israel’s main source of water faces dire shortage
Israeli company develops disintegrating plastic bottle
Israel Will Increase Solar Energy Capacity with New Feed-In Tariff
[…] development consultancy, Arnold Goldman founder of Brightsource Energy and Yosef Abramowitz of the Arava Power Company all combine strong ethical vision with a rigorous ambition to build successful businesses that will […]
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Green it! : Arava Power and 11 Israel-related Cleantech Headlines, August 23 – September 1, 2009 http://bit.ly/gGiPs
Arava Power and 11 Israel-related Cleantech Headlines, August 23 ā September 1, 2009 http://ow.ly/15NoB3