Michigan Batteries and 7 Israel-related Headlines, Week of December 20, 2009

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During the week of December 20, 2009, the IDF revealed that it is adopting solar energy field rechargers. The Copenhagen summit was analyzed and Israel and Michigan are teaming up to revive Michigan’s economy through the battery business. For these stories and the rest of this week’s 7 headlines, see below.

Renewable Energy
Michigan Looks to Israel to Rev Up Automotive Battery Business

Solar
SunPower and SolarPower Ltd. Dedicate 50-Kilowatt Solar Power System for HP in Israel
The IDF Adopts Solar Energy Field Rechargers in Army Practices

COP15
Failures of the UN Climate Conference will be solved by science

Environment
Cleaner fuels don’t necessarily cause less air pollution
Where will the water go?
Drought Levy to be put on hold for winter

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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