Tigo Energy and 8 Israel-Related Headlines, Week of June 1, 2010

Tigo-Solar-Panels Alternative energy contracts with the US, Israel-Turkey relations, growing Israel-China business ties and more headlines related to Israeli cleantech. Image via Tigo Energy.

During the week of June 1, 2010, TaKaDu and SolarEdge were named Red Herring winners for their innovative technologies. Ormat Technologies, a renewable geothermal energy company, is set to begin drilling in Alaska. The company will build a geothermal power plant at a site that can supply one-third of the electricity requirements of south central Alaska. For these stories and more, see the links below.

Partnerships
Israeli Alternative Energy Incubator Contracts with Clean Technologies Group

Crisis May Hurt Turkish-Israeli trade-officials

Investments
Palestinian Development Investment Forum Yields $655 Million

Solar
New Solar Window Technology Generates 4 Times the Current

Tigo Energy Closes $10 Million Round

Geothermal
Ormat Set to Release Alaska’s Geothermal Energy Potential

Water
Phoebus Energy’s Hybrid Water Heating System(TM) Drastically Reduces Costs for Fossil Fuel Powered Hotels

Industry
TaKaDu and SolarEdge Among Red Herring 100 Winners

Investigating the Business and Cultural Ties that Bind Israel to China

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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