New water conservation faucets, solar-powered residential construction, Red-Dead Canal protests and more headlines related to Israeli cleantech and the environment. Image via n0nick.
During the week of July 13, 2010, researchers from Ben-Gurion University received the first US – Israel energy independence grant for their light water reactor research. Motorized bikes are catching on in Israeli cities and a new estimate places the potential electricity demand that wind turbine usage can meet at two-thirds overall. For these stories and more, see this week’s headlines below.
Water
Palestinian and Israeli Researchers Get Reverse Osmosis Water Grant
New water saving faucet enters local market
Solar
MST becomes 1st Israeli technology firm to connect to grid
Geotectura designs SunSail solar-powered residential building for Israel
Wind
‘2/3 of electricity demand can be met with wind turbines’
General
UN To Mediate A Natural Gas “Standoff” Between Israel and Lebanon Gas Fields Dispute
Environmentalists Say “No, No!” To Red-Dead Canal
Texans tip their Stetsons to Israeli business
In Israel
Blue water and sand: Israel’s best beaches
Israel is catching on to motorized bikes as the next best urban solution
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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.
