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Israel Cleantech Intelligence: Tidal Power and 7 More Headlines

Lisa Damast
By Lisa Damast
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Tel Dan StreamIsrael-China, foreign investment in Israel, oil munching bacteria and more headlines related to Israeli cleantech and the environment. Image by Or Hiltch.

During the week of July 25, 2010, Israel’s first tidal power plant was completed in Jaffa. An Israeli-Palestinian team has received a grant to address clean water issues in Israel and the Middle East and a new campaign by Israel’s Water Authority to distribute 2 million water aerators was launched. For these stories and more, see this week’s headlines below.

Water
This Oil Munching Bacteria Could Clean What BP’s Left Behind

Israeli-Palestinian team for clean water

Campaign to distribute 2 million water aerators launched

IBM’s IT knowledge being used to conserve water

Israel-China
8 Ways Israel and China Intersect in Clean Energy

In Israel
Israeli Arabs and Jews Throw Out The Garbage Together

Israel’s First Tidal Power Plant Completed In Jaffa

FDI in Israel drops 64% in 2009

Missed last week’s headlines edition? Catch up on motorized bicycles, Israel’s best beaches, the Red-Dead Sea canal and more.

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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