Israel Cleantech Intelligence: Sustainable Nuclear Energy and 8 More Headlines

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A possible solution to Israel’s water crisis, Israel’s slow adoption of renewable energy, self-sustaining nuclear energy and more headlines related to Israeli cleantech and the environment.

Oregon’s governor will be heading a delegation to Israel later this month to check out Israeli cleantech opportunities. Israel and Canada are set to collaborate on birding and the environment and a coral reef has been found deep under sea off the coast of Tel Aviv. For these stories and more, see this week’s headlines below.

Investment
Oregon’s Governor Looks for Clean Tech Opportunities in Israel

Electricity monitoring co CES looks to TASE IPO

Canada and Israel to cooperate on birding, environment

Water
Reclaimed waste water solution to water crisis in Israel?

First Images Of Coral Reef Off Tel Aviv’s Shore

Renewable Energy in Israel
Israel lags far behind world in renewable energy

Self-sustaining nuclear energy from Israel

Region
Lebanese maps give Israel more territorial water

Going Green Is A Tactical Offensive In War

Missed last week’s headlines edition? Catch up on the latest cleantech investments news, SolarEdge’s latest round, a new cleantech collaboration between Israelis and Palestinians and more.

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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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