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Israel Cleantech Intelligence: TaKaDu and 8 More Headlines

Lisa Damast
By Lisa Damast
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rain waterHydro-electric power, Better Place vehicles, endangered species and more headlines related to Israeli cleantech and the environment.

Solaris Synergy and Leviathan were named Israel’s leading early stage environmental technologies at this year’s Clean Tech Open IDEAS Competition. CNN aired a feature on wastewater reclamation in Israel and IT-water management company TaKaDu raised an undisclosed sum from Emerald Technology Ventures. For these stories and the rest of this week’s headlines, see below.

Contests
Solaris Synergy, Leviathan win national cleantech contest

Israel, Iran Take Top 2 Endangered Species Design Prizes

Water
Israel Reclaims Water Using Nuclear Technology – On CNN

Emerald Technology Ventures backs Israeli water monitoring company TaKaDu

Water IT Startup TaKaDu Gets More VC, Fixes Leaks

Local firm gets European grant for hydro-electric power

Water Treatment
Arid Israel recycles waste water on grand scale

Israel launches water treatment base in China

Electric Vehicle
13 “Better Place” Cars Hit the Streets of Israel To Test “Charge”

Missed last week’s headlines edition? Catch up on efforts to fight desertification, hunger in Africa, and more.

Image via koshyk.

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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