Hydro-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.
