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TaKaDu and SolarEdge Among Red Herring 100 Winners

Israel's TaKaDu and SolarEdge have developed solutions in the water and solar fields that make current technologies more efficient. Israel's TaKaDu and SolarEdge have...

New Hadera Desalination Plant May Help Restore Water to Lower Jordan River

As seawater flows into the Hadera Desalination Plant, will fresh water flow into the dying Jordan River? The world's largest desalination plant using the reverse...

SolarEdge Disrupts Solar Tech

Disruptor: In the past week SolarEdge has announced partnerships to distribute its technology across Australia and Europe and has been named a Red Herring...

Wind And 9 Israel-Related Cleantech Headlines, Week of May 23, 2010

Israel's plan to use renewable energy to power highway lighting, Italy's plan to use Israeli technology for highway signs, the OECD and more headlines...

Canadian Politician McGuinty On Cleantech Business Mission to Israel and the West Bank

Canada, unlike the United States, is made up of provinces. One of its richest, and home to Toronto is Ontario – a province whose leader wants...

Bahrain Aims to Increase its Water Production by 33% – Within One Year

This desalination plant in Al-Hidd will be joined by additional facilities as Bahrain seeks to boost its water production. (Image via sidem-desalination.com) Aiming to...

Taking Israel's Lead, Solar Water Heater Use on Rise in Egypt

A solar hot water heater is a cheap way to collect endless hot water, from the sun. What are you waiting for? Image via...

Egypt Government to Invest in Wind, From $110 Billion Renewable Energy Budget

It can get windy over there in Egypt. Now, Egypt plans on making renewable energy 20% of its national energy goals. The Egyptian government has...

Looking to Spintronics to Make Batteries Last Longer

Today, laptop users are normally tethered to an electrical outlet as batteries only last a few hours. Dr. Amos Sharoni hopes to change the...

Israel’s Innowattech to Provide Renewable Energy for Highway Signs in Italy

Driving to Venice from Trieste? Your car will power the electronic signs along the highway. (Image courtesy Lee Coursey via flickr) Israel-based Innowattech, which develops...

Israel's Best and Brightest Debate Climate Policy

What will Israel do if the Nile Delta becomes submerged from climate change? Brainstorming at the Climate Change Mitigation Policy Workshop today at Ben-Gurion...

TaKaDu Adds Brains to the "Dumb" Water Grid

TaKaDu's software solution can help a city identify and home in on leaks so they can be plugged. You'd think that a country like the...

Water Purification and 9 Israel-related Cleantech Headlines, Week of May 16, 2010

A new alternative plant growth method for biofuel, Israeli streams, drinking water and more. Image by Or Hiltch. During the week of May 16, 2010,...

Saudi Arabia's First Solar Installation Goes Online

This solar rooftop in Saudi Arabia, shown here during construction, is now complete and connected to the grid. (Image via Flickr) The world’s largest oil...

Pythagoras Solar Unveils ‘Solar Window’

Pythagoras Solar's new photovoltaic glass unit can lower the cost of energy in commercial buildings and find strong markets in China and India. Israel's Pythagoras...

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