Tag: green investing

Meet 22,000 Megawatts of Clean Energy in Algeria this May

The 6th electro, automation & energy event in Algiers is happening May 5 to 8. Interested in knowing more...

Israeli Cleantech VC Nears $100 Million Goal

The finish line is in sight for Israel Cleantech Ventures (ICV), which has been racing towards a $100 million...

Promise of Blackstone’s Millions May Keep Israel Focused On Cleantech

Israeli entrepreneurs are world renowned for their high tech talents and ingenuity. Funding has always been the problem. But...

Low Carbon Economics Aligns With the Sharia Law of Islam

The people promoting bond sales to fund climate change turn to Islamic investors. Gulf nations may prove to be...

Earth Summit Initiators Prepping in Israel Today

Israeli leaders have started hosting a preparatory meeting for the 2012 Earth Summit (Rio + 20), the UN Conference...

8 Israeli Companies Win Global Cleantech Award for 2011

Israeli clean tech innovators comprise 8 percent of the world's best clean tech companies according to this 2011 award....

Ormat Lands Its Largest Geothermal Deal in New Zealand at $130 m.

The US subsidiary of the Israeli company lands the largest geothermal deal in New Zealand, with Maoris. Geothermal heats...

Arab Spring May Boost Chance for Desertec Solar Power

Political stability, as well as sunshine is needed for Desertec solar projects. The "Arab Spring" uprisings that have turned several...

Israel Cleantech Ventures Raising $100 Million for Energy Innovation

At a time of uncertainty in world VC funding, Israeli cleantech VC stays focused on renewable energy Israel Cleantech Ventures,...

US Firms Look to Israel for “Clean-tech” Partnerships

Daniel Birns, international activities advisor at the U.S. Department of Energy, speaks Dec. 15 at a US-Israel environmental...

Meet Greentech Media’s Michael Kanellos

Want an investment scoop on the Middle East? Read our interview with clean tech reporter, Michael Kanellos. Michael Kanellos,...

Heat pumps and cleantech in Helsinki, Finland

Other areas for business development, partnership and expertise? Processing forest product waste (which comes from the pulp and paper industry) –– in bio-diesel, Finland’s Neste has built the biggest renewable energy plant in Singapore for certified palm oil. And st1, another company, can efficiently create bio-ethanol from the food industry with end products going to farms as feedstock.