Israel HiTech Ventures (http://www.IsraelHTV.com) is offering its first-ever six-day cleantech/renewable energy-focused tour to Israel. Israel HiTech Ventures is an up-and-coming prestegous provider of exclusive, limited access tours to Israel’s most innovative and forward-thinking hi-tech, bio-tech and cleantech companies for investors and other interested parties. IsraelHTV plans to feature one-on-one meetings with companies developing the most advanced and [...]
Eilat-Eilot Renewable Energy in the News
EUREKA Cleantech Action gears up for new R&D projects
EUREKA Clean-Tech Action (ECTA) held a conference on Funding Innovation in Renewables on 1 December 2010 at its Secretariat in Brussels. Cleantech is one of the leading themes of the Israeli Chairmanship and is also considered as a major objective by among European political entities. At the Brussels event, EUREKA’s aim is to spotlight cleantech technologies and promote its ECTA initiative. ECTA aims [...]
Eilat-Eilot Renewable Energy in the News
EUREKA partners with the Eilat-Eilot Int’l Renewable Energy Conference
EUREKA, a pan-European industrial R&D network, is partnering with the Eilat-Eilot International Renewable Energy Conference 2011. Government and company representatives from all 40 countries have been invited to showcase their wares and propose projects at the Eilat Conference and the boards of the EUREKA clusters will convene their meetings in Eilat, concurrently with the Renewable Energy Conference.
Eilat-Eilot Renewable Energy in the News
iConsortium & Eilat-Eilot Renewable Energy Admin. Exhibit at CleanTech 2010 – Int’l Expo
iConsortium is a major participant in CleanTech 2010 with a large presence in the exhibition. iConsortium members in the fields of renewable energy, water technologies, green building, and green education, as well as other aspects of energy savings, are participating in conference activities. The Eilat-Eilat Renewable Energy Administration is also showcasing their efforts to make [...]
Electric Car
Better Place’s Tokyo Battery Swap: A Test to Show the World
Shai Agassi is out to prove to the world that electric-vehicle battery swapping works. He’s cleared the hurdle of finding investor capital, but he still needs to convince automakers to produce cars with battery packs that can be quickly switched. Agassi is a protean character, but he’s not yet making his own cars.
International Cooperation
SunPower Completes Acquisition of SunRay Renewable Energy
With its acquisition of the SunRay Renewable Energy being finalized, SunPower Corp. has enlarged its product pipeline substantially with the addition of over 1,200 MW of solar photovoltaic projects in different stages of development in Greece, the United Kingdom, Spain, Israel, France, and Italy. The project finance and power plant development team of SunRay comprises about 70 employees.
Green Building
Green Product Association Welcomes First Global Trade Partners
The hunger for green building products is on the rise all over the world. McGraw Hill’s “Smart Market – Global Green Building Report” notes that, “At $4.7 trillion, the [global] construction industry contributes 8-10% of global gross domestic product” and is projected to grow steadily, despite the state of the economy.
International Cooperation
Koreans in Israel to seek cleantech collaboration
Israel is beginning to acquire standing as a world center for development of renewable energy technologies. A large and high-ranking delegation from South Korea is in the country for a comprehensive, 10-day tour of leading companies in the field, government ministries, and academic research centers.
