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 [...]
Israel heading towards ending fossil fuel dependence
After Israel’s highly successful achievements in hightech and computer-related innovations, Israeli innovators are setting there sights on the world’s next big goal — energy independence, a world free of dependence on fossil fuels. Israeli innovators are working hard to become a world leader in alternative energy and the Israel government is throwing its support behind energy-related cutting-edge [...]
2010 Great Year for Cleantech
Better Place representing the largest deal 2010 was a great year for cleantech ventures, in which venture-backed investments reached a total of $7.8 billion among 715 deals. This total demonstrates a 28% increase over venture-backed investments in the previous year of a total of $6.1 billion among 624 deals. North America comprised the largest portion of [...]
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 [...]
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 wins Renewable Energy Technology Center Tender
The Office of the Chief Scientist at Israel’s Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labor has chosen the Eilat-Eilot Renewable Energy Initiative to establish and operate a renewable energy technology center.
The First Fully Operating Israeli Developed & Manufactured CPV Solar Energy System is Launched
Israeli Minister of National Infrastructure, Dr. Uzi Landau, and Arad Mayor, Tali Ploskov, together with MST Founder & CEO, Dov Raviv cut the ribbon to inaugurate the first fully operating Israeli developed & manufactured CPV solar energy system on Thursday, October 14, 2010 in Arad. This CPV solar energy system developed by MST is the first to be based on Israeli innovations that is officially connected and supplying the Israeli national electricity grid, receiving feed-in tariff (FIT) under Israel’s latest national solar energy regulation.
Leviathan Energy’s Wind Lotus-1st Small Vertical Axis Wind Turbine Connected to Israel’s Electr. Grid
Field-Proven Wind Lotus Produces More Clean Energy than Others in its Class Signifying that the winds of change for Israel’s Energy horizons are truly upon us, Leviathan Energy’s Wind Lotus is now connected to Israel’s national electrical grid, making it the first small vertical axis wind turbine to take advantage of Israel’s feed-in tariffs for [...]
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 [...]
Saving energy in Israel, one lightbulb at a time
By Zafrir Rinat Haaretz Israel has joined the international trend for saving energy, which has of late become a conspicuous indicator of activity to preserve natural resources. This is reflected in the promotion of a prohibition on importing the non-energy-saving light bulbs used in most homes. Last month, the period allotted by the National Infrastructure Ministry [...]
Israelis to help build industry parks in Kazakhstan
Israel has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Republic of Kazakhstan for stronger economic cooperation between the two countries, including an agreement to support Israeli entrepreneurs to take part in the creation of industrial parks based on the model of the Tefen industrial zone.
Renewable energy experts meet in Eilat
More than 2,000 of the world’s leading renewable energy experts, business people, politicians and policy makers are participating in the three-day Eilat-Eilot International Renewable Energy Conference that opens today in the southern Israeli city of Eilat.
NY Governor Announces Clean Energy Project
NY Governor David A. Paterson has announced an unprecedented clean energy project that will more than quintuple the amount of solar energy currently produced in New York State, and will foster the development of solar technologies, support public sustainability efforts and stimulate the economy with new clean energy jobs throughout the State.
MST’s Dov Raviv on TV presents plan for Israel’s energy independence
Dov Raviv has compiled a plan for energy independence for Israel by using his highly efficient solar tracker technology. His company, MST, has a mission: to revolutionize energy by providing large-scale cost-competitive solar power plants.


