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.
Energy Conservation
Why is the Oil Industry No Longer Laughing all the Way to the Bank?
Mostly coincidental, as soon as the public and private sectors took a serious look at alternate sources of energy, gasoline prices fell south with laser beam speed in several months if not weeks. All were happy again to ride, drive and fly with cheaper petroleum.
Electric Car
Better Place electric cars to debut in Israel
Israel will be the first country to install Better Place’s cutting edge network for electric cars, touted as affordable and attractive alternatives to combustion engine and hybrid vehicles.
Reducing Emissions
Israel to reduce greenhouse gases
Israel’s Cabinet approved a joint initiative of the Ministries of Environmental Protection and Finance to establish an interministerial committee on formulating a national plan for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.
Energy Conservation
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.
Eilat-Eilot Renewable Energy in the News
Third International Renewable Energy Conference to be held in Eilat
Israel is a prominent actor in the field of renewable energy and the conference will provide new Israeli technology companies a platform to present their innovations.
News
National plan for solar energy plants to be approved within six months
The National Planning and Building Council approved a solar energy planning strategy on Tuesday and stated its intention to have a national outline plan in place within six months – which, in planning terms, is very fast.
Energy Conservation
Peres outlines plan to reduce emissions
President Shimon Peres declared a goal of reducing the growth in emissions by 20 percent by 2020, during a speech in Copenhagen.
Eilat-Eilot Renewable Energy in the News
European Commission Selects Eilat-Eilot Conference for Inclusion in Prestigious Renewable Energy Initiative
The Eilat-Eilot International Renewable Energy Conference (www.eilatenergy.com), one of the world’s most important renewable energy events, announced today that the European Commission, the executive arm of the European Union, has chosen the Eilat-Eilot Conference for inclusion in the Commission’s ECO4B initiative, a select project led by the Enterprise Europe Network. The initiative will invest in renewable energy conferences taking place over 2010-2011 in Israel, Spain, Slovenia, Bulgaria and Italy. The Eilat-Eilot Renewable Energy conference will be held from February 16-18 in Eilat, Israel.
