The Knesset is considering a bill proposed by Labor Knesset Member Amir Peretz that would grant renewable solar energy agricultural status. The proposal is expected to go to the ministerial committee for legislative affairs in the next few weeks.
Israel HiTech Ventures leads cleantech/renewable energy-focused tour to Israel
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 [...]
Leviathan Energy Hydroelectric Ltd. to develop with EUREKA grant
Leviathan Energy Hydroelectric Ltd. was awarded a grant from the EUREKA program to develop an in-pipe turbine aimed at providing a power-generating solution for water transported from mountainous areas. One of 250 projects each year that received the EUREKA label, Israel-based Leviathan Energy Hydroelectric has partnered with two Italian companies, Fontana SRL and ENCO Engineering Consultants SRL, to develop a model that is to deliver up to 50KW per hour. The Benkatina turbine is typically installed within a pipe and generates electricity by utilizing the water flowing through it. The model is to be tested in the Alps of Northern Italy.
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Arava Power to “Electrify” the Negev Desert After Signing 15 Solar Energy Deals
Israel’s Arava Power Company (APC) one of the country’s top solar energy producers, is now working towards supplying solar powered electricity to 15 Negev Desert kibbutzes and agricultural villages.
Renewable Energy
First visit by Israeli minister to UAE
Jan. 17, 2010 Ron Friedman The Jerusalem Post National Infrastructure Minister Uzi Landau returned Sunday from a weekend in the United Arab Emirates, where he attended the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) conference, a new international body based in Abu Dhabi. Landau is the first Israeli minister to visit the small, oil-rich country in the Persian [...]
Eilat-Eilot Renewable Energy in the News
Int’l Renewable Energy Conf. Attracts Impressive Array of Dignitaries, Environmental Experts, and Cleantech Industry Leaders
Former Governor George E. Pataki and New York Congressman Steve Israel (D-NY) to Keynote Eilat-Eilot International Renewable Energy Conference iPlanet Energy Industry News Staff
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.
CSR
‘Income inequality up over past year’
In a year in which the global economic crisis hit most economies around the world, income inequality over the past year increased sharply in Israel, according to the annual report released on Sunday by the Adva Center, a non-profit think tank that provides information on equality and social justice in Israel.
Energy Conservation
State to prioritize ‘green’ patents
The Israel Patent Office has adopted a new policy that encourages “green” inventions, and will prioritize environment-friendly appeals by examining them within three months.
Energy Conservation
Israel plunges into water technology
Jewish state looking beyond its arid landscape, taking lead in latest export-oriented industry to help it weather effects of the global meltdown Associated Press Israel Business Appearing on YNET In a country with few natural resources and where the most famous body of water is the Dead Sea, Israel is looking beyond its arid landscape and [...]
Energy Conservation
HP Indigo puts up rooftop solar energy system
HP Indigo today inaugurated its rooftop solar energy system at the company’s factory in Kiryat Gat. The system on the 430-square meter roof cost NIS 1.3 million to install. It will come on line this month.
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.
News
Toronto and Eilat Partnerships for Clean Technology Development
Two major Toronto concerns are partnering with Eilat, Israel in pursuit of clean technology development. UJA Federation of Greater Toronto is a partner in the Eilat-Eilot International Renewable Energy Conference, one of the world’s most important renewable energy events, to take place in February 16-18 in Eilat. Committed to the advancement of the region on all levels, [...]
Energizing Videos
Israel: Leader of Business Innovation – CNBC.com
An Amazon bestseller in its first week out, the new book, Start-up Nation: The Story of Israel’s Economic Miracle, is already a hit in the Israeli hi-tech community, as well as worldwide. Providing the best insight into the success of entrepreneurship in the Israeli economy, it is written by Dan Senor, senior fellow for Middle East studies at the Council on Foreign [...]
