Israel’s plan to use renewable energy to power highway lighting, Italy’s plan to use Israeli technology for highway signs, the OECD and more headlines related to Israeli cleantech this past week. Image via david55king.
During the week of May 23, 2010, Israel announced that it will be converting the energy sources for its infrastructure, specifically highway lighting, to renewable ones, including wind. Israeli and Taiwanese water experts met in Taiwan to discuss water technology and cooperation and Solaredge was named a Red Herring 100 Europe Award winner for 2010. For these stories and more, see below.
Solar
Sahara joins hands with Israeli co for solar plant
SolarEdge Named Red Herring 100 Europe Award Winner for 2010
Water
Taiwanese, Israeli water technology experts meet in Taipei
TaKaDu Adds Brains to the “Dumb” Water Grid
Electric
Israel’s Innowattech to Provide Renewable Energy for Highway Signs in Italy
In Israel
Wind-powered lighting for the highway
Netanyahu Says Israel in OECD Will Bring Investment (Update1)
Israel’s Best and Brightest Debate Climate Policy
Dalton McGuinty talks energy and water in Israel
Author: Lisa Damast
Lisa Damast is an online marketing consultant by day and blogger of Israel technology by night. Her blog, Israel Innovation 2.0, provides news and analysis of Israeli technology companies in the enterprise software, Web 2.0 and cleantech sectors. Lisa is also a co-organizer of the Jerusalem Business Networking Forum (JBNF). JBNF helps facilitate online and offline networking among business professionals in Jerusalem, including in the cleantech industry. Lisa made aliyah in August 2007 after receiving a degree in Communication Studies from Boston University in May 2007. Lisa can be reached at lisa (at) greenprophet (dot) com.