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AOL acquires Israeli Company Adap.tv for $405m

As reported in Globes.co.il: The video ad platform developer has Israeli roots. It was founded by Amir Ashkenazi, and investors include Gemini Israel Ventures. AOL Inc. (NYSE: AOL) today announced the acquisition of video advertising platform Adap.tv Inc. for $405 million, including $322 million in cash and $83 million in AOL shares. Adap.tv will operate […]

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Major NSW solar projects get green light

Australia’s biggest solar energy plants have been given the funding go-ahead, clearing the way for the installation of 2 million photovoltaic panels at two sites in the NSW outback. AGL Energy Limited (AGL) was selected by the Australian Government as the successful proponent in the solar photovoltaic (PV) category of the Solar Flagships Program independent […]

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Israel World Leader in Blindness Prevention

As reported in Ynet: Study shows rates of preventable blindness in Israel may have been slashed in half over past decade. A new study published in the American Journal of Ophthalmology notes that the rates of preventable blindness in Israel have drastically lowered over the past decade – by more than half to be exact, […]

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Australian Company James Richardson to pay NIS 4b for duty-free shops

As reported in Globes: James Richardson won the tender to operate the duty free shops at Ben Gurion Airport for seven years. James Richardson Ltd. today won the Israel Airports Authority tender for the operation of duty-free shops at Ben Gurion Airport. Sources inform ”Globes” that the company won the tender with a bid of […]

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Woodside CEO “The opportunity to buy in to a resource like Leviathan is a once-in-a-decade opportunity”

As reported in the Australian: Woodside upbeat on Israeli gas deal despite hurdles. WOODSIDE Petroleum chief executive Peter Coleman has left no doubts over his desire to move into Israel’s giant offshore Leviathan gas field, but remains silent on the extent of hurdles the group is facing in its non-binding $US1.3 billion-plus buy-in deal. Speaking […]

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Record tourism income in 2012 despite Gaza operation

As reported in Globes: Tourism income from foreign visitors rose to $5.1 billion in 2012 from $5 billion in 2011. Despite Operation Pillar of Cloud and missiles falling from Gaza in November, which hit tourism to Israel at the end of the year, income from foreign tourism reached a record $5.1 billion in 2012, according […]

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Israeli Startup Is Making Beer Smarter!

Israeli startup Weissbeerger Ltd. has embarked on the path taken by mobile phones, television, and cars, and plans making the beer tap smart. The company’s product enables bars and pubs to save money, boost beer revenue, and to better manage the supply chain. Weissbeerger is a unique startup that offers an alcohol monitoring system. Its […]

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Agro-Energy Nexus Summit

The Summit will explore many crucial topics within the field of biofuels and agro-energy projects ranging from agronomic project management to the latest advancements in next generation feedstocks and conversion technologies.

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Leviathan may have 15-year Israel oil supply

“The deepest oil well drilled in Israel’s 65-year history may be the most important,” says “Bloomberg” in a report on the new Leviathan well, which will target oil-bearing strata, 6,500 meters below the Mediterranean seabed. The strata may have as much as 1.5 billion barrels of crude oil, equal to about 15 years of Israeli […]

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‘Kaptain Sunshine’ swoops in to save Israel’s electric cars

As published inIsrael21C: “Kaptain Sunshine” Yosef Abramowitz — former journalist turned activist, turned solar-energy pioneer kibbutznik, turned “car salesman” as he puts it jokingly — is now steering bankrupt Better Place electric car charging network out of debt. Last week, Abramowitz and his partners –– about 900 Israeli electric vehicle owners and drivers, and investors […]