Australia’s solar energy industry has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with leading European solar researchers. The signatories to the MoU are the Australian Solar Institute and the Fraunhofer Institute, Europe’s largest research institution. The agreement provides a platform for a wide range of research to strengthen the development and deployment of solar energy technology, including […]
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The 2009 Atir Awards – Israeli industrial design commissioned by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Labor The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Labor in Israel has presented industrial design awards for designers and industrialists during the annual Industrial Association assembly. The awards are granted per the following categories: Consumer Goods; Tools and Equipment; Furniture […]
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has accepted an Israeli proposal to begin negotiations on a free-trade agreement. In a meeting held between Ben-Eliezer, Minister of Trade, Industry and Labor and the Indian Minister of Commerce and Industry, the decision of the Prime Minister of India to accept Israel’s proposal for Free Trade Zone negotiations by […]
As reported by the AWA, two WA projects that encourage innovation in urban water management by upgrading infrastructure and protecting urban lakes and waterways will receive funding of $6 million from the Australian Government. Federal Minister for Climate Change, Energy Efficiency and Water, Senator Penny Wong, announced funding today of $6 million for two Perth-based […]
As reported by the AWA, A new round of water purchasing in the southern Murray Darling Basin worth $120 million has been announced today by the Minister for Climate Change, Energy Efficiency and Water, Senator Penny Wong. In December last year, the Australian Government announced a total of $270 million in new water purchasing initiatives […]
As reported by the AWA, Farmers have threatened to withdraw their support for the federal government’s $12.9 billion water reforms criticizing the focus on buybacks and claiming the plan for the Murray Darling Basin is skewed towards the environment. The complaint comes after the National Irrigators Council said its members were losing patience over delays […]
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2010 Infrastructure Report Card for Victoria
As reported by the AWA, The 2010 Infrastructure Report Card for Victoria produced by Engineers Australia has been released. It claims that the state’s train, water and electricity systems have been going backwards in the past five years, that the $3.5 billion desalination plant being built is an expensive and energy-intensive source of water and […]
As reported in Invest In Israel, Aesthera Corporation, an Israeli company that uses photo pneumatic or light-based technology for the treatment of skin conditions, was acquired by Solta Medical of Hayward, California, for $5.3 million. Aesthera’s flagship product, the Isolaz platform, is the only laser or light-based device with FDA marketing clearance for the treatment […]
As reported in Invest In Israel, “Ajami” was nominated for an Oscar as one of the 5 best Foreign-Language films for 2010. “Ajami”, produced by Arab-Israeli Scandar Copti and Jewish-Israeli Yaron Shani, explores five different stories set in the Christian-and-Muslim Arab neighborhood “Ajami” of the mixed Jewish-Arab Mediterranean city of Jaffa, south of Tel Aviv. […]
As reported in Invest In Israel, Berkshire Hathaway Chairman Warren Buffet, who bought an 80% majority stake in Iscar for $4 billion in 2006, told shareholders Iscar was poised to set new records, noting that the Israeli company’s “incredible managerial team would see to that.” “Nothing stops Israel-based Iscar – not wars, recessions or competitors,” […]
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