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Solar energy that floats on water

As reported in Israel21c: Generating energy from the sun would be more practical if not for two huge drawbacks: The expense of the silicon material that converts light to electricity, and the large tracts of land needed for solar farms. By solving both problems – and introducing unexpected side benefits, too – Solaris Synergy captured […]

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Odis – water treatment plants for emergency situations

Odis is one of the largest bodies in the world supplying water treatment plants for emergency situations, army units and disaster relief. Odis have supplied these systems during the Tsunami in Tailand as well as many other systems supplied to the UN, Unicef and many more aid organisations who worked in Chile, Haiti, Guatemala, Mexico […]

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Water, water everywhere and every drop to drink

As reported in Israel21c: Following a major earthquake in Taiwan in 2009, humanitarian aid workers from Israel brought along locally made WaterSheer products to ensure a steady stream of potable water for the survivors and to transport drinking water quickly to where it was needed most. “You need high quality water in every circumstance, and […]

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Haifa port: 2010 was a record breaking year

As reported in Port2Port: The port noted that 12% increase was registered in the number of containers transhipped through the port -TEU 1,263,552 handled Haifa port, one of Israel’s main maritime gateway and main hub ports in the eastern Mediterranean, announced last week that the port handled TEU 1,263,552in 2010, a record breaking figure in […]

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GE CHOOSES ISRAEL’S KINROT VENTURES TO JOINTLY DEVELOP NEW WATER TECHNOLOGIES

“Connecting to Israel is part of our way to be on top of technological creativity and innovation, and only in doing so will we be able to progress” – Heiner Markhoff, president & chief executive, GE Water & Process Technologies. Kinrot Ventures, the world’s first fully-dedicated water technology incubator, and General Electric (GE) recently signed […]

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Raising fish in the desert

As reported in Israel21c “There’s plenty of fish in the sea,” the old saying goes – but that’s not as true as it once was. In fact, says Dotan Bar-Noy, CEO of Israel’s GFA (Grow Fish Anywhere) Advanced Systems, there are fewer fish in the sea with each passing year. “Overfishing is a much bigger […]

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Israel and Australia – bi-lateral investments on the move

As recently seen in the Invest in Australia Annual Magazine: Israel is a small country renowned for its entrepreneurial sprit, enabling it to quickly transform start-up companies into profitable and competitive companies. This is evident by the fact that apart from Silicon Valley, the highest concentration of high-tech companies in the world is found in Israel. […]

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Queensland Floods- AICC Appeal

On behalf of Dr Orna Berry, Chairperson and Executive of the Israel-Australia Chamber of Commerce I wish to invite you to join the Chamber’s appeal to raise funds for the flood victims of Queensland, Australia. Many communities have been devastated, some families have lost everything including the tragic loss of life. Thousands have been evacuated […]

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Israel Looks to Export Water Tech to World’s Mines

As reported in Globes.co.il: The Foreign Trade Administration has a new plan to double Israel’s water technology exports, by 2012. The Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labor’s Foreign Trade Administration has a new plan to double Israel’s water technologies exports, by 2012, from the $1.5 billion in exports in 2010. The new plan targets coal, copper […]

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Raising fish in the desert

As reported in IVC: With fewer fish in the sea with each passing year, Israel’s Grow Fish Anywhere has found a way to grow them in the desert. “There’s plenty of fish in the sea,” the old saying goes – but that’s not as true as it once was. In fact, says Dotan Bar-Noy, CEO […]