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Israel looks to export water tech to world’s mines

As reported in IVC: 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, […]

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Eco-tourism in the Galilee

Tourists from both Israel and abroad can travel the country and enjoy activities that have minimal impact on the environment and build environmental awareness. Environmental tourism options in Israel are growing apace, especially in the verdant Galilee region. If you want a healthy holiday, check in to the Mizpe-Hayamim Hotel, Spa and Organic Farm. Dating […]

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New International catalogue for Advanced Agricultural Technology from Israel

The new International catalogue for Advanced Agricultural Technology “Agriculture 2011” is on air Includes: Development of onion harvesting machinery Ocean Transport of the Easter Lily Grafting for the use of root systems as biological filters to prevent penetration of contaminants into vegetable plants under irrigation with marginal water Sprouting inhibition of postharvest potatoes by using […]

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Making every drop count

As reported in the Economist: LONDON’S streets can be a bit of a maze, but below ground things are even more complex. Water pipes crisscross the city in all directions. Some areas used to have competing water companies, each of which built its own system. Not even Thames Water, the utility that operates the British […]

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KOREA’S POSCO SIGNS AGREEMENT SEEKING ISRAELI R&D

Pohang Iron and Steel Company, Korea’s fifth largest conglomerate also known as Posco, joined Israel’s Global Enterprise R&D Cooperation Framework. Posco, today the world’s second largest steel producer and ranked 272nd in the Fortune 500, is both the first Korean firm as well as the first company from Asia to join the Israeli framework. The […]

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Amiad Filtration buys out partner in Chinese subsidiary

As reported in IVC: Amiad CEO Arik Dayan: The existing infrastructure of Taixing will allow us to penetrate new markets in China. Amiad Filtration Systems Ltd. (LSE:AFS), which produces and supplies water filters and filtration systems for the industrial, municipal and irrigation markets, announced today that it has acquired the remaining 50% of its Chinese […]

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Emefcy Bio-Energy Systems Has Been Named a 2010 Global Cleantech 100 Company

As reported by IVC: Emefcy Bio-Energy Systems Has Been Named a 2010 Global Cleantech 100 Company Emefcy Limited, a global leader in Microbial Fuel Cell (MFC) implementation for wastewater treatment, today announced it has been named in the prestigious 2010 Global Cleantech 100, produced by the Cleantech Group. The list is produced as part of […]

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Self-sustaining nuclear energy from Israel

As reported by Israel21c: Though the very mention of nuclear energy makes many people nervous, it’s no secret that we will come to depend on it more and more as highly-polluting and costly fossil fuels go the way of the dinosaurs from which they derive. That’s why the world’s best minds are focused on finding […]

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The algae that want to conquer the world

As reported by Israel21c: It almost sounds like the plot of a sci-fi thriller: A beautiful but deadly family of blue-green algae strong-arms other freshwater microorganisms into becoming their slaves, enabling them to take control of the water and threaten health the world over.  These dastardly cyanobacteria algae – the bullies of the freshwater playground […]

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New Program by MOITAL and the Ministry of Finance: Encouraging Multi-National Companies to Establish Financial Research and Development Centers

Iseael have announced the launching of a new program to encourage multi-national financial firms to establish financial research and development centers in Israel, a field that had evolved immensely within the last few years. This directive by the Director General of MOITAL has been signed and promulgated, and shall be executed by the MOITAL Office of the Chief Scientist, and is intended for the development and creation of a new growth-inducing mechanism for the Israeli financial industry. This is part of the “relative advantage” program, one of many tools promoted by the Ministry of Finance and MOITAL for the purpose of accelerating information-based industries in Israel.