Most Active Articles 2009-11-25T00:49:03.848-05:00 Business Exchange Business_Exchange@businessweek.com urn:com:businessweek:bx:topic:most-active:israel-business dan Ehrlich dehrlich468 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:8693675251468043791-b92ac168288dbd1aef01d259b6e28452 2009-11-10T10:37:12.815-05:00

Earlier in the week, Jonathan Axelrad, Co-Chair of this past weekend’s Jewish Response to the Energy Challenge (J-REC) conference held in San Francisco and broadcasted through out the United States and Israel, was asked if a “Jewish response to...

Earlier in the week, Jonathan Axelrad, Co-Chair of this past weekend’s Jewish Response to the Energy Challenge (J-REC) conference held in San Francisco and broadcasted through out the United States and Israel, was asked if a “Jewish response to... http://blog.cleantechies.com/2009/11/10/why-should-jews-have-their-own-response-to-the-energy-challenge/ Ceylan (Oney) Thomson coney672 1 1 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:11491619746798897951-8eb50fdbdf27715d8991f45f0c058cee 2009-10-19T18:13:52.867-04:00

Ormat Technologies, Inc., announced today that its Israeli subsidiary, Ormat Systems Ltd., has signed a Joint...

Ormat Technologies, Inc., announced today that its Israeli subsidiary, Ormat Systems Ltd., has signed a Joint... http://blog.cleantechies.com/2009/10/19/ormat-sunday-energy-joint-venture-solar/ Ceylan (Oney) Thomson coney672 1 1 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:16364291275959743603-b89683ae917b2fbaf70f67a389ff5a20 2009-10-19T17:39:41.685-04:00

Wouldn't you love to get rid of the rat's nest of cables connecting the pieces of your home entertainment system and cut the hassle of hooking up new audio-video components? Engineers and consumers alike have dreamed of that possibility for years,...

Wouldn't you love to get rid of the rat's nest of cables connecting the pieces of your home entertainment system and cut the hassle of hooking up new audio-video components? Engineers and consumers alike have dreamed of that possibility for years,... http://www.businessweek.com/globalbiz/content/oct2009/gb20091019_079270.htm Andy Reinhardt areinhardt626 1 1 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:5202707394860305389-73295a73c6ce2a08b684e9d32947e348 2009-10-16T19:28:53.270-04:00

German industrial conglomerate Siemens AG has announced that it will buy solar thermal power company Solel Solar Systems Ltd. for $418 million. Siemens will buy the Beit Shemesh, Israel-based company from Ecofin Ltd., a London-based investment company which had purchased a stake in Solel in January 2008 at a company value of $150 million.

German industrial conglomerate Siemens AG has announced that it will buy solar thermal power company Solel Solar Systems Ltd. for $418 million. Siemens will buy the Beit Shemesh, Israel-based company from Ecofin Ltd., a London-based investment company which had purchased a stake in Solel in January 2008 at a company value of $150 million. http://blog.cleantechies.com/2009/10/16/siemens-to-buy-solel-solar-systems-for-418-million/ Marco Schmoecker mschmoecker442 1 1 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:3985075143841499842-394f43abd621e01e4dcf4e222a981694 2009-09-20T22:11:44.764-04:00

Even the CEO was initially skeptical about BioPetroClean’s simple and effective solution for cleaning up...

Even the CEO was initially skeptical about BioPetroClean’s simple and effective solution for cleaning up... http://blog.cleantechies.com/2009/09/20/wastewater-dow-chemical-biopetroclean/ Ceylan (Oney) Thomson coney672 0 0 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:12254990851869055000-7f94766c882adc6810b63e61eb7f4dc4 2009-09-09T08:33:20.596-04:00

Mona Pearl to Speak at the 1st Peter Drucker Global Conference November 19 - 20 Vienna, Austria Mona Pearl, Founder & COO of BeyondAStrategy, a Chicago based global business development firm will be presenting at the 1st Global Peter F.

Mona Pearl to Speak at the 1st Peter Drucker Global Conference November 19 - 20 Vienna, Austria Mona Pearl, Founder & COO of BeyondAStrategy, a Chicago based global business development firm will be presenting at the 1st Global Peter F. http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/09/prweb2838814.htm Mona Pearl mpearl336 0 0 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:12644595995611233583-e14ea32134e065a3ca8d5b1ebe50f219 2009-09-01T13:20:29.315-04:00

Israeli solar energy companies such as Solel Solar, Aora, Ormat technologies, and a host of others are now...

Israeli solar energy companies such as Solel Solar, Aora, Ormat technologies, and a host of others are now... http://blog.cleantechies.com/2009/09/01/sun-boilers-create-solar-energy-like-a-genie-in-a-bottle/ Ceylan (Oney) Thomson coney672 0 0 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:15312673548075778155-936028bd491ac3319c5cf2345d50f916 2009-08-18T15:32:00.071-04:00

The NATO Science for Peace Program and the Middle East Desalination Research Center (MEDRC) recently awarded...

The NATO Science for Peace Program and the Middle East Desalination Research Center (MEDRC) recently awarded... http://blog.cleantechies.com/2009/08/17/israeli-desalination-researchers-nato-money-pilot-sites/ Ceylan (Oney) Thomson coney672 2 2 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:3459700565793857969-582ab96531596dc0e04729f99740aa9e 2009-08-14T11:17:24.892-04:00

The field of clean technology emerged about 10 years ago. It’s a natural space for Israelis, who for more than 60 years have been looking for ways to grow crops on barren wasteland, to re-use scarce water resources creatively, and to lower their reliance on oil from enemy states.

The field of clean technology emerged about 10 years ago. It’s a natural space for Israelis, who for more than 60 years have been looking for ways to grow crops on barren wasteland, to re-use scarce water resources creatively, and to lower their reliance on oil from enemy states. http://blog.cleantechies.com/2009/08/14/israel-clean-tech-industry/ Ceylan (Oney) Thomson coney672 2 2 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:16949228732949951498-e3de9b1a41d332c5a0bb53e9e1bacf2c 2009-03-23T16:30:00.000-04:00

...at an Israeli business ... VisualTao allows multiple users to collaborate and edit a dwg file in real time using a ...

...at an Israeli business ... VisualTao allows multiple users to collaborate and edit a dwg file in real time using a ... http://www.extranetevolution.com/extranet_evolution/2009/03/visualtao-cad-on-demand.html 17 17 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:11345375729158504588-b8cfeadc14e8337704a8acc776c36690 2009-04-27T11:29:05.751-04:00

Satellite reconnaissance that delivers timely intelligence and strategic communications has become an essential part of national security for many nations, providing early warning of hostile attacks and extending command and control throughout areas...

Satellite reconnaissance that delivers timely intelligence and strategic communications has become an essential part of national security for many nations, providing early warning of hostile attacks and extending command and control throughout areas... http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story_generic.jsp?channel=defense&id=news/OPT042409.xml&headline=Small%20Satellites%20Provide%20Low-Cost%20Entree Jim Asker jasker378 4 2 1 1 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:804561764760175390-d42c0b0ea8a6011cf3d7bd458936048f 2009-08-07T16:17:08.368-04:00

Refueling newly developed electric cars in Israel may be one step closer to being commonplace with an...

Refueling newly developed electric cars in Israel may be one step closer to being commonplace with an... http://blog.cleantechies.com/2009/08/07/better-place-refuels-electric-car-commuters-israel/ Ceylan (Oney) Thomson coney672 1 0 0 1 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:14208684732102596908-389e3ba616a396ab0f03395b6526ce2e 2009-07-24T11:43:49.980-04:00

BrightView Systems, a Petah Tikva, Israel-based start-up developing production process optimization tools for the solar industry, and the Thin-Film Photovoltaics Laboratory at IMT, a world leading lab in silicon-based thin-film solar cells research,...

BrightView Systems, a Petah Tikva, Israel-based start-up developing production process optimization tools for the solar industry, and the Thin-Film Photovoltaics Laboratory at IMT, a world leading lab in silicon-based thin-film solar cells research,... http://blog.cleantechies.com/2009/07/24/brightview-systems-epfl-thin-film-solar-collaboration/ Ceylan (Oney) Thomson coney672 2 2 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:5312160476214023487-91aa99d9bc5271b435ae3abce07c2d23 2008-11-17T00:06:03.321-05:00

In Israel at 60, we are witness to an economy which has proven its prowess and competitiveness on the global scale, as evidenced by a shekel which is one of the world

In Israel at 60, we are witness to an economy which has proven its prowess and competitiveness on the global scale, as evidenced by a shekel which is one of the world http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?r1693987947&f=9791 18 18 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:16938515595461324183-4ddea5304a39ffb0745bbfc902ef31fa 2009-01-13T10:22:58.981-05:00

Israel could be on the brink of a historic discovery: preliminary tests indicate there's natural gas n the sandy layer beneath the sea floor at the Tamar offshore drill site, 90 kilometers west of Haifa. Euphoria reigned on the stock exchange...

Israel could be on the brink of a historic discovery: preliminary tests indicate there's natural gas n the sandy layer beneath the sea floor at the Tamar offshore drill site, 90 kilometers west of Haifa. Euphoria reigned on the stock exchange... http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1054940.html Tim Murphy tmurphy444 10 10 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:17525169631305156560-699226f104d407fa7ec2733be6173c3e 2008-12-10T16:14:26.308-05:00

Swedish fashion retailer Hennes & Mauritz (H & M) have entered into a franchise agreement with Match Retail Ltd, a privately owned company, which will allow them to further...

Swedish fashion retailer Hennes & Mauritz (H & M) have entered into a franchise agreement with Match Retail Ltd, a privately owned company, which will allow them to further... http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7013355516 Maki Yamasaki myamasaki237 12 12 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:14912146004247933077-c67a44c2ca5c459fd05238e4398f4bff 2009-07-28T16:41:28.495-04:00

Israel Cleantech Ventures (ICV) and Capricorn Venture Partners (CVP) announced today that they have invested $6MM in FRX Polymers, Inc. (FRX), the manufacturer of a new, environmentally friendly family of inherently flame retardant plastics.

Israel Cleantech Ventures (ICV) and Capricorn Venture Partners (CVP) announced today that they have invested $6MM in FRX Polymers, Inc. (FRX), the manufacturer of a new, environmentally friendly family of inherently flame retardant plastics. http://blog.cleantechies.com/2009/07/28/frx-polymers-raises-6mm-vc-money-green-plastics/ Ceylan (Oney) Thomson coney672 0 0 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:13697475085933673568-e67122a9801a0d03ed7ca07dba078027 2009-07-21T20:29:04.242-04:00

Phoebus Energy unveiled its hybrid water heating system last week at the community center in Gilo, a neighborhood of Jerusalem, according to an article in The Jerusalem Post. Phoebus Energy, founded in 2007 with $2 million in seed funding from Terra...

Phoebus Energy unveiled its hybrid water heating system last week at the community center in Gilo, a neighborhood of Jerusalem, according to an article in The Jerusalem Post. Phoebus Energy, founded in 2007 with $2 million in seed funding from Terra... http://blog.cleantechies.com/2009/07/21/phoebus-energy-hybrid-water-heating-system-israel/ Ceylan (Oney) Thomson coney672 0 0 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:318411307186925429-fa73d6176c5e59731926cae467d167b1 2008-12-24T11:07:55.148-05:00

The Technion is still shaking from Wall Street financier Bernard Madoff's huge $50 billion fraud. The American Technion Society (ATS), one of the Haifa institution's fund-raising arms, reports that it has lost a total of $72 million invested in...

The Technion is still shaking from Wall Street financier Bernard Madoff's huge $50 billion fraud. The American Technion Society (ATS), one of the Haifa institution's fund-raising arms, reports that it has lost a total of $72 million invested in... http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1049441.html Tim Murphy tmurphy444 10 10 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:4128533638358404921-2f452dcffa65587dcbf37259c2da61b7 2009-06-10T15:13:05.547-04:00

So just where the melon-farming farm is Samuel L. Jackson when you need him? Joining Big Dog in the menagerie of weird weapons comes robosnake, a nifty little robot that does battlefield surveillance and reconnaissance. The two-foot-long critter,...

So just where the melon-farming farm is Samuel L. Jackson when you need him? Joining Big Dog in the menagerie of weird weapons comes robosnake, a nifty little robot that does battlefield surveillance and reconnaissance. The two-foot-long critter,... http://dvice.com/archives/2009/06/robot-snake-is.php Michael Arndt marndt561 1 1 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:5303756740063743001-fdc8dcfcdac51761069da633dce83c55 2008-11-17T04:44:07.216-05:00

Working in secret, Israel and Germany have jointly developed a nuclear missile detection system, according to the Defense News Web site. Slideshow: Code-named Project Bluebird, the system is based on the prototype of an

Working in secret, Israel and Germany have jointly developed a nuclear missile detection system, according to the Defense News Web site. Slideshow: Code-named Project Bluebird, the system is based on the prototype of an http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?r1694355514&f=9791 12 11 1 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:4480407431030335572-2cce128ca103165a835bfb5ffb365653 2009-02-27T18:11:14.505-05:00

A promise of double-digit returns nowadays might seem like just another Ponzi scheme to investors. But a group of solar energy fans from a kibbutz, or collective, in southern Israel believes it can offer just that, by using government backing to...

A promise of double-digit returns nowadays might seem like just another Ponzi scheme to investors. But a group of solar energy fans from a kibbutz, or collective, in southern Israel believes it can offer just that, by using government backing to... http://www.businessweek.com/globalbiz/content/feb2009/gb20090226_628066.htm Andy Reinhardt areinhardt626 5 5 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:10499077938320839126-3fa61871b70763117fcf0f8edd099ad2 2009-06-25T13:33:55.013-04:00

Gaza -- on the Mediterranean with an offshore natural gas resource worth an estimated $4 billion and with Palestinian statehood believed an imminent proposition -- should be looking at a bright future. But abject poverty racks Gaza and the easy explanation by many Arabs and Western media is to depict the Palestinians as in a permanent state of Israeli-inflicted victimhood.

Gaza -- on the Mediterranean with an offshore natural gas resource worth an estimated $4 billion and with Palestinian statehood believed an imminent proposition -- should be looking at a bright future. But abject poverty racks Gaza and the easy explanation by many Arabs and Western media is to depict the Palestinians as in a permanent state of Israeli-inflicted victimhood. http://www.energytribune.com/articles.cfm?aid=1979 Seth Myers smyers544 1 1 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:9495919667237997684-b635db46c8bcc6f2db9f7dbe13053f6f 2009-06-29T11:55:28.838-04:00

Israeli airliners are to be equipped with laser anti-missile defenses, after the Ministry of Transportation awarded Elbit Systems a $76 million contract to supply C-Music directed infrared countermeasures (Dircm) systems. A countermeasures system...

Israeli airliners are to be equipped with laser anti-missile defenses, after the Ministry of Transportation awarded Elbit Systems a $76 million contract to supply C-Music directed infrared countermeasures (Dircm) systems. A countermeasures system... http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story.jsp?id=news/ISRAEL062609.xml&headline=Israeli%20Airliners%20To%20Get%20Missile%20Defense&channel=comm Jim Asker jasker378 0 0 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:2613517270027367312-a443a55d153d209d69dffad6d0443024 2009-06-27T03:42:57.009-04:00

Aora Solar Energy Company, an Israeli solar power startup has launched a small 100kw hybrid solar/gas turbine system that will provide power to kibbutz Samar located in the southern desert of Israel. Besides...

Aora Solar Energy Company, an Israeli solar power startup has launched a small 100kw hybrid solar/gas turbine system that will provide power to kibbutz Samar located in the southern desert of Israel. Besides... http://greeneconomypost.com/solar-gas-hybrid-power-plant-3368.htm Tracey de Morsella tdemorsella126 0 0 0 0