Yosef Abramowitz, CEO of Arava Power shares the story of how Arava Power surpassed hurdles and red tape to become a leader Israeli solar power developer, the general state of solar PV and solar thermal technologies, Israel’s thriving cleantech sector and its growth as a future cleantech leader.

Astorre Modena is a co-founder and general partner at Terra Venture Partners, a venture capital fund targeting opportunities in Israeli cleantech companies at the seed and early stages.
Previously, Astorre was a Principal at Israel Seed Partners and prior to that he was with McKinsey & Co., based in Paris, where he consulted to leading Italian, French and Israeli manufacturing and financial corporations.
Astorre holds a B.Sc. in Physics and Outstanding Students Program from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and a Ph.D. in Plasma Physics from Imperial College in London. He was a …

The recent conference on global warming in Copenhagen, and two reports published recently which analyze and discuss the environmental benefits of electric vehicles (“Electric and Hybrid Vehicle” of the Neaman Institute, and “Potential of Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Israel” written by McKinsey & Company by commission of the Israeli Ministry of Environmental Protection), are an opportunity to discuss the possible contribution of the electric vehicle to improve air quality and reduce greenhouse gas emissions in Israel.
Overall Environmental Contribution – the Balance of Total Emissions
There is basic agreement in both …

CleanIsrael recently hosted ex-CEO of GE Water Jeff Garwood and ex-CTO of GE Water Dr. Rengarajan Ramesh for a roundtable discussion with CEOs of some of Israel’s leading water startups. After the event and vibrant discussion, we asked Dr. Ramesh to give his thoughts on Israel’s cleantech sector.
Israel offers great potential and opportunity for countries around the world who are facing serious water shortages as well industrial pollution of their precious water resources.  Israeli government and their policies have guided the water industry to look seriously at innovations and …