The California Israel Chamber of Commerce has announced the 10 companies invited to present at this years CICC Cleantech Tour and Showcase, taking place on April 27.
Founded in Israel in 1962, Amiad is a world leader in filtration, delivering clean water with clean technology.  Amiad’s automatic self cleaning screen filters and automatic micro fiber (AMF) filters safeguard human health, the environment and industrial productivity.  Amiad filters can stand alone to efficiently remove solids from irrigation, municipal or industrial water, or help make multi-stage water treatment systems more effective and efficient …

In early May, the Tel Aviv University will be hosting Professor Elton J. Cairns for two lectures specific to Batteries and Electric Vehicles. Professor Cairns is a visiting professor from the University of California Berkeley, where his research interests are electrochemistry and electrocatalysis.

The second annual Greek Unconference is coming up this Friday, April 23, to be held at Seminar Hakibbutzim. Last year, the conference brought together a variety of green and cleantech enthusiasts, ranging for hobbyists to professionals and entrepreneurs. Like last year, this conference is organized by participants, and gives an open forum for all the “green geeks” to present their ideas, inventions, problems and solutions. We’ll be there and look forward to meeting all of you.
Some of the events already lined up include a workshop on how to build a …

Last month, Sami Shiro presented at the MiaGreen 2010 conference on “The Opportunity of Greentech Investments”.  His presentation gives a good overview of early stage opportunities in the cleantech sector, with a focus on Israel. Sami is a principal at Israel G-Tek, which invested in Israeli wind startup IQWind.

CICC Cleantech Delegation to California
The California Israel Chamber of Commerce (CICC) Cleantech Initiative announced it is seeking 15 Israeli clean technology “cleantech” companies to participate in a delegation to meet with the leading industry, investment firms and utility giants April 26-28, 2010 in California.
Participants will have the opportunity to present their company to and meet privately with leading investors, corporate partners, policymakers, as well as scientific and academic experts as well as tours of California cleantech companies and facilities.  Israeli cleantech investors are also be invited …

About BIRD
BIRD Foundation, the Binational Industrial Research and Development Foundation, is a US-Israel effort to fund bi-national R&D projects on an ongoing basis. The organization funds about 20 projects a year – 800 since inception.
Recently, BIRD announced the BIRD Energy initiative, which specifically focuses on funding US-Israel R&D projects in renewable energy. It is backed by the US Department of Energy (DOE), the Israeli Ministry of National Infrastructures and the BIRD Foundation. Projects are funded up to $1 million.
BIRD Energy has already funded:

HelioFocus Ltd. & Capstone Turbine Corporation, CA – …