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 …

CellEra is developing a disruptive clean-energy fuel-cell technology, from the level of basic concept and components and through the final design of a complete power system. The company is at the forefront of research and development in this exciting new fuel-cell frontier, and considers ongoing generation of unique IP, scientific and engineering know-how as the key to its long term commercial success. CellEra is well funded, and is led by a highly experienced team combining decades of experience and leadership in fuel cell research and development, electro-chemical power source development, and commercialization and start-up management.

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 – …

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 …