Environment
From woodchips to biofuel
September 19, 2011

An Israeli clean-tech company’s process for turning plant cellulose into feedstock for ‘green’ fuel wins a $100 million bond package from Mississippi.


CEO Eran Baniel
HCL Clean Tech CEO Eran Baniel.

It’s not every day that an Israeli company based on the science of a Nazi collaborator wins a huge US contract. But HCL Clean Tech, which offers a process to turn wood chips into biofuel, just received a $100 million bond package from the Mississippi state legislature to build plants in Grenada, Booneville, Hattiesburg and... Read Full Story [From woodchips to biofuel]
Modern ‘rain dance’ for Senegal
September 11, 2011

Israel's Tipa program has introduced drip irrigation to African subsistence farmers, providing hope for food security in unstable times.

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Non-toxic solution keeps bugs out of food
September 04, 2011

Israel's Bio[pack] makes a package coating from plant extracts already programmed by nature to repel insects. It can also be sprayed around the perimeter of warehouses.

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Israel’s GridOn keeps the lights burning
August 28, 2011

A fault current limiter designed in Israel is helping large utility companies avert widespread power breakdowns.

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Micro-climate maps make better crops
August 23, 2011

Israeli researchers have discovered that studying micro-climates could help farmers worldwide dramatically increase their yields.

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February 5, 2012 - An Israeli smartphone app already in use worldwide enables drivers to avoid jams, and navigate their way through crowded city streets, using data from their phone's GPS.
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