Environment

Fish Without Fishing: Cultivated Meat Startup Tackles Sea Scarcity
With overfishing posing a growing threat to the global marine ecosystem, an Israeli startup has created a way of making fish products without catching any of the animals at all. “Our oceans are running out of fish,” Sea2Cell co-founder and CEO Dr. Orna Harel tells NoCamels. “And the gap between supply and demand is increasing.” […]
December 07, 2023

Israeli AI Platform Spots Leaks, Saves Water Worldwide
An AI-driven Israeli water management system is making a splash worldwide with its 24/7 monitoring platform that tracks every leak, burst pipe and broken tap – saving water, time and money. Managing a water utility, be it in a bustling city or sparsely populated rural area, ultimately means ensuring that homes have access to water […]
December 05, 2023

‘We Keep Going’: Cleantech Firm Resolute After Hamas Horror
An Israeli cleantech startup has created a versatile biomaterial from an easily cultivated plant, which not only removes carbon dioxide from the air but can also be used as a viable substitute for plastic and building materials. This should have been a feature solely about their innovation, but for Kenaf Ventures the world changed on […]
November 05, 2023

Bee Happy: New Device Protects Hives From Colony-Killing Mites
For almost two decades, agriculturalists around the world have been sounding the alarm about the global disappearance of entire bee colonies, a vital link in the food chain whose absence is threatening the world’s food supply. Scientists have determined that one of the primary causes of colony collapse disorder (CCD) is the Varroa mite, a […]
October 12, 2023

All-In-One Kit Turns Urban Roofs Into Energy-Producing Gardens
A bird’s eye view of the skies above Basel, Copenhagen and Paris will reveal – aside from the spectacular views – rooftops that lately have been blooming with abundance of greenery. These rooftops adorned with vegetables and other vegetation are known as green roofs and have become mandatory for new and freshly renovated spaces in […]
October 01, 2023

Compost Drum Turning Muck Into Money, Shrinking Israeli Landfills
An Israeli company wants to reduce the nation’s numerous landfill sites with its organic waste disposal system. EcoCity Green’s solution takes a wide range of organic waste and converts it into marketable compost on site, in what company founder and CEO Erez Wolf says is a unique, low-energy, low-cost process. “This is the game changer […]
September 19, 2023

How Online Gaming And Food Reviews Can Help Save The Planet
Imagine saving baby turtles just by playing your favorite online game or clearing pollution from the ocean simply by leaving a review of a new restaurant. Israeli startup Dots.Eco lets you do just that, teaming up with customer review websites, gaming companies and other online organizations to reward daily online interactions with steps to save […]
September 05, 2023

Essential Oil Pesticide Keeping Crops Healthy And Organic
An Israeli startup has created an organic formula for protecting plants against insects and fungi using an essential oil as its base ingredient. BotanoHealth’s BH-B spray uses thyme oil, which co-founder and CEO Yaniv Kitron tells NoCamels has known anti-mold and anti-fungal properties. Pest attacks on crops are expensive. According to the US Food and […]
August 29, 2023

Green Garments: Startup Turns Old Clothes Into New Plastics
An Israeli startup is developing a way to make brand new plastic products from the moth-eaten shirts, torn pants, and other unwanted clothes that we normally throw away. TextRe uses synthetic fibers such as polyester and nylon from textile waste, and combines them with certain substances, including a reduced amount of plastic and other unnamed […]
August 22, 2023

Looking For Sustainable Protein? Try A Pinch Of Fruit Fly Powder
The next time you see a fruit fly buzzing around your bowl of apples and oranges, you should think twice before swatting it away. These tiny insects may be the solution to a better-balanced diet and a more sustainable future in agriculture, according to Israeli startup Flying Spark. The Rehovot-based company, which was founded […]
August 20, 2023

Hot In The City? Startup Using Plants To Cool Urban Areas
An Israeli startup is countering the effects of rising urban temperatures by making cities greener, with smart infrastructure that helps create green walls, roofs and pergolas to bring down the heat. Growing urbanization has led to phenomenon known as the urban heat island effect. This is when temperatures in a city increase relative to outlying […]
August 13, 2023

Special Strain Of Wheat Makes Durable, Eco-Friendly Straws
Up in a small northern Israeli town, a startup is growing fields of genetically engineered wheat that can withstand the challenges of climate change – but it’s not cultivating the grain for food. The specialized seeds yield wheat with thicker and larger stalks that are being used to create biodegradable yet durable drinking straws. Blue […]
July 20, 2023

Startup Rents Roofs For Solar Panels, Sells Owners Cheap Power
For decades, the Israel Electric Corporation (IEC) has enjoyed a monopoly on power supply in the country. But in the last five years Israel has moved to end this monopoly, and allow other companies to enter the field. And for one innovative solar energy firm, this means a real opportunity to make the country more […]
July 16, 2023

Israelis Engineer High-Yield Seed Oil For Better Biofuel Production
An Israeli company has developed genetically engineered versions of the ancient castor bean – and their higher yields and higher oil content are helping nations power their vehicles with greener fuel. The castor bean – which despite looking like a bean is actually a seed from the Spurge family of flowering plants – has been […]
July 11, 2023

‘Secret Sauce’ Makes Plastic-Free Packaging A Real Alternative
While restaurant chains and cafes are doing their part to preserve our environment by using eco-friendly single-use items and packaging, often the greener alternative is less than durable. A startup in Kibbutz Gan Shmuel, northern Israel, says it has developed a “secret sauce” – comprising natural and synthetic materials – that makes environmentally friendly utensils […]
June 22, 2023