Environment
Precision Agriculture Startup AgriTask Raises $8.5M For Its Data-Driven Platform
Israeli precision agriculture startup Agritask has raised an $8.5 million Series A funding round, the company announced Tuesday. The round was led by the InsuResilience Investment Fund, a venture capital firm set up on behalf of the German government by KfW, a German state-owned development bank. Barn Investimentos, a Brazilian early-stage investment firm co-invested in […]
November 05, 2019
Uzbekistan Signs Deal With Israeli Water-From-Air Firm To Fight Water Shortage
According to the agreement, thousands of generators produced by the Israeli company will be dispatched to different towns and cities in Uzbekistan.
October 31, 2019
Sustainable Innovation: 6 Top Trends Driving The Israeli Cleantech Landscape
With over 600 companies and startups in Cleantech, Israel has over the years gained the status of a high-quality international player in this field.
October 23, 2019
Thai Seafood Producer Invests In Israeli Insect Protein Startup Flying SpArk
The Israeli startup, known for making protein powder out of fruit fly larvae, will partner with the Thai-based firm to move forward with its insect growing and processing capabilities in Thailand.
October 22, 2019
Future Meat To Launch World’s 1st Lab-Grown Meat Production Plant, Raises $14M
Future Meat's process uses the rapid growth of connective tissue cells, called fibroblasts, to reach high densities before turning the cells to cultured muscle and healthy fats.
October 10, 2019
Hospitality Startup Selina Launches Initiative To Raise Funds For Amazon Rainforest
The global initiative will raise funds for an organization that seeks to support the efforts of indigenous people in their mission to protect Amazon forests.
October 08, 2019
Is There An Ideal Solution For Saving The Dead Sea? Israeli Scientists Weigh In
The Dead Sea is slowly disappearing and collaboration among neighboring countries is difficult. But Israel needs a plan, and fast.
September 08, 2019
Bye Bye, Trash: Israeli Startup Pilots Breakthrough Waste Conversion Solution In US
An Israeli company is helping rid the world of its plastic problem with a solution that coverts waste into new materials.
September 03, 2019
Israeli Sustainability Initiative To Pilot Village-In-A-Box With Its Own Water, Food, Energy Systems
The Sustainable Group is developing a fully integrated, carbon-positive village that comes as a construction kit.
July 30, 2019
How Israel Became An Unlikely Shark Research Hub, According To A Marine Ecology Expert
Eyal Bigal, a marine ecologist at University of Haifa's Leon H. Charney School of Marine Sciences, says the sharks' draw to Israel's coasts presents a unique opportunity.
July 28, 2019
Salty Mystery: Joint US-Israeli Study Aims To Answer Salt Buildup Puzzle In Dead Sea
New research shows that small disturbances in the Dead Sea caused by waves or other motion create 'salt fingers' that slowly funnel down to the lake bed.
July 07, 2019
Israel’s Eviation Aircraft Ushers In New Era Of All-Electric Plane
The Israeli-founded global manufacturer debuted the Alice at the Paris Air Show last week, announcing its first customer, the US regional airline Cape Air.
June 24, 2019
Climate Change Could Render Sea of Galilee Unusable In Next 30 Years, Scientists Say
As water temperatures rise, it has become evident that this body of water may not be equipped to handle the changes and ramifications of climate change.
June 19, 2019
Israel, 7 Muslim-Majority States Form Rare Research Partnership To Save Red Sea Coral Reefs
The Red Sea Transnational Research Center will include scientists from Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan, Eritrea, Sudan, Yemen, and Djibouti.
June 06, 2019
CityTree, Tel Aviv’s Only Eco-Home, Is A Symbol Of Green, Communal Living
The apartment, in the heart of the city on Bialik Square, functions as a budding business, ecology school, almost-hostel, and a community center for environmental activists.
May 30, 2019