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Pythagoras Turns Organic Valley Headquarters’ into Energy Generating Asset
Jan. 24, 2012  | Source: Company Press Release
Organic Valley and Pythagoras Solar Announce First Grid Connected Solar Window Project


Scodix1200 Digital Enhancement Press Deployed In US with HP Financing
Jan. 11, 2012  | Source: Company Press Release
Digital enhancement leader Scodix is an HP Gold Partner


The Little Engine That Could
Dec. 27, 2011  | Source: Global Photovoltaics


Fuel cell developer CellEra raises $9.2M
Dec. 19, 2011  | Source: Globes Article - Batya Feldman
Vodafone led the round making its first ever investment in Israel and first ever investment in a cleantech company


Vodafone Ventures and Carmel Ventures lead $9.2M investment in CellEra
Dec. 19, 2011  | Source: Company Press Release
Investment will help to bring affordable fuel cells to market


Tigo Raises Additional Capital Resources
Dec. 12, 2011  | Source: Company Press Release
$18 Million Investment Round Led by Bessemer Venture Partners


Better Place Raises $200 Million Series C Financing
Nov. 11, 2011  | Source: Company Press Release


Tigo Energy® Partners With Leading PV Module Manufacturers to Deliver Solar Smart Modules
Oct. 19, 2011  | Source: Company Press Release


Emefcy Awarded the Early Stage Company of the Year Award and Named in Global Cleantech 100
Oct. 18, 2011  | Source: Company Press Release


Solar Experts Tell Industry Members to Jump Aboard the BIPV Train
Sep. 15, 2011  | Source: The US Glass News Network - By Sahely Mukerji


AccuLink buys breakthrough Scodix digital enhancement press at Graph Expo 2011
Sep. 11, 2011  | Source: Company Press Release


Israel’s Sewage-Eating Bacteria Lure GE Cash to Curb Energy Costs
Aug. 15, 2011  | Source: Bloomberg - Ben Edwards


UK solar consortium joins with Tigo Energy and LCE to supply 1,200 social housing systems
Aug. 11, 2011  | Source: Solar Power Portal


Plug-and-Play Batteries: Trying Out a Quick-Swap Station for Electric Vehicles
Jul. 29, 2011  | Source: Bradley Berman - The New York Times


Media coverage of Pythagoras Solar following the GE Ecomagination Award 2011
Jul. 13, 2011  | Source: Reuters & CNN


GE-Backed Joint Venture Invests in Emefcy
Jun. 28, 2011  | Source: Company Press Release
ENERGY TECHNOLOGY VENTURES, A GE-NRG ENERGY-CONOCOPHILLIPS JOINT VENTURE, INVESTS IN ISRAELI WASTEWATER-TO-ELECTRICITY COMPANY EMEFCY


Pythagoras Wins GE Ecomagination Innovation Award
Jun. 23, 2011  | Source: Company Press Release
Company's Solar Window Technology Continues to Make Strides in the Market


Scodix strengthens its African alliance
Jun. 15, 2011  | Source: Graphic Repro On-line Magazine


Emefcy EBRs Transform Wastewater Treatment Economics
Jun. 12, 2011  | Source: WorldWater Magazine - May/June issue


FRX Polymers Inc. raises $15.7MM Series B financing
Jun. 6, 2011  | Source: Company Press Release


Richard Voreis joins Pythagoras Solar Advisory Board
Jun. 2, 2011  | Source: Company Press Release
Fenestration Industry Expert to Help the Company Expand Sales in the Quest for Energy Efficient Buildings


Israel cleantech innovation in HTIA Magazine
Jun. 1, 2011  | Source: Israel Hi-Tech Association Magazine


Emefcy Selected by Artemis Project as a 2011 Top 50 Water Company
May. 17, 2011  | Source: Company Press Release
The Artemis Project Top 50 Unveils 2011's Most Innovative Water Technologies


Israeli firms offer technology to slake the world’s thirst
May. 12, 2011  | Source: The Economist


Pythagoras Awarded Top Industry Honors at Global Conf for Sustainable Development
Apr. 18, 2011  | Source: Company Press Release
Doing Good Doing Well Venture Capitalist and Viewer's Choice Awards Recognize Pythagoras Solar's Innovative New Solar Window Technology


Panoramic Power Announces $4.5 Million Funding
Apr. 14, 2011  | Source: Company Press Release
Israel Cleantech Ventures and Greylock Partners co-led the investment


Tigo Energy® Raises Capital Resources to Fuel Rapid Sales Growth
Apr. 12, 2011  | Source: Company Press Release
Investment from Generation Investment Management Helps the Company Respond to Global Demand for the Tigo Energy® Maximizer™ Solution


Pythagoras Solar installs first-to-market solar windows in the iconic Chicago Willis Tower
Mar. 21, 2011  | Source: Company Press Release
The solar window power pioneer annoces pilot installment in Chicago skyscraper for energy efficiency, solar power generation and architectural flexibility


Scodix to unveil the FinalTouch printing solutions
Feb. 18, 2011  | Source: whattheythink.com


Tigo Shifts From Homes to Utilities as Solar Electronics Gets Set to Zoom
Jan. 20, 2011  | Source: Greentechmedia
Maximize your solar pleasure, says Tigo and a host of others, with electronics. Who will win?


Gonen Fink’s Pythagorean Theorem: a Skylight that Makes Electricity
Dec. 5, 2010  | Source: Article by Susan Kraemer | Green Prophet


China Sunergy and Pythagoras Partner to Advance Development of Highly Adaptable Solar Windows
Dec. 1, 2010  | Source: Company Press Release
Leading solar cell manufacturer and provider facilitate energy efficiency and generation with flexible building integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) solutions


Fuel Cell Technology Comes of Age
Nov. 9, 2010  | Source: NewNet News
Interview with Ziv Gottesfeld, CEO of Cellera


Solar Power Leader SOLYNDRA Chooses METROLIGHT Electronic HID
Nov. 4, 2010  | Source: Company Press Release
Metrolight’s Electronic HID Selected Over T-5 Fluorescent Lighting Solutions


TIGO ENERGY® and SUNTECH Sign Collaboration
Oct. 5, 2010  | Source: Company Press Release
For the development of Smart Panel Technology for Photovoltaic Solar Installations


Metrolight enters into Commercial Distribution Agreement with Greenearth Energy Efficiency
Oct. 1, 2010  | Source: GREENEARTH ENERGY Press Release
Establishes Greenearth Energy Efficiency as an authorised distributor of its lighting efficiency products throughout Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia, selected Asian markets and the wider Pacific Rim.


Tigo Energy Teams with SCHOTT Solar to Bring Electronic Intelligence to Photovoltaic Projects
Sep. 30, 2010  | Source: Company Press Release
Partnership Focuses on Increasing Solar Harvest With The Tigo Energy® Maximizer™ Solution


Scodix appoints Kemtek Imaging Systems
Sep. 28, 2010  | Source: Company Press Release


GE and Better Place Partner to Accelerate EV Infrastructure Deployment
Sep. 22, 2010  | Source: Company Press Release
Collaboration includes technology development, battery financing, joint fleet electrification offering and consumer awareness


“Founding Father” of LEED and Renowned New York Real Estate Developer Join Pythagoras Solar Advisory Board
Sep. 21, 2010  | Source: Company Press Release
Pythagoras Solar Launches Advisory Board to Support Technical Innovation and Further the Development of Advanced Solar Power Window Technology


Pythagoras Solar and Tigo Energy among the 20 Companies Selected to Present at Clean Energy Venture Summit
Sep. 21, 2010  | Source: Austin Technology Incubator Press Release


Aqwise presents next-generation Dynamic Anaerobic & Aerobic (DANA) solution at IFAT Conference in Munich
Sep. 17, 2010  | Source: Company Press Release
The DANA system is a perfect solution for industrial applications in sectors such as Food & Beverage, Pulp & Paper and other industrial plants processing high organic loads


Scodix Signs Strategic Partnership with Henche S.A.
Sep. 13, 2010  | Source: Company Press Release
Scodix strengthens Distribution Power in European Market through Strategic Partnership with Henche S.A.


Image2Output Named as Distributor of Scodix in the UK and Ireland
Jul. 29, 2010  | Source: Company Press Release
Hatfield, UK based, Image2Output Ltd. is the Distributor of the Innovative Scodix1200™UV DigitalEmbossing™ Press in the UK and Ireland.


Scodix Signs Distribution Agreement with Chromos
Jul. 22, 2010  | Source: Company PR
Under Agreement, Chromos will distribute the Scodix1200™ DigitalEmbossing™ Press in Switzerland & Austria


REC SOLAR Offers TIGO ENERGY™ MAXIMIZER SOLUTION for Commercial & Residential Solar Installations
Jul. 12, 2010  | Source: Company PR
Tigo Maximizer Boosts Output of Solar Arrays by As Much As 20 Percent, Available Throughout the United States under REC Solar Agreement


Tigo Energy Closes $10 Million in New Financing
Jun. 9, 2010  | Source: Company Press Release
Tigo Energy® Maximizer™ Solution Receives Strong Demand From Leading Utility, Commercial and Residential Solar Vendors


Emefcy Selected as One of the Top 50 Water Innovation Leaders by the Artemis Project™
Jun. 8, 2010  | Source: Company PR


BrightView’s In-line Metrology Solution Adopted by T-Solar
May. 24, 2010  | Source: BrightView PR


Scodix Unveils the First Digital Embossing Press, the Scodix1200™
May. 18, 2010  | Source: Press Release


Pythagoras Solar Announces Photovoltaic Glass Unit (PVGU)
May. 18, 2010


Emefcy Closes Funding Round Led by Pond Venture Partners
May. 12, 2010


Scodix joins HP Graphics Solutions Partner Program
Apr. 29, 2010  | Source: Scodix PR


BrightView Systems Named Solar Energy "Cool Vendor"
Apr. 26, 2010  | Source: BrightView Press Release
Vendors Selected for the “Cool Vendor” Report are Innovative, Impactful and Intriguing


Solar energy co Tigo begins US venture with AGA
Apr. 18, 2010  | Source: Globes Online


BrightView Systems Hosts German Delegation including Prime Minister
Apr. 14, 2010  | Source: BrightView PR


Metrolight signs strategic contract expanding its lighting OEM activity
Apr. 14, 2010  | Source: Metrolight PR


FRX Starts Up DPP Monomer Plant: Critical to its Flame Retardant Business
Apr. 13, 2010  | Source: FRX Polymers PR


FRX Hires Two Key Employees
Apr. 12, 2010  | Source: FRX PR


BrightView Announces New Appointments as it Gears Up for Commercial Expansion to Thin-Film Solar Panel Manufacturers Worldwide
Apr. 12, 2010  | Source: BrightView PR


Tigo Energy Accelerates International Expansion
Mar. 3, 2010  | Source: Tigo PR


REC Solar bringing inverter tech to North Bay
Mar. 1, 2010  | Source: North Bay Business Journal


AB&I Foundry Upgrades its Lighting System with Metrolight's Energy Saving Electronic HID Ballasts
Feb. 18, 2010  | Source: Metrolight PR
Reduces AB&I’s Annual Lighting Costs by ~ $100,000 and Slashes Company’s Energy Usage by approximately 732,000 kw per year


Pythagoras Solar Unstealths at Israel’s Eilat
Feb. 16, 2010  | Source: GreentechMedia


CellEra Raises Cash for Cheaper Fuel Cells
Feb. 5, 2010  | Source: Earth2Tech
Israeli fuel-cell startup CellEra has kept its activities under wraps since it raised $2 million from Israel Cleantech Ventures last year. But a German press release from angel investor group BrainsToVentures has revealed the company has raised another $2 million, from BrainsToVentures and Israel Cleantech Ventures, and has developed its first prototype.


Better Place Secures $350 Million Series B Round led by HSBC Group
Jan. 25, 2010  | Source: Better Place PR
Deal Marks One of the Largest Clean Tech Investments in History With Valuation of $1.25 Billion


BrightView Unveils In-line Process Control and Optimization Tool for Thin-Film Solar Cell Manufacturing
Jan. 19, 2010  | Source: Brightview PR
BrightView Systems today unveiled the InSight M Series, the world’s first in-line process control and optimization tool developed specifically to address the challenges faced by thin-film solar cell manufacturers.


Metrolight Upgrades Lighting System at 90 BevMo! Superstores, Saving Almost $1m per Annum
Jan. 5, 2010  | Source: Metrolight Press Release
Project completed in coordination with West-Lite; installations will slash Company’s Energy Usage by 3,394,755 kwH/yr


Israel plunges into water technology
Dec. 17, 2009  | Source: BusinessWeek
In a country with few natural resources and where the most famous body of water is the Dead Sea, Israel is looking beyond its arid landscape and taking the lead in water technology, the latest export-oriented industry to help it weather the effects of the global meltdown.


ICV Congratulates Aqwise on being 28th place in Deloitte's Fast 500 EMEA
Nov. 25, 2009  | Source: Deloitte Press Release
Deloitte today announced the 2009 Technology Fast 500 for EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa). The annual ranking of the fastest growing public and private technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences and green technology companies from 26 countries in EMEA is based on companies'/entrants' five-yar revenue growth.


Tigo Energy selected by US Department of Energy & Israel for Cooperative Clean Energy Project
Nov. 24, 2009  | Source: US Dept. of Energy Press Release
US Department of Energy and Israel Announce $3.3 Million in Cooperative Clean Energy Projects


Aqwise Introduces Novel Technologies for Water & Wastewater Treatment
Nov. 17, 2009  | Source: Aqwise Press Release
Aqwise will present its new and advanced solutions at the international WATEC exhibition


Aqwise – Israel’s Fastest Growing Technology Company
Nov. 6, 2009  | Source: AqWise Press Release
Aqwise was ranked first at the “Deloitte Technology Fast 50” awards competition. Aqwise is the first Cleantech Company ever to win the competition.


Software: the glue that will hold cleantech together
Nov. 5, 2009  | Source: Cleantech Group
Cleantech-related software companies will be essential to supporting significant developments in the cleantech sector.


BrightView Successfully Reaches Evaluation Milestones at Signet Solar
Oct. 14, 2009  | Source: BrightView Press Release
BrightView Systems has announced the successful integration and validation of its WAM (Wide Area Metrology) process metrology and mapping solution at Signet Solar's production line in Mochau, Germany.


Metrolight launches energy-saving lighting technology
Oct. 13, 2009  | Source: Globes Online
Metrolight officially launched today the next generation of its SmartHID (High Intensity Discharge) technology on the Israeli market


Israeli company steps into embossing market
Sep. 14, 2009  | Source: PrintWeek
An Israeli firm has announced a new digital embosser and spot coater for short run and personalised finishing.


ICV congratulates Aqwise, Better Place & Tigo Energy for making the Global Cleantech 100
Sep. 9, 2009  | Source: Press Release
The Cleantech Group together with the British newspaper The Guardian announced the Global Cleantech 100; the first ever awards to highlight the most promising clean technology startup companies around the world.


Emefcy - One of the Top New Water Technologies
Jul. 27, 2009  | Source: Global Water Intelligence Magazine
A new report by O2 Environmental, highlights the top ten new water technologies which could avert environmental disaster.


Aqwise expands its global activity and closes deals worth over $1M
Jul. 16, 2009  | Source: Aqwise Press Release
Aqwise reports signing a number of new deals in a total amount of over $1 million, in recent months.


Tigo Energy Announces Key Distribution Partner
Jul. 13, 2009  | Source: Tigo Energy Press Release
AEE Solar will be the first US Distribution Partner to carry the TIGO Energy Maximizer System as a catalog product.


BrightView announces collaboration partners
Jul. 8, 2009  | Source: BrightView Press Release
The Thin-Film Photovoltaics Laboratory at IMT is a world leading lab in silicon-based thin-film solar cells research.


Aqwise Wins 'Groundbreaking Development Award'
Jun. 24, 2009  | Source: Aqwise Press Release
Aqwise will be awarded for its achievements at the 13th CleanTech International Summit and Exhibition.


Metrolight Announces Appointment of Zvi Segal as CEO
Jun. 4, 2009  | Source: Company Press Release
In parallel, the company closed additional fund raising of approximately $5 Million from Metrolight major shareholders


Better Place Unveils First Automated Battery Switch Station
May. 12, 2009  | Source: Better Place Press Release
Better place announces that it has successfully demonstrated the world's first battery switch technology in Yokohama, Japan.


Shai Agassi named among Time 100 Most Influential People
May. 11, 2009  | Source: Time Magazine
Shai Agassi, CEO of ICV portfolio company Better Place, was recently named in Time Magazine's annual 100 Most Influential People issue.


Emefcy Selected by the Artemis Project as Top 50 Water Company
Apr. 22, 2009  | Source: Emefcy PR
Emefcy has been chosen as one of the top five winners of the Artemis Project's Top 50 Water Companies Competition.


Batteries Not Included
Apr. 19, 2009  | Source: NYTimes
Profile of Shai Agassi and Better Place's progress in deploying EV infrastructure and vehicles to customers worldwide.


Metrolight Announces Partnership with EPA's Energy Star(R)
Apr. 2, 2009  | Source: Metrolight Press Release
Metrolight, Inc., a leader in energy management solutions focused on energy-efficient electronic High Intensity Discharge (HID) lighting, today announced a fundamental commitment to protect the environment by becoming an ENERGY STAR partner.


AqWise to Receive $1M in funding to Develop Hybrid System
Mar. 29, 2009  | Source: Aqwise Press Release
Aqwise signed a cooperation agreement with the Dutch engineering company WESTT Development BV, for the development of a hybrid aerobic/anaerobic system for treating wastewater with high organic loads.


AqWise Moves to Drinking Water Treatment
Mar. 24, 2009  | Source: Aqwise Press Release
Sewage treatment solutions start-up Aqwise Ltd. has signed a cooperation agreement with Mekorot National Water Company for the implementation of Aqwise's advanced biological technology for the treatment of nitrates in drinking water.


Electric Cars for All! (No, Really This Time)
Mar. 19, 2009  | Source: New York Times
An excerpt of David Pogue's interview with Better Place chief executive Shai Agassi, former SAP executive.


Aqwise and partners get EU Eureka grant
Mar. 1, 2009  | Source: Globes [online], Israel business news
AqWise and its European partner have obtained a NIS 2.8 million grant from the EU Eureka R&D program to jointly develop a combined anaerobic and aerobic reactor system.


Mapping a Global Plan for Car Charging Stations
Feb. 8, 2009  | Source: New York Times
Mr. Agassi, CEO of Better Place and former software executive is drawing upon his Silicon Valley experience as he pursues his vision of building networks of battery-exchange stations in North America, Europe, Japan and Australia to increase the driving range of electric cars.


BrightView Secures $6M from ICV and Hasso Plattner
Jan. 27, 2009  | Source: BrightView Press Release
BrightView Ltd., announced that it has recently finalized a $6 million A round of financing and that Mr. Eyal Harel, formerly Orbotech's Co-President, has joined the Company's Board as Chairman.

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