Israel at Intersolar 2009

The National Program for Alternative Energy Technologies was established in August 2008. Building on decades of Israeli experience in the field of alternative energy, the objective of the national program is to keep Israel's alternative energy industry at the forefront of the world renewable energy arena. Israeli alternative energy companies are considered to be industry pioneers in solar thermal and geothermal technologies and are also leading innovations in the fields of bio-mass, wind and solar technologies.

The program is led by the Ministry of Industry Trade and Labor hand in hand with the Ministry of National Infrastructure and eight other government ministries. The Israeli government, recognizing the strategic importance of the alternative energy technologies, has created a comprehensive program that brings private sector, government and academy to join forces.

The program is focused in nourishing the human resource, investing in R&D, implementing technologies in the local market and penetrating the global market.

The Israel Export & International Cooperation Institute
The Israel Export & International Cooperation Institute, supported by more than 2,600 member firms, privatesector bodies and the government of Israel, advances business relationship between Israeli exporters and overseas businesses and organizations.

By providing a wide range of export-oriented services to Israeli companies and complementary services to the international business community, the institute helps build successful joint ventures, strategic alliances and trade partnership. The Institute's web site provides information about the services that businesses need in order to succeed in commercial ventures with Israeli companies.

The IEICI's Water & Environmental Technologies Department has an intimate acquaintance with the Israeli Water & Environmental industry exporters, which includes more than 250 companies, and about 70 start-ups. It has a proven ability to identify and match suitable potential business partners, organizing one-on-one business meetings and is a focal point for contacts with the government as well as with the industry.

For more information on the IEICI, please visit www.export.gov.il