Israel – Attractive market for Swiss environmental technology
In Switzerland environmental protection has been anchored for years in laws and in the consciousness of the population. In Israel the process of rethinking has only just begun. Since 2010 new laws and implementation mechanisms have obliged companies and citizens to change their approach to the environment. To this end, considerable state funding has been made available.
Your Cleantech innovations and skills for Israel’s ‘catch up needs’
Cleantech means much more than the use of innovative, resource-saving technologies. Cleantech stands for a new attitude of resource-saving business activity in all sectors. The aim is to realign business processes on the basis of efficient and careful use of raw materials and energy.
Many opportunities exist for Switzerland’s export-oriented Cleantech industry, because Israel needs environmental technologies, processes, goods and services. As a Swiss service provider in Israel, we give you local, professional support as you tap this interesting new market. Contact us now – we look forward to getting to know you.!
Cleantech embraces …
- Sustainable water resource management
- Renewable energies, energy efficiency, energy storage
- Renewable materials, efficient use of resources and materials, including waste management and recycling
- Sustainable agriculture and forestry
- Measurement technology, removal of environmental contamination, filter systems
- Sustainable mobility
- Replacement of conventional industrial processes with biological processes.
- Production of energy from biomass
Cleantech Technologies
Goods & Services
Procedures
Some important areas are..
Funding programme: Reduction of CO2 emissions
The aim is to achieve a reduction of 20% (annually 21 million t) by 2020. To this end, a new clean air law was introduced on 1.1.2011.
Scrapping bonuses of several hundred million Swiss Francs for old air-conditioning units and fridges and investment incentives for measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in industry, trade and the public sector, etc. are available.
Funding programme: Separation of domestic waste
Households account for 4.2 million t of the total 6 million t of solid refuse. This amounts to 590 kg per head. Industry recycles around 25%, households only 13%. Today in Israel only about 21% of all waste is recycled, the rest goes to landfill and causes yearly costs of more than 300 million Swiss Francs.
The environment ministry is investing in a special program for waste separation and recycling of domestic refuse. The program is implemented in 46 cities and districts with approx. 2 million inhabitants.
Waste water treatment
The new regulations of 25.1.2010 specify much lower permissible limits than the old regulations and lays down 37 different parameters for residues in waste water.
Obligation to recycle packaging material
The Packaging Management Law of 31.1.2011 obliges industrial firms and import businesses to collect and recycle up to 60% (as from 2020 100%) of packaging material.
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