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Castor seeds for Africa and Brazil

Casterra (see here previously) a subsidiary of Israel’s Evogen, has signed strategic agreements with existing and new seed producers in Brazil and Africa to increase its production of high-yielding, high-oil castor seeds.  Casterra’s seeds are a vital source of biofuels … Continue reading

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Detecting potential disasters

The Peruvian Institute of Mining Engineers has given its Successful Innovation Award to Israel’s ASTERRA (see here previously) for its EarthWorks for Mining system. https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20231006338719/en/ASTERRA-EarthWorks-for-mines-wins-Successful-Innovation-Award-at-Perumin-36

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Commercializing biofuel from castor beans

Israel’s Casterra, a subsidiary of Israel’s Evogene (see here previously), is partnering with a major energy company to cultivate its unique Israeli castor varieties at commercial scale. The aim is for these to provide the basis for a new biofuel … Continue reading

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3 successful Israeli women

Interesting interviews with Jasmin Inbar, VP Corporate Development at Israel’s ASTERRA (see here previously; also, Adva Amir, CEO & Co-founder of Direct and an airline pilot for Skywest Airlines; finally, Yael Ben Arie, CEO of Octopai, which helps companies to … Continue reading

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Detecting water leaks in 65 countries

Israel’s Asterra (see here previously) is currently finding water leaks in 65 countries. Its satellite-mounted radar technology is combined with algorithms that look for the signature of drinking water mixed with soil. In the UK, Asterra saves 83 million liters … Continue reading

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Buried lithium discovered from space

The technology of Israel’s Asterra (see here previously) has led to the discovery of an underground reserve of lithium, vital for the electronics market until replaced by safer, more common materials. Asterra’s algorithms and AI use satellite synthetic radar (SAR) … Continue reading

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Data from space

Israel’s Asterra (formerly Utilis) specializes in microwave-sensing resiliency technology for utilities such as water, highways, or mining. It has been used on satellites and planes to identify over 10,000 confirmed water leaks in the United States, Italy, the United Kingdom, … Continue reading

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US innovation award

Israel’s Utilis (see here previously) has won the Innovation Award of the nonprofit American Water Works Association for its Asterra product line using patented algorithms to locate and assess underground leaks and other hazards around critical infrastructure from ground-penetrating satellite … Continue reading

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