A cornucopia of alternative and renewable fuels, American clean technology experts recognize, is what the world needs to wean itself from foreign oil. Rising to the challenge are three powerful Israeli companies - alternative energy company Ormat, plant breeding company Evogene, and the real estate developer Lev Leviev Group.
An agreement was signed last week between Lev Leviev's subsidiary L.L. Biofuel Namibia,
Orfuel, a subsidiary of Ormat, and Evogene, to create and commercialise biofuel from castor oil. Leviev already owns mining concessions in Nambia, where the biofuel will be harvested, Orfuel has substantial experience in biofuel R&D, and Evogene is a world leader in plant genetics and breeding.
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