US Department of Energy selects Greenlet for Clean Energy project with US Viridity Energy
September 26, 2011
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has highlighted a milestone in U.S.-Israel cooperation on clean energy technology.
The DOE and the Ministry of National Infrastructures of Israel (MNI) have selected four projects in California, Pennsylvania, and Washington to receive $3.1 million under the 2011 Binational Industrial Research and Development (BIRD) Energy program. Each of the cooperative projects includes a U.S. and Israeli partner and addresses energy challenges and opportunities of interest to both countries, while focusing on commercializing clean energy technologies that improve our economic competitiveness, create jobs, and support innovative companies. The selected projects will leverage private sector cost-share for a total project value of $8.46 million.
Greenlet Technologies, Tel Aviv, Israel and Viridity Energy, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania have been selected for an award of up to $700,000. Greenlet and Viridity will jointly develop a WiFi-based load management system for residential and commercial buildings that can monitor and control individual appliances without the need for professional installation.