Israel Saves The Planet

[Rat in the Hat]

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[JStone]

Wall Street Journal: TaKaDu Wins CleanTech Award TaKaDu Wins CleanTech Award - Tech Europe - WSJ

TaKaDu, the Yehud based water infrastructure monitoring company that we visited on the recent TechTour visit to Israel has won a prestigious cleantech award.

The organization won the “Company of the Year—Europe & Israel” in the 2011 Global Cleantech 100 awards.

The “Company of the Year” title is awarded to the highest ranked company in the list, within a region. The Global Cleantech 100 program is produced by Cleantech Group, a California research firm focussing on cleantech innovation in collaboration with the U.K.’s Guardian News and Media.

The announcement follows the company winning a runner up’s award in The Wall Street Journal’s Innovation Awards in the Environment category.

TaKaDu tackles the problem of automating the detection of leaking pipes and burst mains. Although many utility companies have invested in telemetry and display technologies that allow them to see some of what is going on in their water networks, what other current systems cannot do is interpret that data automatically; it requires trained engineers to analyze the reports.

“We are very happy. We are happier with the business than we are with the awards. Give me one customer for one very two awards …” joked Guy Horowitz, VP Marketing.

“We made [Cleantech's] list last year, but this time we won. The Cleantech group told us that what they like is innovation in both technology and business models.

“It’s not enough to do just one. The water industry is very slow to change. But if you make innovations that are easy for them to swallow, then they will use them.

“We made it SaaS and cloud-based so there is no capital investment on the water companies’ part. You let them try for three months and the companies will embrace it.”

 

[Rat in the Hat]

Wall Street Journal: TaKaDu Wins CleanTech Award TaKaDu Wins CleanTech Award - Tech Europe - WSJ

TaKaDu, the Yehud based water infrastructure monitoring company that we visited on the recent TechTour visit to Israel has won a prestigious cleantech award.

The organization won the “Company of the Year—Europe & Israel” in the 2011 Global Cleantech 100 awards.

The “Company of the Year” title is awarded to the highest ranked company in the list, within a region. The Global Cleantech 100 program is produced by Cleantech Group, a California research firm focussing on cleantech innovation in collaboration with the U.K.’s Guardian News and Media.

The announcement follows the company winning a runner up’s award in The Wall Street Journal’s Innovation Awards in the Environment category.

TaKaDu tackles the problem of automating the detection of leaking pipes and burst mains. Although many utility companies have invested in telemetry and display technologies that allow them to see some of what is going on in their water networks, what other current systems cannot do is interpret that data automatically; it requires trained engineers to analyze the reports.

“We are very happy. We are happier with the business than we are with the awards. Give me one customer for one very two awards …” joked Guy Horowitz, VP Marketing.

“We made [Cleantech's] list last year, but this time we won. The Cleantech group told us that what they like is innovation in both technology and business models.

“It’s not enough to do just one. The water industry is very slow to change. But if you make innovations that are easy for them to swallow, then they will use them.

“We made it SaaS and cloud-based so there is no capital investment on the water companies’ part. You let them try for three months and the companies will embrace it.”

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[JStone]

Wall Street Journal: TaKaDu Wins CleanTech Award TaKaDu Wins CleanTech Award - Tech Europe - WSJ

TaKaDu, the Yehud based water infrastructure monitoring company that we visited on the recent TechTour visit to Israel has won a prestigious cleantech award.

The organization won the “Company of the Year—Europe & Israel” in the 2011 Global Cleantech 100 awards.

The “Company of the Year” title is awarded to the highest ranked company in the list, within a region. The Global Cleantech 100 program is produced by Cleantech Group, a California research firm focussing on cleantech innovation in collaboration with the U.K.’s Guardian News and Media.

The announcement follows the company winning a runner up’s award in The Wall Street Journal’s Innovation Awards in the Environment category.

TaKaDu tackles the problem of automating the detection of leaking pipes and burst mains. Although many utility companies have invested in telemetry and display technologies that allow them to see some of what is going on in their water networks, what other current systems cannot do is interpret that data automatically; it requires trained engineers to analyze the reports.

“We are very happy. We are happier with the business than we are with the awards. Give me one customer for one very two awards …” joked Guy Horowitz, VP Marketing.

“We made [Cleantech's] list last year, but this time we won. The Cleantech group told us that what they like is innovation in both technology and business models.

“It’s not enough to do just one. The water industry is very slow to change. But if you make innovations that are easy for them to swallow, then they will use them.

“We made it SaaS and cloud-based so there is no capital investment on the water companies’ part. You let them try for three months and the companies will embrace it.”

“The other thing we are innovating is in the delivery method. SaaS is not just a business model, it is a way of delivering a solution. Every individual in a utility has access to alerts, to over-views and dashboards means that the entire organization is connected. That is a big change.”

 

[Douger]

I'm no more a Muslim than you are a Jew.

But really now- a pipe bursts in London, a bell goes off in Israel, they pick up the phone and tell the London water company they have a leak.

That's just brillliant.

...and tax deductible !

 

[JStone]

I'm no more a Muslim than you are a Jew.

But really now- a pipe bursts in London, a bell goes off in Israel, they pick up the phone and tell the London water company they have a leak.

That's just brillliant.

...and tax deductible !

Irish drunks like you are usually unemployed

 

[Rat in the Hat]

Wall Street Journal: TaKaDu Wins CleanTech Award TaKaDu Wins CleanTech Award - Tech Europe - WSJ

TaKaDu, the Yehud based water infrastructure monitoring company that we visited on the recent TechTour visit to Israel has won a prestigious cleantech award.

The organization won the “Company of the Year—Europe & Israel” in the 2011 Global Cleantech 100 awards.

The “Company of the Year” title is awarded to the highest ranked company in the list, within a region. The Global Cleantech 100 program is produced by Cleantech Group, a California research firm focussing on cleantech innovation in collaboration with the U.K.’s Guardian News and Media.

The announcement follows the company winning a runner up’s award in The Wall Street Journal’s Innovation Awards in the Environment category.

TaKaDu tackles the problem of automating the detection of leaking pipes and burst mains. Although many utility companies have invested in telemetry and display technologies that allow them to see some of what is going on in their water networks, what other current systems cannot do is interpret that data automatically; it requires trained engineers to analyze the reports.

“We are very happy. We are happier with the business than we are with the awards. Give me one customer for one very two awards …” joked Guy Horowitz, VP Marketing.

“We made [Cleantech's] list last year, but this time we won. The Cleantech group told us that what they like is innovation in both technology and business models.

“It’s not enough to do just one. The water industry is very slow to change. But if you make innovations that are easy for them to swallow, then they will use them.

“We made it SaaS and cloud-based so there is no capital investment on the water companies’ part. You let them try for three months and the companies will embrace it.”

“The other thing we are innovating is in the delivery method. SaaS is not just a business model, it is a way of delivering a solution. Every individual in a utility has access to alerts, to over-views and dashboards means that the entire organization is connected. That is a big change.”

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[JStone]

Wall Street Journal: TaKaDu Wins CleanTech Award TaKaDu Wins CleanTech Award - Tech Europe - WSJ

TaKaDu, the Yehud based water infrastructure monitoring company that we visited on the recent TechTour visit to Israel has won a prestigious cleantech award.

The organization won the “Company of the Year—Europe & Israel” in the 2011 Global Cleantech 100 awards.

The “Company of the Year” title is awarded to the highest ranked company in the list, within a region. The Global Cleantech 100 program is produced by Cleantech Group, a California research firm focussing on cleantech innovation in collaboration with the U.K.’s Guardian News and Media.

The announcement follows the company winning a runner up’s award in The Wall Street Journal’s Innovation Awards in the Environment category.

TaKaDu tackles the problem of automating the detection of leaking pipes and burst mains. Although many utility companies have invested in telemetry and display technologies that allow them to see some of what is going on in their water networks, what other current systems cannot do is interpret that data automatically; it requires trained engineers to analyze the reports.

“We are very happy. We are happier with the business than we are with the awards. Give me one customer for one very two awards …” joked Guy Horowitz, VP Marketing.

“We made [Cleantech's] list last year, but this time we won. The Cleantech group told us that what they like is innovation in both technology and business models.

“It’s not enough to do just one. The water industry is very slow to change. But if you make innovations that are easy for them to swallow, then they will use them.

“We made it SaaS and cloud-based so there is no capital investment on the water companies’ part. You let them try for three months and the companies will embrace it.”

“The other thing we are innovating is in the delivery method. SaaS is not just a business model, it is a way of delivering a solution. Every individual in a utility has access to alerts, to over-views and dashboards means that the entire organization is connected. That is a big change.”

Mr. Horowitz said that the company would be announcing their first U.S. customer shortly. “The U.S. lags behind Europe both in terms of the number of meters and infrastructure, but it is learning from the the European experience.”

 

[Rat in the Hat]

Wall Street Journal: TaKaDu Wins CleanTech Award TaKaDu Wins CleanTech Award - Tech Europe - WSJ

TaKaDu, the Yehud based water infrastructure monitoring company that we visited on the recent TechTour visit to Israel has won a prestigious cleantech award.

The organization won the “Company of the Year—Europe & Israel” in the 2011 Global Cleantech 100 awards.

The “Company of the Year” title is awarded to the highest ranked company in the list, within a region. The Global Cleantech 100 program is produced by Cleantech Group, a California research firm focussing on cleantech innovation in collaboration with the U.K.’s Guardian News and Media.

The announcement follows the company winning a runner up’s award in The Wall Street Journal’s Innovation Awards in the Environment category.

TaKaDu tackles the problem of automating the detection of leaking pipes and burst mains. Although many utility companies have invested in telemetry and display technologies that allow them to see some of what is going on in their water networks, what other current systems cannot do is interpret that data automatically; it requires trained engineers to analyze the reports.

“We are very happy. We are happier with the business than we are with the awards. Give me one customer for one very two awards …” joked Guy Horowitz, VP Marketing.

“We made [Cleantech's] list last year, but this time we won. The Cleantech group told us that what they like is innovation in both technology and business models.

“It’s not enough to do just one. The water industry is very slow to change. But if you make innovations that are easy for them to swallow, then they will use them.

“We made it SaaS and cloud-based so there is no capital investment on the water companies’ part. You let them try for three months and the companies will embrace it.”

“The other thing we are innovating is in the delivery method. SaaS is not just a business model, it is a way of delivering a solution. Every individual in a utility has access to alerts, to over-views and dashboards means that the entire organization is connected. That is a big change.”

Mr. Horowitz said that the company would be announcing their first U.S. customer shortly. “The U.S. lags behind Europe both in terms of the number of meters and infrastructure, but it is learning from the the European experience.”

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[JStone]

TaKaDu Has VCs Buzzing About Smart Water MonitoringTaKaDu has VCs buzzing about smart water monitoring | VentureBeat

More than four and a half billion gallons of water are lost in transit every day in the United States, according to the U.S. Geological Survey — and 25 to 35 percent of water is lost every year worldwide, according to the World Bank.

Now a young Israeli company called TaKaDu has developed an innovative solution to this multibillion dollar problem

 

[Rat in the Hat]

TaKaDu Has VCs Buzzing About Smart Water MonitoringTaKaDu has VCs buzzing about smart water monitoring | VentureBeat

More than four and a half billion gallons of water are lost in transit every day in the United States, according to the U.S. Geological Survey — and 25 to 35 percent of water is lost every year worldwide, according to the World Bank.

Now a young Israeli company called TaKaDu has developed an innovative solution to this multibillion dollar problem

 

[JStone]

TaKaDu Has VCs Buzzing About Smart Water Monitoring
TaKaDu has VCs buzzing about smart water monitoring | VentureBeat

More than four and a half billion gallons of water are lost in transit every day in the United States, according to the U.S. Geological Survey — and 25 to 35 percent of water is lost every year worldwide, according to the World Bank.

Now a young Israeli company called TaKaDu has developed an innovative solution to this multibillion dollar problem.

Water loss costs the U.S. $2.6 billion every year, and the world $14 billion. When you add in insurance premiums for coverage against the damage that result from leaks and pipe bursts, these costs increase substantially.

 

[Rat in the Hat]

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[JStone]

TaKaDu Has VCs Buzzing About Smart Water MonitoringTaKaDu has VCs buzzing about smart water monitoring | VentureBeat

More than four and a half billion gallons of water are lost in transit every day in the United States, according to the U.S. Geological Survey — and 25 to 35 percent of water is lost every year worldwide, according to the World Bank.

Now a young Israeli company called TaKaDu has developed an innovative solution to this multibillion dollar problem.

Water loss costs the U.S. $2.6 billion every year, and the world $14 billion. When you add in insurance premiums for coverage against the damage that result from leaks and pipe bursts, these costs increase substantially.

“That water has been moved, it has been treated, [and] as it leaks, it might be causing property damage,” said Peter Williams, chief technology officer for the Big Green Innovations group at IBM. “The economic value of [preventing leaks] is compelling.”

 

[Rat in the Hat]

TaKaDu Has VCs Buzzing About Smart Water MonitoringTaKaDu has VCs buzzing about smart water monitoring | VentureBeat

More than four and a half billion gallons of water are lost in transit every day in the United States, according to the U.S. Geological Survey — and 25 to 35 percent of water is lost every year worldwide, according to the World Bank.

Now a young Israeli company called TaKaDu has developed an innovative solution to this multibillion dollar problem.

Water loss costs the U.S. $2.6 billion every year, and the world $14 billion. When you add in insurance premiums for coverage against the damage that result from leaks and pipe bursts, these costs increase substantially.

“That water has been moved, it has been treated, [and] as it leaks, it might be causing property damage,” said Peter Williams, chief technology officer for the Big Green Innovations group at IBM. “The economic value of [preventing leaks] is compelling.”

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[JStone]

TaKaDu Has VCs Buzzing About Smart Water MonitoringTaKaDu has VCs buzzing about smart water monitoring | VentureBeat

More than four and a half billion gallons of water are lost in transit every day in the United States, according to the U.S. Geological Survey — and 25 to 35 percent of water is lost every year worldwide, according to the World Bank.

Now a young Israeli company called TaKaDu has developed an innovative solution to this multibillion dollar problem.

Water loss costs the U.S. $2.6 billion every year, and the world $14 billion. When you add in insurance premiums for coverage against the damage that result from leaks and pipe bursts, these costs increase substantially.

“That water has been moved, it has been treated, [and] as it leaks, it might be causing property damage,” said Peter Williams, chief technology officer for the Big Green Innovations group at IBM. “The economic value of [preventing leaks] is compelling.”

As water networks have aged, the challenge has grown. TaKaDu’s answer to this problem is to use the data that water utilities already collect

 

[Rat in the Hat]

TaKaDu Has VCs Buzzing About Smart Water MonitoringTaKaDu has VCs buzzing about smart water monitoring | VentureBeat

More than four and a half billion gallons of water are lost in transit every day in the United States, according to the U.S. Geological Survey — and 25 to 35 percent of water is lost every year worldwide, according to the World Bank.

Now a young Israeli company called TaKaDu has developed an innovative solution to this multibillion dollar problem.

Water loss costs the U.S. $2.6 billion every year, and the world $14 billion. When you add in insurance premiums for coverage against the damage that result from leaks and pipe bursts, these costs increase substantially.

“That water has been moved, it has been treated, [and] as it leaks, it might be causing property damage,” said Peter Williams, chief technology officer for the Big Green Innovations group at IBM. “The economic value of [preventing leaks] is compelling.”

As water networks have aged, the challenge has grown. TaKaDu’s answer to this problem is to use the data that water utilities already collect

 

[JStone]

TaKaDu Has VCs Buzzing About Smart Water MonitoringTaKaDu has VCs buzzing about smart water monitoring | VentureBeat

More than four and a half billion gallons of water are lost in transit every day in the United States, according to the U.S. Geological Survey — and 25 to 35 percent of water is lost every year worldwide, according to the World Bank.

Now a young Israeli company called TaKaDu has developed an innovative solution to this multibillion dollar problem.

Water loss costs the U.S. $2.6 billion every year, and the world $14 billion. When you add in insurance premiums for coverage against the damage that result from leaks and pipe bursts, these costs increase substantially.

“That water has been moved, it has been treated, [and] as it leaks, it might be causing property damage,” said Peter Williams, chief technology officer for the Big Green Innovations group at IBM. “The economic value of [preventing leaks] is compelling.”

As water networks have aged, the challenge has grown. TaKaDu’s answer to this problem is to use the data that water utilities already collect. It claims to have developed a complex and proprietary mathematical algorithm that can be used to predict and detect leaks, bursts, inefficiencies and equipment failures — enabling utilities to quickly prevent and respond to breaks and minimize water loss and repair costs. Infrastructure monitoring therefore enables utilities to make the most of their service and pipe replacement budgets. Here’s what its web-based dashboard looks like:

 

[Rat in the Hat]

TaKaDu Has VCs Buzzing About Smart Water MonitoringTaKaDu has VCs buzzing about smart water monitoring | VentureBeat

More than four and a half billion gallons of water are lost in transit every day in the United States, according to the U.S. Geological Survey — and 25 to 35 percent of water is lost every year worldwide, according to the World Bank.

Now a young Israeli company called TaKaDu has developed an innovative solution to this multibillion dollar problem.

Water loss costs the U.S. $2.6 billion every year, and the world $14 billion. When you add in insurance premiums for coverage against the damage that result from leaks and pipe bursts, these costs increase substantially.

“That water has been moved, it has been treated, [and] as it leaks, it might be causing property damage,” said Peter Williams, chief technology officer for the Big Green Innovations group at IBM. “The economic value of [preventing leaks] is compelling.”

As water networks have aged, the challenge has grown. TaKaDu’s answer to this problem is to use the data that water utilities already collect. It claims to have developed a complex and proprietary mathematical algorithm that can be used to predict and detect leaks, bursts, inefficiencies and equipment failures — enabling utilities to quickly prevent and respond to breaks and minimize water loss and repair costs. Infrastructure monitoring therefore enables utilities to make the most of their service and pipe replacement budgets. Here’s what its web-based dashboard looks like:

 

[JStone]

TaKaDu Has VCs Buzzing About Smart Water MonitoringTaKaDu has VCs buzzing about smart water monitoring | VentureBeat

More than four and a half billion gallons of water are lost in transit every day in the United States, according to the U.S. Geological Survey — and 25 to 35 percent of water is lost every year worldwide, according to the World Bank.

Now a young Israeli company called TaKaDu has developed an innovative solution to this multibillion dollar problem.

Water loss costs the U.S. $2.6 billion every year, and the world $14 billion. When you add in insurance premiums for coverage against the damage that result from leaks and pipe bursts, these costs increase substantially.

“That water has been moved, it has been treated, [and] as it leaks, it might be causing property damage,” said Peter Williams, chief technology officer for the Big Green Innovations group at IBM. “The economic value of [preventing leaks] is compelling.”

As water networks have aged, the challenge has grown. TaKaDu’s answer to this problem is to use the data that water utilities already collect. It claims to have developed a complex and proprietary mathematical algorithm that can be used to predict and detect leaks, bursts, inefficiencies and equipment failures — enabling utilities to quickly prevent and respond to breaks and minimize water loss and repair costs. Infrastructure monitoring therefore enables utilities to make the most of their service and pipe replacement budgets. Here’s what its web-based dashboard looks like:

“Utilities already have meters all over their networks, transmitting data all the time,” said Amir Peleg, TakaDu’s founder and CEO.