From: Isabel Max <I
To: Ron Reisman <I
Cc: Al Seckel , Alexander Djerassi , Elizabeth
Laura Jeffrey Epstein <jeevacation®gmail.com>, "Frances H. Arnold"
Gerald Jay Sussman , Reichart Von Wolfsheild
Subject: Re: Israeli-Palestinian Solar-FuelCell Startup
Date: Thu, 07 May 2015 18:57:34 +0000
congratulations -
perhaps this could be of interest in the valley?
http://www.pitme.com/
On Wed, May 6, 2015 at 5:32 PM, Ron Reisman wrote:
Greetings,
Zolair Energy is a startup founded last year by Palestinian Sari Taha and his Israeli partner Mark Rabin when
they were studying for their MBA at Technion University. Their first proposed product is the Pila-1 (see
attached spec sheets), a hybrid (ie both Solar and Zinc powered) off-grid energy system designed to provide 7x24 electricity for
populations who are not served by reliable electrical infrastructure (eg most of South Africa, Namibia, et al).
Sari & Mark will visit the SF Bay Area next week, from May 11 to 16. They are very interested in meeting
potential investors, energy professionals, and people who may be interested in such a (comparatively rare)
example of a collaborative Israeli-Palestinian entrepreneurial high-tech venture.
In addition to they would be glad to chat with locals about technology, start-ups, angels & VC, and about collaboration and
initiatives that can bring Israelis and Palestinians together in an equal settings and have tangible outcomes.
If anyone has any suggestions for them, or would like to introduce them to people who may potentially help
them, please feel free to get in touch with me (email: ; phone/text:
Thanks in advance.
--Ron
PS: Background info on the web:
Zolair Energy homepage:
http://zolair-energy.com/
Zolair video Links:
https://vimeo.com/109210407
https://youtu.be/51zFgsdZ-Ds
Article on Zolair:
http://grist.org/climate-energy/a /ay-to-g power-to-the-worlds-poor-without-making-climate-change-worse/
Sari previously interned at Takwin Labs, an incubator for Israeli-Arab startups:
http://www.geektime.comO014/09/21/arab-incubator-in-haifa-takwin-labs-raiscs-4-5m-in- I st-round/
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Sari spoke last month at the 'Economic Prosperity for Peace' Conference at Harvard Business School (A meeting to
explore the role that the private sector can play in building and promoting economic prosperity for Arabs
and Israelis alike as a catalyst for regional stability and cooperation):
htm://www.economicprc erityf rpeace.orglii!spealcers/cfvg
Isabel Maxwell
Technology Pioneer. World Economic Forum
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