We are a partnership of three leading corporations in different industries and countries that have joined forces to develop ground-breaking, industry-transforming technologies for a greener and better future.
We will invest 1M NIS in your startup as part of the IAA Innovation Lab track, with possible follow-up investments.
We will help you boost your innovations into a business, providing the next generation of solutions to help solve environmental challenges. Turning startups into success stories.
We are the Environmental Sustainability Innovation Lab (ESIL), here to accelerate and commercialize startups.
ESIL is a dynamic ecosystem delivering economically viable technology solutions that support a socially just transition to a NetZero world.
We are a platform for establishing breakthrough sustainable innovation solutions. We connect industries looking for green technology solutions with Israeli sustainability tech entrepreneurs and startups developing innovative and disruptive solutions to environmental problems.
Our Founders
ESIL is a partnership of EDF Renewables, Bazan Group and Johnson Matthey, each an industry leader in its field.
Part of EDF group, based in France and a world leader in renewable energy
EDF Renewables is a world leader in renewable energy electricity. The company develops, builds and operates clean energy power plants in more than 20 countries both for its own account and for third parties. Historically, EDF Renewables primarily developed its business in two geographical areas, Europe and North America (U.S., Canada and Mexico). Since 2012, the Group has taken position in additional countries with strong renewable energy potential such as South Africa, Israel, Chile, Brazil, Emirates, India and China.
As of December 31st 2019 the company’s gross installed capacity amounted to 12,607 MW worldwide, with net installed capacity standing at 8,123 MW and gross capacity under construction at 5,041MW.
As an integrated operator with global reach, EDF Renewables covers the entire renewable energy chain, from development to operation and maintenance, and manages all project phases in-house. This enables us to control the quality and performance of our power plants and provide long-term support for our partners.
EDF Renewables is a subsidiary of the EDF group, one of the world’s three largest producers of electricity with an annual electricity production of 558TWh, €71.3Bn in sales and 165,000 employees. The Group generates low-carbon electricity around the world and actively participates in the energy transition. It plans to double its renewable capacity by 2030, from 28 GW to 50 GW, as part of its strategic project “CAP 2030”. Wherever the Group operates, it strives to invent a new energy model to address the climate crisis: lower-carbon, more efficient, less of an impact on the environment and on people.
Innovation
Operating at the heart of the energy transition, EDF Renewables must constantly re-think energy production methods to prepare the future and ensure ongoing competitiveness. Against this backdrop, innovation is a key part of the Group’s strategy, enabling EDF to support the transformation of the sector and tackle the challenges lying ahead by fostering new technologies, expanding the use of digital technologies and supporting the emergence of Big Data. The company is already working on new business models based on digital technologies and their applications (distributed production, energy storage, electricity sales contracts with large companies, etc.) and positioning itself as a leader in the energy sector’s transformation. EDF Renewables invests its human and financial resources in developing innovative solutions and works with a range of partners to put these solutions into practice. The company is notably working with EDF R&D to investigate and test projects designed to integrate renewable and intermittent energy sources in its production system.
The Bazan Group is the cornerstone of Israeli industry and is regarded as an economic powerhouse. Oil Refineries Ltd. (Bazan), located in the Haifa Bay area, is one of the largest and most complex energy groups in Israel and it operates a refinery and petrochemicals conglomerate. Modern facilities enable Bazan to produce a large variety of oil refinery products for industry, transport, agriculture, infrastructures and domestic consumption. Bazan has a maximum daily production capacity of approximately 26,600 tons of oil (197,000 barrels). More than 70% of the Company’s products are distributed in the domestic market, while the remainder is destined primarily for the eastern Mediterranean.
The Bazan Group comprises three industrial companies operating in Israel primarily in the production of petroleum products, polymers used as raw materials in the plastics industry, aromatics compounds for the chemicals and petrochemicals industry. The Group’s plants operate synergistically and the plants of the subsidiaries constitute an extension of Bazan’s facilities. This allows Bazan to optimize the output of the refinery facilities, while producing petroleum alongside various other products as well as petrochemical products. As a result of the integrated management of the facilities, Bazan is able to increase its profit margin and create cost efficiency. The Company also supplies power services to industrial customers in the Haifa Bay area as well as infrastructure services (storage and transportation of fuel products).
Johnson Matthey is a global leader in science that enables a cleaner and healthier world. With over 200 years of sustained commitment to innovation and technological breakthroughs, we improve the performance, function and safety of our customers’ products. Our science has a global impact in areas such as low emission transport, pharmaceuticals, chemical processing and making the most efficient use of the planet’s natural resources. Today around 15,000 Johnson Matthey professionals collaborate with our network of customers and partners to make a real difference to the world around us.
Our portfolio companies are set to change the way we treat our planet, and are aimed at a bright, sustainable future for all mankind
Powered by proprietary electrochemical cell technology, RepAir's next-generation Direct Air Capture (DAC) solution consumes 70% less energy than conventional DAC technologies, enabling affordable and scalable carbon capture at the gigaton scale.
Hydro X has developed a disruptive technology which enables to store and transport hydrogen in a non-toxic, non-flammable, non-explosive, cost and energy-efficient carrier, driving the cost of hydrogen storage and transportation below US$1/kgH2 and unlocking the hydrogen economy.
Sphere Technologies has developed an innovative cooling system which is highly adapted to Global Warming effects and delivers significant energy savings and pollutant reduction, while reducing system size and costs.
EExion's innovative organic electrodes technology, resulting in sustainable and efficient energy storage solutions. Eexion developed sodium-ion, metal based and aqueous-based batteries to serve the energy storage and light mobility markets.
SolOr is going to change the solar world as we know it! No solar panels, No Silicone – Just Paint.
SolOr utilizes copper-indium-gallium-selenide (CIGS) nanoparticles, fabricating innovative paint and spray techniques used on platforms such as vehicles and cladding materials for high raise building- turning them into a fully integrated solar energy harvesting platform. No high vacuum and high temperature processes are needed! enabling the producers of automotive and construction industry to coat the platform by themselves in a perfect match to their geometry, allowing better utilization of the available area with negligible addition of weight
Agri-Light Energy Systems Ltd. has developed A Unique Solar Tracking System based on a proprietary Agri-voltaic Algorithm that enables dual usage of land, by managing the level of radiation to optimize the generation of electricity, and at the same time optimize crop cultivation and its yield
Arbell Energy revolutionizes solar power with its distinctive nanocrystal technology, creating transparent, ultra-thin, efficient solar cells. These innovations seamlessly integrate into buildings and agriculture, blending sustainability with design and functionality, marking Arbell Energy as a leader in eco-friendly energy solutions.
KOTLEAK introduces a single, real-time, e2e compressed air leak monitoring solution which allows any plant to conduct a continuous, automatic and thorough air leaks detection in the most accurate and cost-effective manner, providing leaks alerts and precise locations.
BaTTeRi develops a proprietary charging robot that is a DC rapid charger and has a battery storage on board that can charge any EV at any spot in the parking lot.
agRE.tech has developed a Robotic-ai-Operating-System for the growing Agrivoltaics Market. The system autonomously executes ag&PV dual tasks like solar panel maintenance and cleaning, data collection, selective spraying, pruning, harvesting, etc.
We provide funds, knowledge, technological capabilities, laboratories, equipment, mentorship, professional consulting, international connections, and more through ESIL’s founders and strategic partners. These resources include access to worldwide infrastructure locations and experts in various fields.
You will be part of unique, open innovation processes with the chance for a practical realization of circular economy concepts while making a real impact on people’s lives.
Giving you a head start
Funding
Up to 2,000,000 NIS Equity Investment
Potential follow on investments
Part of the IIA Track 29 - Innovation Labs as detailed here
Proof of concept funding and field implementation
Facilities & Pilots
Field trials, pilots
Use of innovative and advanced laboratories
Technological feasibility tests
Tests and experiments
Expertise
Multi-disciplinary professional support
Technological and professional support and assistance
Design partner
Product guidance and development
Leading professional mentors
Business Development & Support
Business experience with top tier multinational companies
Collaborate with lab partners
Connecting business partners in global markets
Distribution channels to target markets
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Challenges
We seek innovative startups in the fields of Clean Energy, Material Production, Pollution Reduction & Environmentally Friendly products to join us on a journey of growth, technology excellence, and business success
Clean energy production and storage
Optimization of production processes
Energy streamlining
Advanced materials and chemistries for energy transitions
Pollution treatment
Air pollution reduction
Control and reduction of risks – noise, vibrations, odors
Prevention and reduction of pollution and hazards from hazardous materials
Computerizing and monitoring control of pollution treatment processes
Developing the production of more environmentally friendly products
Material recycling and reconstitution
Sewage treatment
The application process
Turn your vision into a pilot with ESIL
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ApplyFill out the application form
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EvaluationWe review your investors deck checking out for a match to our investment criteria. If suitable, we’ll proceed to an in-depth analysis of your startup
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Work PlanWe define, together with you, a detailed work plan matching an approved budget
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Join the LabFollowing an approval from the Israel Innovation Authority (IIA), your startup will join the lab to execute the work plan
Time to apply
Our team of experts will examine your application and contact you
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