Amir Horowitz
CEO
ESIL - Environmental Sustainability Innovation Lab
Haifa, Israel
About
Amir Horowitz is the CEO of ESIL, a venture platform investing in, accelerating, and commercializing climate-tech startups. ESIL was founded as a partnership between EDF Renewables, Johnson Matthey, and the Bazan Group, with the support of the Israel Innovation Authority. ESIL’s portfolio includes startups dealing with diverse challenges, including direct air capture (DAC), energy storage, hydrogen storage and transport, energy efficient cooling systems, energy storage, autonomous robotics, EV charging optimization, Agri-PV, and pollutant identification, solar paint, Agri-PV systems, industrial air leak detection, and EV charging robotics.
Before assuming his position at ESIL, Amir was Innovation and Strategy Team Leader at EDF Renewables Israel, leading open innovation activities in the company, with a specific focus on solar/wind/wave energy, energy storage, distributed networks, microgrids, and drones.
My organisation
ESIL (Environmental Sustainability Innovation Lab) is a venture lab investing in climate tech startups. It is a joint venture of Bazan Group, EDF Renewables, and Johnson Matthey, and through these co-founders and other strategic partners, accelerates startup growth towards commercialization.
ESIL operates as a platform for establishing sustainable innovation solutions. It connects industries looking for green technology solutions with Israeli climate tech entrepreneurs and startups developing innovative solutions to environmental problems.
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Speaker sessions (1)
Thursday, 28 November 2024
15:05 - 15:40