During the week of August 23, 2009, Chevron and BrightSource announced the groundbreaking for a solar-steam project that will power one of Chevron’s oil fields in California. News continued to spread about Web application delivery provider, Crescendo Networks’ planned move to California while Israel’s IT market is expected to reach about $6.3 billion in 2013. For these stories and the rest of this week’s headlines, check below.

Cleantech
1. Chevron taps solar-powered steam to get more oil

2. Mazzetti Nash Lipsey Burch and Elysium partner to offer climate change consulting services

Investment
3. Siemens buys 40% stake in Arava Power

4. Stellar Start-Ups: The network’s the thing for hi-tech deals

5. Israel Information Technology Market Is Projected To Grow At A Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) Of 6% Over The Forecast Period To Reach Around US$6.3bn In 2013

Information Technology
6. Mass SQL injection attacks still scaling up

7. Research: 80% of Web users running unpatched versions of Flash/Acrobat

8. Web app delivery vendor Crescendo comes to US

Miscellaneous
9. Israel Moves Toward Energy Independence

10. Incredimail Cracks the $10 Barrier: Where to from Here?