Israeli Water-Tech is Vega’s topic of the month.
You can find a brief summary with few highlights of our monthly technical review at Page 3, and few examples of Israeli solutions for this topic at Page 5. For a full coverage of this topic please refer to the Full Article published at our Blog.
Israel advanced water technology
Overview
Since its
foundation in 1948, Israel has placed great emphasis
on maximizing its water supply, famously turning much of its arid land into
fertile agricultural soil. Indeed, David Ben Gurion, Israel’s founding father,
declared the goal of “making the desert bloom” as one of the central themes of
the new nation, believing it could be one of its main contributions to the
world.
Thus,
water technologies have been a national priority in Israel since day one. This
emphasis has proven itself in one of the world’s most efficient and innovative
water systems.
Since its
founding, Israel has been coping with water scarcity and has been treating the
subject as a national priority. As more and more countries around the world
begin to confront the real issues of global warming and water scarcity, many
are turning to Israel, which has developed novel solutions. Israel's success in
answering the country's water needs stems from its ability to incorporate an
extensive variety of solutions under multiple constraints.
The Israeli water industry is today recognized as a global
leader in the water arena thanks to breakthrough technological innovations in
areas such as desalination, drip irrigation and water security.
Achievements - Fast Facts
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Israel, with an 80% water
recycling rate, is the world's leading country in water recycling. The second largest
water recycler in recent years has been Spain, with a rate of 18%.
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Israeli-invented drip
irrigation helped achieve 70%-80% of water efficiency in agriculture, the
highest rate in the world.
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Israel’s total water
consumption has remained nearly the same since 1964, in spite of a growing
population and agriculture. This feat has been enabled through improved
efficiency and technological innovation.
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Israel has achieved the
highest ratio in the world of crop yield per water unit.
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Israel is home to the
world's largest seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO) desalination plants, annually
producing 140-150 million m3 at the low cost of approximately $0.52 per m3 of
water, the most cost-efficient of its kind in the world.
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Over 35% of Israel's
drinking-quality water now comes from desalination. Meanwhile, desalinated
water accounts for around 80% of total domestic water use in Israeli cities.
Israeli Water-Tech
Israeli Water- Tech is based on the belief that the Israeli
water and renewable energy sectors have the talent and capability to be strong growth
industries for the country, and to play a major part in establishing the “Next
Generation Oasis” for the world’s rising needs.
This is a national program led by the Ministry of Industry,
Trade and Labor, and is supported by a number of additional government agencies.
Israel Water-Tech helps to advance the water renewable
energy sectors by supporting academia and research, encouraging implementation
in the local market, and by helping Israeli companies succeed in the
international arena.
Areas of Expertise
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Water resources
management: first to adopt a comprehensive approach on a national scale;
today it is one of the main sources of water agriculture in the country.
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Irrigation solutions:
highest ratio of crop per water unit (Water
for agriculture)
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Purification &
reclamation: countless innovative breakthroughs
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Desalination: the
most economical in the world
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Water treatment: recycle , drinking, watering
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Water safety and
security: applying years of experience in the field of security and defense
to counter a new threat.
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Water IT and communications