Noticias sobre Israel
Maltese island achieves water autonomy with SWRO innovation
Energy efficient development helps Gozo island to become water self sufficient. Award-winning project part of EU €100m funding to improve Malta’s water. Utility Water Services Corporation on ‘Net Zero’ impact journey.
Study: Israel faces major water shortages without building many more desalination plants
While desalination has helped Israel meet and even exceed its clean water requirements in recent years, a new study in Nature NPJ Clean Water led by Hebrew University of Jerusalem researchers indicates that rising population levels are likely to place unprecedented stress on Israel’s water infrastructure, requiring dozens more desalination plants by 2065.
Mekorot and Water Authority inaugurate plan to top up the Sea of Galilee with desalinated water
Israelian water authorities inaugurated on Tuesday an avant-garde project to replenish the Sea of Galilee with water from the country’s desalination plants, reports The Times of Israel.
“We want to keep growing as a global leader of efficiency in the water industry”
Miya is a global water operator that specializes in water efficiency, commercial management and water treatment.
Turning wastewater into fertilizer is feasible and could help to make agriculture more sustainable
The wastewater draining from massive pools of sewage sludge has the potential to play a role in more sustainable agriculture, according to environmental engineering researchers at Drexel University.
Research reveals plant roots change shape and branch out for water
Researchers have discovered how plant roots adapt their shape to maximize their uptake of water, pausing branching when they lose contact with water and only resuming once they reconnect with moisture, ensuring they can survive even in the driest conditions.
IDE wins tender to operate Israel’s Western Galilee Desalination Plant
IDE’s Western Galilee project to be Israel’s 7th largest desalination plant, producing 100 million cubic meters of water annually.
Wastewater monitoring tracks poliovirus, monkeypox and coronavirus in the U.S.
Wastewater based epidemiology (WBE), widely used during the coronavirus pandemic to detect viral circulation in populations, is now being used in the U.S.
Scientists develop a method to turn hazardous acidic industrial wastewater into valuable resources
A research team of BGU environmental scientists has developed a circular process for eliminating the risk posed by phosphoric acid plant wastewater.
Investing in new water filtration membranes is worth it
New analysis shows antifouling membranes reduce costs, energy over their lifetimes.
Launching a digital platform in water – The opportunity of a lifetime
Historically, water utilities have been slow to adopt new digital technologies fearing uncertainty in their value propositions and lack of support and guidance from oversight bodies.
IDE Water Technologies designs, builds PFRO system for industrial semiconductor manufacturer
IDE’s latest project is to design and build a brine minimization system at the customer’s facility in Israel – increasing wastewater recovery and reuse.
Researchers show potential for improved water-use efficiency in field-grown plants
Water deficit is currently one of the most significant limiting factors for global agricultural productivity, a factor further exacerbated by global climate change according to a 2019 water report from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations.
Aliaxis acquires Aquarius Spectrum, a champion in advanced acoustic water leak detection
Aliaxis SA, a world leader enabling access to water and energy through fluid management solutions, announces the acquisition of Aquarius Spectrum, a unique provider of advanced acoustic water leak detection and pipe condition assessment solutions for water infrastructure.
A decade of turbulence – water in the US
As technology and innovation consultancy Isle celebrates the 10-year anniversary of its presence in the US water market, Cristina Ahmadpour, Isle president and managing director…
Global desalination market projected to reach US$ 32 billion by 2027
The "Global Desalination Market, Size, Forecast 2022-2027, Industry Trends, Growth, Insight, Impact of COVID-19, Opportunity Company Analysis" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
UN and partners detail the abundance and promise of diverse “unconventional” water resources
UN and partner water experts say it’s time to increase the tapping of Earth’s diverse and abundant unconventional water resources – the millions of cubic kilometres of water in deep land-based and seabed aquifers, in fog and icebergs, in the ballast holds of thousands of ships, and elsewhere.
Climate change threatens access to water and sanitation, warn UNECE & WHO/Europe
From insufficient drinking water supply to contamination by sewage overflow and disease outbreaks from improper wastewater treatment, existing risks from climate change to water, sanitation and hygiene in the pan-European region are set to increase significantly, UNECE and the WHO Regional Office for Europe (WHO/Europe) have warned in intergovernmental discussions held in Geneva this week.
Israel will store desalinated water in the Sea of Galilee
The Sea of Galilee, in northeast Israel, was once a major source of freshwater.
Six new tech firms selected for United Utilities Innovation Lab 4
Autonomous vehicles that collect and analyse water samples, an app to manage valve operations and a bacterial water scanner are just some of the pioneering technologies to be selected for further development through United Utilities’ latest Innovation Lab.