Israel provides Gaza with machines to extract water from air – Asia GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — The Gaza Strip recently managed to take advantage of the latest technologies used to produce potable distilled water, thanks to Israeli cooperation. In early January, Damour for Community Development, a nongovernmental organization based in Ramallah in the West Bank, brought into the besieged enclave two atmospheric water generators that turn air into water using solar power. The machines are produced by Watergen, an Israeli branch of a US company that obtained the patent for this device in 2015. Watergen paid for half the cost of the two […] Israel provides Gaza with machines to extract water from air – AsiaDME GmbH2021-01-22T14:28:36+01:00
Israel expects $500m in deals with Bahrain and UAE – Israel Israel expects to seal deals worth about $500m after Tuesday’s historic agreements to normalise ties with the UAE and Bahrain come into force. Ofir Akunis, Israel’s minister of regional co-operation, said the accords would expand into bilateral trade and investments reaching “billions of dollars for each side”. The Jewish state will offer its expertise in water desalination and agricultural technology as the most promising sectors for co-operation with its new business partners in the Gulf. (LINK). Israel expects $500m in deals with Bahrain and UAE – IsraelDME GmbH2020-09-15T22:26:12+02:00
Desalination: Why the future of water innovation is informal and local – Mediterranean Sea Israel, the Middle East and South Africa share a common fate of growing water scarcity in the face of growing water demand and the impact of climate change on water availability. One of the greatest challenges the two regions face is the large percentage of the population that lacks access to water and wastewater infrastructure. Lack of access or intermittent access to drinking water, sewage treatment and disposal and energy impede these populations’ abilities to improve their socioeconomic situation miring them in poverty. Desalination: Why the future of water innovation is informal and local – Mediterranean SeaDME GmbH2020-09-13T15:41:54+02:00
Israel passes on Chinese bid for major desalination plant – Israel Israel on Tuesday awarded a contract to build a new desalination plant to a local company, turning down a bid by a Hong Kong conglomerate at a time of growing U.S. pressure to avoid Chinese investments in key infrastructure. Israel’s Energy and Water Ministry said it had granted the Sorek 2 desalination plant project to IDE, an Israeli company that has already built several of the country’s saltwater conversion facilities. Outbid for the contract was Hutchison Holdings, a major infrastructure conglomerate from Hong Kong. The ministry said the new […] Israel passes on Chinese bid for major desalination plant – IsraelDME GmbH2020-07-09T15:31:10+02:00
EIB supports one of the largest desalination projects – Israel The project marks a milestone in the desalination industry with cutting edge technology to improve energy consumption and carbon emissions. Through the financing of this project, the EU bank supports a high priority water supply infrastructure in one of the world’s most water-stressed regions. It will allow meeting growing domestic demand while increasing regional water transfers. EIB supports one of the largest desalination projects – IsraelDME GmbH2020-06-16T15:40:53+02:00
Israel snubs Beijing to give mega desalination project to local firm days after Pompeo warned about Chinese money – Israel Washington may celebrate a win in its tug-of-war with Beijing after the Israeli government awarded a huge contract, to build a massive facility for making saltwater drinkable, to a local company rather than to a Chinese bidder. A government panel selected IDE Technologies to build a large desalination plant about 15 km south of Tel Aviv. The Israeli company’s bid was chosen over that of Hutchison Water, a water treatment subsidiary of a Hong Kong-based multinational conglomerate. The win comes less than two weeks after US […] Israel snubs Beijing to give mega desalination project to local firm days after Pompeo warned about Chinese money – IsraelDME GmbH2020-05-27T22:36:00+02:00
Israel rejects Chinese bid to build Sorek 2 amid pressure from the US – Israel Israel chose local company IDE technologies to construct the world’s largest desalination plant, the government announced on Tuesday, rather than a Chinese company, thus preventing another undesirable showdown with the Trump administration over Chinese participation in major infrastructure projects. Three groups bid to build Sorek 2, a private-public partnership (PPP) which will be the world’s largest desalination plant when completed in 2023. Among them was Israeli Hutchison Company, an affiliate of the Chinese Hutchison Company based in Hong Kong.The US has […] Israel rejects Chinese bid to build Sorek 2 amid pressure from the US – IsraelDME GmbH2020-05-26T12:25:45+02:00
Senate legislation would expand COVID-19 projects with Israel to lessen dependence on China – Israel The Senate has introduced legislation to enhance partnerships between American and Israeli companies on COVID-19 projects, thus lessening U.S. dependence on China for life-saving medications and treatments. The bipartisan legislation was introduced on Wednesday as Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, on a whirlwind eight-hour visit to Israel, criticized China while praising Israel. “You’re a great partner,” Pompeo said in an appearance with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu before their meeting in Jerusalem. “You share your information, unlike some other countries that try and obfuscate and […] Senate legislation would expand COVID-19 projects with Israel to lessen dependence on China – IsraelDME GmbH2020-05-15T10:29:22+02:00
Pompeo to warn Israel over Chinese involvement in water plant – Israel US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is scheduled to arrive in Israel on May 13. Though there are many issues on his agenda, one specific topic is particularly sensitive, since it revolves around tiny Israel’s involvement in the worsening clash between Washington and Beijing. The facility, known as Sorek 2, will produce 200 million cubic meters of drinking water per year, raising the total water processed in Israeli desalination plants to 786 million cubic meters per year. The Americans are worried that the […] Pompeo to warn Israel over Chinese involvement in water plant – IsraelDME GmbH2020-05-12T11:05:01+02:00
Israel’s Azrieli sells desalination subsidiary to Generation Capital – Israel TEL AVIV (Reuters) – Israeli real estate developer Azrieli Group (AZRG.TA) said on Sunday it sold its holdings in GES Global Environment Solutions to Generation Capital (GNRS.TA) for 105 million shekels ($30 million). GES builds and operates seawater desalination facilities as well as industrial, municipal water and wastewater treatment plants. The deal is not expected to have a material effect on the Azrieli’s results, the company said. (LINK). Israel’s Azrieli sells desalination subsidiary to Generation Capital – IsraelDME GmbH2020-05-10T13:17:17+02:00