Desalination (הַתְפָּלָה) transformed Israel from water-poor to water-secure. Five major plants on the Mediterranean produce 80% of household drinking water, Sorek, Hadera, Ashkelon, Palmachim, Sorek 2. The technology is reverse osmosis, the company that pioneered it is IDE Technologies, the cost is ~50 agorot/m³, among the lowest in the world. This lesson covers the vocabulary that makes you instantly credible in any Israeli water-tech context.
Cultural note, Israel exports desalination technology globally, IDE Technologies built plants in California, China, India. The "Israeli model" of desalination is studied in graduate engineering programs worldwide. Knowing the vocabulary in Hebrew lets you participate in conversations at conferences, in trade shows, and in interviews with Israeli water firms, an enormous market.
Desalination Process
Israeli Desalination Plants
Reverse Osmosis Technology
Companies & Industry
Economic & Energy Vocabulary
Tour of Sorek Desalination Plant (Briefing)
A briefing-style description of Sorek, at one point the world\'s largest seawater RO plant. The kind of text you\'d hear from a tour guide on a professional water-tech visit.