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המוביל הארצי מקורות

Mekorot to allow small suppliers to sell it electricity

07.12.23|Adiel Eithan Mustaki

Mekorot, Israel's largest consumer of civilian electricity, will establish a reserve that small suppliers will be allowed to supply. The move will also allow it to purchase electricity from solar fields. The goal is to lower the company's electricity costs - one of the main expenses in the water sector

עמית לנג מנכל מקורות

Israel’s national water company sees increase in cyber attacks since beginning of war

29.11.23|Adiel Eithan Mustaki

The State Comptroller issued a scathing report only a year ago criticizing the readiness of the Israeli water sector for cyber attacks, especially water corporations like Mekorot.

Making a splash in safety: Solutions to prevent pool drownings

17.08.23|Ariela Karmel

These four Israeli technologies utilize AI and other methods to reduce the likelihood of drowning

SightBit seas a future in revolutionizing lifeguard technology

The company has raised $2 million to try to prevent the third leading cause of unintentional injury death worldwide - drowning

BeAir’s mission to provide safe drinking water for billions around the world

The company has raised a total of $632,000 for its system and is currently at a POC stage in Israel’s Negev desert

פטריק דקר מנכ"ל ונשיא זיילם Xylem

"Water infrastructure is often our first line of defense in dealing with climate change"

25.06.23|Adiel Eithan Mustaki

Patrick Decker, the CEO of Xylem, spoke to Calcalist about how the water crisis will impact society and international commerce

Eshkol filter facility

Managing limited water resources with unlimited solutions

07.05.23|Sponsored Content

Mekorot is not only applying its learnings to solve water issues within Israel but in neighbouring and far-off countries like Jordan and Argentina as well

עמית לנג מנכל מקורות

Making waves: For Mekorot CEO, current situation doesn’t hold water

12.04.23|Adiel Eithan Mustaki

Mekorot CEO Amit Lang shares how he is requesting an increase in the annual development budget of NIS 400 million to enable an optimal response in extreme scenarios. He’s also critical of the Water Authority, which for years has been delaying the connection of the Golan Heights, the Finger of the Galilee and the Jordan Valley to the national water carrier

פרופ' אורי שני לשעבר יור רשות המים

“The climate crisis will cause a surge of migration. You can’t stop hungry people”

29.08.22|Yuval Azulai

As Chairman of the Israel Water Authority in 2006, Prof. Uri Shani initiated the establishment of desalination plants that saved Israel’s water economy, but “that’s not a workable solution for large countries.” He looks from the side at Europe’s drought and asserts: “To solve the global water crisis, you have to start with irrigation – that’s where the big waste of water happens”

SOSense raises $4 million for life-saving underwater solutions

The Israeli startup has developed an underwater sensor that detects, with the help of audio signal analysis, prohibited entry into the water and alerts pool owners

חנה הרשטיק זיכל מנהלת מחלקה משפטית מקורות ועידת לונדון 23.3.22

"Israel loses less than 3% of its water, it ranks fourth in the world"

27.03.22|Elihay Vidal

Chana Herstik-Sichel, Mekorot's Chief Legal Counsel: “Our next important challenge after managing the water economy and supplying it to all residents of the country is investing in the various digital fields - from cyber companies that will identify and prevent attacks on Israel's water infrastructure to using artificial intelligence to manage data."

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Asterra is looking to the stars for the answers

21.01.22|Yafit Ovadia

“From the stars to the ground, our mission is to help humanity better understand what’s going on on our planet by using synthetic aperture radar,” says Asterra CEO

Israel Water Authority taps SIGA for cyber protection of the country’s water supply

The authority aims to enhance existing security following last year’s cyberattacks against Israel’s water utilities

Utilis Elly Perets Lauren Guy

There’s space for improving our world’s infrastructure

15.06.21|James Spiro

Utilis uses space satellites to identify small leaks within exact areas, preventing billions of wasteful activity

Nadav Liebermann CropX

Israel’s CropX partners with NASA Harvest for agtech initiatives

25.03.21|James Spiro

The companies will conduct a 12-month pilot in Arizona before expanding nationally and globally

עובדי חברת יוטיליס

Satellite software startup Utilis raises $6 million to detect terrestrial water leaks

24.03.21|Yafit Ovadia

The company’s analytics were first used to detect water on Mars. Funds will be used to accelerate growth and help reduce climate crisis

Setumo Dam South Africa

Israel’s BlueGreen Water deployed in South Africa to improve drinking water

23.03.21|James Spiro

It is estimated that 62% of South African water bodies are subject to toxic algal blooms

OurCrowd and Waterfund launch $50 million partnership for agtech and water projects in the Middle East

The partnership will dedicate the funds to 15 separate projects that are related to water-investment products in the region

Orthodox Jewish woman creates startup to promote water conservation and lower bills

14.12.20|Yafit Ovadia

DrizzleX uses a water measuring solution combined with AI; raises half a million dollars from L.A. investment fund

פתרון הטכנולוגי שיחמם את המים במקלחות חיילי צה"ל משרד הביטחון וחברת ברנמילר אנרג'י

Israeli Military Outpost Pilots Energy-Saving Solution for Heating Shower Water

The heat recovery from the existing generators allows hot water to be supplied without the burning of additional fuels. It saves about 36,000 liters of diesel fuel per year, and reduces pollutant emissions of about 112 tons of carbon dioxide a year