Novel Efficient Water Technologies

Israel's Desalination Expertise:• Independent and Flexible Operating Systems: A three-centre design models which separatesthe high pressure pumps, energy recovery devices and membrane banks.• Cost-Efficiency: Separation of the high-pressure pump from the energy recovery device breaksthe link between pump capacity and the RO bank capacity and enables the desalination processto be optimized for each of the constituent elements.• Energy Reclamation: An energy recovery centre with Double Work Exchanger Energy Recovery(DWEER) devices which collects pressurized brine from each plant's RO banks and reclaims theenergy.• Advanced System Management: Separate lines for raw seawater to maximize operationalcapacity in the event of a blockage, real-time flow-rate adjustment, two stage filtration processand automatic backwash facility, which offers a 33% standby overcapacity.Exporting Desalination:Due to the country's impressive national track record in desalination, there is a great internationaldemand for Israeli made desalination plants. Israeli companies have already set up hundreds ofdesalination plants throughout the world, including in Asia, Europe, South America andAfrica.Success Story: IDESetting International Records in DesalinationThe Ashkelon desalination facility, the world's largest reverse osmosis desalination plant,produces high-quality drinking water at a price of approximately 57¢ per meter 3 - the lowest costin the world.The accomplishments of the Ashkelon desalination plant were recognized for its great contributionto the progress of the international desalination industry when it was declared 'Desalination Plant ofthe Year 2006' at the prestigious Global Water Awards ceremony in Dubai.With a capacity of 320,000m 3 per day, the plant producesaround 13% of the country's domestic consumerdemand – equivalent to 5–6% of Israel's total waterneeds. This facility is the first in a network of desalinationplants planned along the Mediterranean coast.Israeli Desalination in ChinaIDE is providing China with thecountry's largest desalination facility.The $119 million facility will provide100,000 cubic meters of potable watera day.9