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From Startup Nation to WaterTech Nation

Great summary by Seth M Siegel (author of “Let There Be Water”) of Israel’s successful strategy to overcome its water scarcity. Seth is Chief Sustainability Officer at Israel’s N-Drip. See also here and here previously. https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/rjefnmftj

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Water Wednesdays

The JNF have launched an on-line series of 4 Wednesday lectures “Your Drinking Water in the Time of Coronavirus: Lessons from Israel”. Episode 1 (see Youtube below) featured Seth M Siegel, author of “Let There Be Water”. You can join … Continue reading

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How Israel is solving the global water crisis

This is one of the most comprehensive analyses of Israeli water technology ever written. It also includes reference to Seth M Segal’s new book “Let There Be Water: Israel’s Solution for a Water-Starved World.” http://www.thetower.org/article/how-israel-is-solving-the-global-water-crisis/

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Drip irrigation for low value crops

Israel’s N-Drip (see here previously) has developed a unique zero-energy gravity-powered micro-irrigation system for crops that have a very low profit margin, like corn and potatoes. N-Drip’s Chief Sustainability Officer is Seth Siegel, author of “Let there be Water” (featured … Continue reading

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Playing it by the book

Thanks to Scott Richman of AJC Live for these two interviews. The first is with Seth M Siegel, author of “Let There Be Water – Israel’s solution for a water-starved world” and the second is with Dr. Alon Gratch, author … Continue reading

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Israel’s untold story of “Hydro-diplomacy”

Here is a brief account by Seth M Siegel of the history of Israel’s work since the 1950s to tackle the scourge of drought in the developing world. Mr Siegel’s new book “Let There Be Water: Israel’s Solution for a … Continue reading

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Clean energy

Three Israeli solar panel cleaning startups have been reported previously in this newsletter. Bladeranger, Ecoppia, and NaanDanJain. Now there’s a fourth – Airtouch Solar, which uses an air blower to lift and push the dust forward horizontally along arrays of … Continue reading

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