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There are at least two key resources vital for human existence and progress: Water and power.
Israel has partly solved the water problem, with state-of-the-art desalination technology. Engineers figured out how to force high-pressure seawater through semi-permeable membranes that filter out salt and other impurities, leaving behind desalinated water – a process known as reverse osmosis. Some of the desalinated water is actually pumped into the Sea of Galilee, which is desperately shallow.
As for energy, offshore natural gas deposits have helped ensure a reliable source of electric power for all Israelis, plus an unprecedented $35 b. gas contract for sales to neighbor Eygpt.
But power? AI data centers have brought a quantum leap in the demand for electricity; each of our AI prompts demands considerable electric power to respond.
Technion researchers, working with Ben-Gurion University and the Israeli startup nT-Tao worked on this study. Additionally, nT-Tao Co-founder and CEO Oded Gour-Lavie is a Technion alumnus.