Watergen Inc. (formerly Water-Gen) is an

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

-based global company that develops

atmospheric water generator An atmospheric water generator (AWG), is a device that extracts water from humid ambient air, producing potable water. Water vapor in the air can be extracted by multiple techniques, including condensation - cooling the air below its dew point, ex ...

(AWG) systems.

History

Watergen was founded in 2009 by entrepreneur and former military commander

Arye Kohavi Arye Kohavi (born 24 June 1967) is an Israeli entrepreneur and innovator, the CEO and co-founder of 2D Generation Ltd., which develops graphene-based technologies for the semiconductor industry. Arye previously founded and was Co-CEO of Watergen, ...

and a team of engineers with the goal of providing freely accessible water to troops around the world. Following the acquisition of Watergen by billionaire Michael Mirilashvili, in 2016, the company turned its attention to addressing

water scarcity Water scarcity (closely related to water stress or water crisis) is the lack of fresh water Water resources, resources to meet the standard water demand. There are two types of water scarcity: physical or economic water scarcity. Physical water ...

and responding to the needs of people in the aftermath of natural catastrophes. Since then, Watergen has created a series of products that are appropriate for a variety of applications, ranging from remote rural locations to commercial office complexes. and private homes. It has been used around the world by armies as well as the public and private sectors in the United States, Latin America, India, Vietnam, Uzbekistan and the African continent. The company's headquarters are in

Petah Tikva Petah Tikva ( he, פֶּתַח תִּקְוָה, , ), also known as ''Em HaMoshavot'' (), is a city in the Central District (Israel), Central District of Israel, east of Tel Aviv. It was founded in 1878, mainly by Haredi Judaism, Haredi Jews of ...

. It has a subsidiary in the United States called "Watergen USA.". In November 2020, the company signed a deal with the Emirati

Al Dahra Agricultural Company Al Dahra Agricultural Company ( ar, شركة الظاهرة الزراعية) is an agribusiness firm specializing in the cultivation, production, and trading of animal feed and human food commodities such as rice, flour, fruits and vegetables. ...

to sell water-from-air units to the region. In January 2021, the company provided generators to produce up to 6,000 liters a day to Palestinians in the

Gaza Strip The Gaza Strip (;The New Oxford Dictionary of English (1998) – p.761 "Gaza Strip /'gɑːzə/ a strip of territory under the control of the Palestinian National Authority and Hamas, on the SE Mediterranean coast including the town of Gaza.. ...

. In May 2022, Watergen installed water-from-air units to a medical facility in

Raqqa Raqqa ( ar, ٱلرَّقَّة, ar-Raqqah, also and ) (Kurdish languages, Kurdish: Reqa/ ڕەقە) is a city in Syria on the northeast bank of the Euphrates River, about east of Aleppo. It is located east of the Tabqa Dam, Syria's largest dam. T ...

, Syria.

Technology

Watergen's technology is an

(AWG), which generates water from air at 250 Wh per liter.

References

External links

Official Website

Official YouTube channel
* * {{cite web , title=Watergen tech produces clean drinking water in your car , website=New Atlas , date=January 9, 2019 , url=https://newatlas.com/watergen-automotive-awg/57967/ Israeli companies established in 2009 Israeli inventions Water industry