Business Guide | Israel-India 2022

"Every Indian village will have its own fresh, mineralize water from air device" Michael Mirilashvili, President and Owner of Watergen, explains just how an Israeli company holds the key to ending the world's water scarcity problem What makes India a top priority market for Watergen? "It is common knowledge that India has a population of missions while suffering from water scarcity and/or low quality of water. We haven't yet reached our full capacity in India but I amsure that wewill make it there, aswe have the most advanced and disruptive technology. "After seeing other companieswho tried to do the samewe understood that the gap between us and them is already too big to bridge. Our solutions are the most effective and economical way to solve the pressing issue of water scarcity in any location and at any time." Couldyoudescribe the coreofWatergen's technological advantage? Our technology is not static, it's alive, robust and keeps developing. We are on its 3 . 0 generation and we keep going. We invest a lot in R&D, with over 50 %employees in R&D, but also in increasing efficiency, lowering prices and optimizing design. We employ 2 in-house patent registers and our water lab co-researches with Tel Aviv University and Ben Gurion University of theNegev in Israel andwith Khalifa University in Abu Dhabi. "We hold the world record of producing 5 liters of fresh water using 1 KWH. Our goal now ismultiplying efficiency ten times so thatwe reach 20 - 25 Watt-hour per liter instead I magineanewandunlimitedwatersource-aninexhaustible, endless resource that is everywhere around us - the air! Israel’s Watergen was able to imagine just that. The company is aworld leader inAtmosphericWater Generation (AWG) devices, utilizing patented heat-exchange units. The result: mineralizedwater is createdwithout requiringpiping infrastructure, and under a variety of climatic conditions. Today,Watergen is able to provide a scalable drinkingwater solution for awide range ofmarket segments, in both small and large dailywater volumes. The Israeli company already workswith 90 countries but saves a special place for India, says Michael Mirilashvili, President of Watergen. We met Mirilashvili in order to hear more about this astounding ability and its implications. Watergen’s technology saves the life of many "As an investor I'm interested in three main technology areas: water, food and medicine. When I first entered the investment scene inWatergen, my preliminarywishwas to save the lives of millions of people. But as the Company's R&Ddeveloped and time tomarket shortened, I understood we can not only save millions – but improve the lives of billions. With the Watergen technology we managed to reach a quality of water that high, it could improve lives even in developed countries." Israel-UAE > Business Guide > 2021 40 > Agriculture &Water > Watergen