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Israeli startup CarbonBlue wants to turn water into a weapon against CO₂
Founded by a Technion-trained physicist and a Talpiot alumnus, CarbonBlue removes dissolved CO₂ so water can absorb more from the atmosphere; now it is testing whether the technology can scale from an Israeli desalination plant to industries worldwide
ynet Global | 09.09.26
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Israel’s water authority warned in 2024 of desalination shutdown scenario now unfolding
Water Authority officials told lawmakers in 2024 that marine contamination could disable several closely clustered desalination plants and severely strain Israel’s water system; more than two years later, three plants remain offline and two are operating only partially
Ilana Curiel | 09.07.26
ציאנובקטריה השייכת לסוג Synechococcus והאצות בחוף פלמחים
Did Gaza sewage fuel the algae crisis shutting Israel’s desalination plants?
Scientists identified Synechococcus cyanobacteria behind shutdowns at most of Israel’s Mediterranean desalination plants, but experts are divided over whether sewage from Gaza helped fuel the bloom, as similar disruption is reported in Sinai
Lior Ben Ari, Ilana Curiel | 09.04.26
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Algae crisis forces Israel to pay 50% more for desalinated water
Water Authority raises payments to private plants to about 4 shekels per cubic meter to keep them operating despite contamination, exposing vulnerabilities in Israel’s fully privatized desalination system
Ilana Curiel | 09.03.26
החוקרים ינסו לגרום לאצות לגדול. פלמחים, הבוקר
Desalination crisis deepens as algae threaten Israel’s last fully operating coastal plant
Israel is improvising to stabilize water supplies as microscopic algae clog desalination systems, forcing partial shutdowns, emergency well pumping and risky plant operations while officials race to identify the bloom and protect Hadera
Ilana Curiel | 09.03.26
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