Four dozen water industry executives, venture capitalists and others from across Massachusetts will meet over the next week in Israel to develop partnerships with a country that has become a global leader in water innovation.
The mission, which runs from Dec. 15 to Dec. 20, is believed to be the largest business delegation of any kind to visit Israel.
"Water is obviously the most important compound on the planet, and yet a huge number of people in the world lack clear access to it," said John Harthorne, founder and CEO of MassChallenge, a startup competition and business accelerator that expects to announce an Israeli branch early next year. "Massachusetts and Israel are already good at this. So it makes a lot of sense to build this expertise out together."
Israel recycles 75 percent of its water, and much of its water comes from the sea, said David Goodtree, the mission's co-chairman.
The world's first desalination system, the process by which salt is removed from sea or ocean water, was designed and engineered in Massachusetts, Goodtree said, while Israel invented drip irrigation to give crops only the amount of water they need.
"Israel is a center of advanced water technologies, and we want to make sure we're up to speed with all the latest in advanced water treatment," said Bill Staby, CEO of Resolute Marine Energy, Inc., a Boston company that is developing the world's first ocean-wave-driven desalination system that will allow water production in places where there's no electrical grid.
On Dec. 18, several promising Israeli water technology companies also will compete in the first Water Export Technology Revolution Competition, sponsored by the Massachusetts delegation.
The winner will receive a trip to Massachusetts next spring to check out opportunities for expansion here.
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