Desalinisation

• Thames water plant: nearly enough water for 1m people / year
• Overabstraction of Sea of Gallilie and the Dead Sea + increased evaporation rates due to climate change
• 2 major aquifers in Palestinian territory are controlled by Israel which should be shared. It's not
• 80% of water in Israel is via desalinisation
• Sorek desalinisation plant:

  • Capacity of 624,000m^3 /day (world's largest)
• Sorek desalinisation plant:

  • Costs $400m - behan construcion in Jan 2011 -> Oct 2013
• Sorek desalinisation plant:

  • 15km South of Tel Aviv
• Sorek desalinisation plant disadvantages:

  • Trapping of ecosystems such as small sharks and Jellyfish
• Sorek desalinisation plant disadvantages:

  • Was temporairly shut down due to health concerns
• Sorek desalinisation plant disadvantages:

  • Once chemicals ability to work is nothing, they're dumped
• Sorek desalinisation plant disadvantages:

  • Uses a lot of energy which is becoming more precious
• Sorek desalinisation plant advantages:

  • Reliable and predictable supply of water
• Sorek desalinisation plant advantages:

  • Supplies 20% of Israel's water supply
• Cost of desalinisation is dropping as carbon nanotubes become more efficient and cheaper
• Sorek desalinisation plant advantages:

  • Not reliant on rain / aquifers