Watergen
Israeli atmospheric water-generation company founded in 2009, controlled by the Mirilashvili family. Produces units that extract drinking water from ambient humidity. Deployed in ~85 countries for disaster relief, military bases, and remote community water supply.
Watergen is an Israeli atmospheric water-generation company that produces commercial and industrial units extracting drinking water from ambient humidity in the air. The company was founded in 2009 and is controlled by the Mirilashvili family, with next-generation principal Yitzchak Mirilashvili leading current operations.
The technology — a thermodynamic process that condenses, filters, and mineralizes ambient water vapor — was developed initially for military and disaster-response use cases. Commercial unit sizes range from residential GENNY appliances (~30 liters/day) up to industrial GEN-L units capable of delivering tens of thousands of liters per day.
Watergen operates in approximately 85 countries and functions as one of Israel's most-cited soft-power industrial assets — a category-defining humanitarian-tech franchise distinct from desalination and conventional water infrastructure.
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See also: Mirilashvili Family · Desalination Water Security · SWRO · IDE Technologies