What IDE Technologies does

IDE Technologies Ltd. is a privately held Israeli water treatment and desalination company founded in 1965, headquartered in Kadima, Israel, and operating across Israel, the United States, India, Australia, Chile, and the UAE through regional subsidiaries. The company develops, engineers, builds, finances, owns, and operates large-scale desalination and water treatment plants for municipal governments and industrial enterprises, with a portfolio exceeding 400 delivered projects in over 100 countries.

Core technology spans seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO), thermal desalination (MED), and proprietary high-recovery membrane systems branded as MAXH2O — specifically Pulse Flow Reverse Osmosis (PFRO) and MAXH2O Desalter, which are patented and achieve 90-98% water recovery versus 75-80% for conventional RO. Complementary offerings include Eco-Reuse (chloramine-free wastewater reuse), Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD) / Minimum Liquid Discharge (MLD), PFAS removal, and a CO2 equivalent calculator for SWRO plants. Notable installed assets include Sorek (Israel's largest, with Sorek 2 reportedly at ~$0.40/m³ — among the lowest water costs globally), Carlsbad (Western Hemisphere's largest at 50 MGD, supplying 10% of San Diego's water), Hadera, Koyambedu in Chennai, and Manori in Mumbai.

IDE makes money through multiple project delivery and revenue models: (i) one-time EPC (Engineering, Procurement, Construction) contract fees for engineering and plant delivery; (ii) long-term recurring BOT/PPP/DBO concessions where IDE finances, owns, and operates assets and sells water output for 15-20 years (e.g., SIPCOT 15-year O&M, Manori 20-year BOT, Koyambedu 15-year DBO/O&M); and (iii) an owner-operator business unit, IDE Water Assets, plus a new mobile water treatment line via the November 2025 acquisition of RapidTreat Systems. The company sells primarily through direct enterprise sales to governments and large industrials (power, refining, semiconductors, mining), backed by global EPC ranking (Top 10 in 2025 per Weilan Waters) and partnerships with EPC implementers such as JWIL, VPIL, and GVPR.

Name

IDE Technologies

Legal name

IDE Technologies Ltd.

Website

https://ide-tech.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1965

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

IDE Technologies is a privately held Israeli company that designs, builds, finances, and operates large-scale desalination and water treatment plants for municipal governments and industrial customers across 100+ countries, using proprietary high-recovery RO technology (MAXH2O PFRO) and long-term BOT/PPP/DBO contracts.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Water Treatment and Desalination

NAICS

Water Supply and Irrigation Systems (22131), Sewage Treatment Facilities (22132)

SIC

Water, Sewer, Pipeline, Comm & Power Line Construction (1623), Water Supply (4941)

akta.pro primary industry

Desalination Plant EPC, O&M & Performance Optimization (EUANAFAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Industrial Water Reuse Utilities (ZLD/MLD & Process Water Recycling) (EUANAGAG), Water Reclamation & Reuse Production (Tertiary/Advanced Treatment) (EUANADAD), Water Treatment Plant Construction (Drinking Water) (IMAFAGAA)

Keywords

• Seawater desalination systems
• Reverse osmosis technology
• Industrial wastewater treatment
• Municipal water reuse
• Membrane water treatment

Headquarters

HQ city

Kadima

HQ country

Israel

HQ region

Middle East

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Engineering, Procurement & Construction (EPC): IDE provides design, engineering, procurement, and construction services for desalination and water treatment plants. Revenue is recognized as a one-time project fee per contract. IDE was awarded the SIPCOT desalination plant contract out of three competitors under this model.
2. Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) / Public-Private Partnership (PPP): IDE builds, owns, and operates water infrastructure assets for concession periods of 15-20 years, selling water to municipalities and industrial customers. Includes Hybrid Annual Model arrangements. IDE operates the SIPCOT plant for 15 years post-commissioning and the Mumbai Manori plant for 20 years.
3. Design-Build-Operate (DBO): IDE designs and builds plants, then operates them under long-term O&M contracts (e.g., 15 years). The Koyambedu plant in Chennai operates under a 15-year DBO/O&M model.
4. Water Asset Ownership & Sale: IDE develops, designs, finances, owns, and operates large water infrastructure projects, selling water output to customers. IDE Water Assets business unit focuses on P3 (Public-Private Partnership) model assets. Revenue is recurring from water sales over asset lifetime.
5. Acquisition of Mobile Water Treatment Assets: IDE acquired RapidTreat Systems in November 2025, expanding into mobile water treatment solutions market, generating revenue from equipment rental and treatment services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

IDE Technologies designs, engineers, builds, finances, owns, and operates advanced water treatment and desalination plants for municipal and industrial customers worldwide. Its portfolio spans seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO) and thermal desalination, proprietary high-recovery membrane systems (MAXH2O PFRO and MAXH2O Desalter achieving 90-98% recovery), ZLD/MLD industrial wastewater treatment, municipal wastewater reuse, PFAS removal, and Eco-Reuse advanced purification. Projects are delivered under EPC, DBO, BOT, P3/PPP, and O&M models, with the IDE Water Assets unit holding long-term water-sale concessions (15-20 years).

Product overview

IDE Technologies is a water treatment and desalination company offering an integrated portfolio of physical, membrane-based, and thermal water treatment solutions. The core offerings include Seawater Reverse Osmosis (SWRO) and Thermal Desalination as primary treatment technologies, complemented by proprietary MAXH2O PFRO (Pulse Flow Reverse Osmosis) and MAXH2O Desalter systems that achieve 90-98% water recovery rates. The company provides complete solutions including Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD)/Minimum Liquid Discharge (MLD), Municipal Wastewater Reuse, PFAS Removal, and Industrial Water Treatment across sectors including power, manufacturing, petrochemicals, semiconductors, mining, and data centers. IDE delivers projects through various models including EPC, BOT, P3 (Public-Private Partnership), and O&M services. The company operates globally with facilities in Israel, India, USA, Australia, China, Chile, and UAE.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• MAXH2O PFRO: Pulse Flow Reverse Osmosis technology for high-recovery water treatment achieving up to 90% recovery
• MAXH2O Desalter
• IDE Water Assets
• Eco-Reuse

Products and services

• Seawater Reverse Osmosis (SWRO) Desalination Systems Seawater desalination plants using reverse osmosis membranes to produce fresh water from seawater. Includes intake and outfall systems, pre-treatment, post-treatment, and pre-fabricated modular design options. Used by municipalities and industrial customers for large-scale drinking water and process water supply.
• Thermal Desalination Systems Low-temperature thermal distillation (Multi-Effect Distillation) desalination that uses waste heat from refineries and power plants to evaporate and condense water. Cost-effective for facilities that generate waste heat, such as refineries and power plants.
• MAXH2O PFRO (Pulse Flow Reverse Osmosis) IDE's proprietary, patented Pulse Flow RO technology achieving approximately 90% water recovery in a single-stage configuration, halving concentrate volumes versus conventional RO. Used for industrial wastewater reuse, inland water recycling, brine minimization, and high-recovery municipal reuse applications such as the UK Environment Agency benchmark.
• MAXH2O Desalter IDE's proprietary high-recovery brackish water RO system that recirculates treated water at high shear velocity through the RO system and continuously precipitates supersaturated salts, achieving 90-98% recovery limited only by osmotic pressure. Used for industrial brine minimization and ZLD/MLD applications.
• Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD) / Minimum Liquid Discharge (MLD) Advanced industrial wastewater treatment combining ultrafiltration, reverse osmosis, evaporation/crystallization, and fractional electrodeionization to achieve zero or near-zero liquid discharge. Used by industrial customers for environmental compliance, brine minimization and water reuse.
• Municipal Wastewater Reuse Solutions Treatment solutions for municipalities to reuse treated wastewater, anchored on Pulse Flow Reverse Osmosis (PFRO) and including Eco-Reuse and ground/surface water treatment systems. Used by municipal water authorities for indirect potable reuse, agricultural irrigation, and reducing freshwater abstraction.
• PFAS Removal Solutions Technologies for removal of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from water, addressing regulatory requirements and environmental compliance for municipal and industrial customers.
• Industrial Water Treatment Solutions Comprehensive water treatment offerings for industrial customers including physical/chemical pre-treatment, biological water treatment, membrane solutions, and deionization/ultra-pure water systems. Serves power, manufacturing, refining and petrochemicals, microelectronics and semiconductors, mining, and data centers.
• Operations & Maintenance (O&M) Services Long-term operations and maintenance services for water treatment plants, including plant upgrades and multi-year O&M contracts (typical tenors 15-20 years under BOT/DBO/PPP). Provided for both IDE-built and third-party water assets.
• P3 (Public-Private Partnership) / BOT Water Asset Ownership (IDE Water Assets) Project delivery and financing model combining development, engineering, financing, construction, ownership and operation of water infrastructure under public-private partnerships (P3), Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) and DBO models, with IDE Water Assets selling water output to municipalities and industrial customers over 15-20 year concessions.
• RapidTreat Mobile Water Treatment Systems Mobile and modular water treatment systems suitable for rapid deployment in disaster relief, military, construction, mining, and remote community applications. Delivered through equipment rental and on-site treatment services via IDE after its acquisition of RapidTreat Systems in November 2025.
• SWRO Carbon Footprint Calculator Online digital tool to calculate CO2 equivalent greenhouse gas emissions, carbon footprint, and reduction methods for SWRO desalination plants. Used by clients and prospects to support ESG and decarbonization planning.

Quantifiable outcome

• 90% water recovery for inland water recycling in the UK (PFRO single-stage), vs conventional 75-80% recovery
• +10 more outcomes

Named customers14 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• RGV-Desal LLC (US Desalination LLC + Cameron & Hidalgo Counties)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2026Cameron and Hidalgo counties in Texas announced a partnership with US Desalination LLC and IDE Technologies to form RGV-Desal LLC, a joint venture to build a $1 billion seawater desalination plant on South Padre Island. The plant will produce approximately 50 MGD (expandable to 100 MGD) using reverse osmosis to serve the water-stressed Rio Grande Valley. The project is privately funded.
• Rice University's WaTER InstitutecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2026Rice University's Water Technologies Entrepreneurship and Research (WaTER) Institute and IDE Technologies announced a strategic partnership to develop and commercialize advanced water treatment, desalination, and PFAS destruction technologies. The partnership involves establishing a test bed and collaborative research on low-salt-rejection reverse osmosis, PFAS destruction, and brine resource recovery, with plans for student exchange opportunities.
• SIPCOT (State Industries Promotion Corporation of Tamil Nadu Limited)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026IDE Technologies signed a contract with SIPCOT to design, construct, and operate a 60 MLD seawater reverse osmosis desalination plant at Mullakadu, Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu, India. The project is under a Hybrid Annual Model and PPP arrangement with IDE operating and maintaining the facility for 15 years post-launch. IDE won the contract out of three competitors.
• JWIL (Jindal Water Infrastructure Limited)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2026IDE partnered with Jindal Water Infrastructure Limited (JWIL) for the SIPCOT 60 MLD desalination plant in Tamil Nadu, India. JWIL serves as a local implementation partner executing construction under the PPP arrangement.
• VPIL (Vishnusurya Projects and Infra)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2026IDE partnered with Vishnusurya Projects and Infra (VPIL) for the SIPCOT 60 MLD desalination plant in Tamil Nadu, India. VPIL serves as a local implementation partner under the PPP arrangement.
• Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2025IDE Technologies was awarded a major EPC contract by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation to design, build, and operate a seawater desalination plant at Manori, Mumbai. Initial capacity of 200 million liters per day, expandable to 400 MLD. The project aims to enhance Mumbai's water security amid climate variability.
• GVPR Engineers LimitedcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 December 2025IDE partnered with GVPR Engineers Limited for the Manori desalination project in Mumbai. GVPR serves as the local engineering and construction partner executing the EPC contract alongside IDE.
• Nueces River Authority (NRA)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2025The Nueces River Authority (NRA), a small Texas river authority, partnered with IDE Technologies in May 2025 to develop the Harbor Island desalination plant near Corpus Christi. The $6.4 billion facility, if built, would be the largest seawater desalination project in the Western Hemisphere. IDE serves as the technology partner for the project, which NRA has been developing with $6.4 million in water reservation fees collected from 18 cities and utilities since 2024.
• India-Israel Cooperation (I4F Joint R&D Fund)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024India and Israel maintain bilateral cooperation across agriculture, water security, innovation, and defense. IDE Technologies serves as the technical partner for a planned 100 MLD desalination plant in Visakhapatnam, India. The $40 million I4F joint R&D fund institutionalized by India's Department of Science and Technology and Israel's Innovation Authority supports startup collaboration.

Scale indicators23 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Sidem (Veolia): Sidem is Veolia's seawater desalination arm and the most direct global competitor to IDE in large-scale SWRO EPC, BOT and PPP contracts. Both firms compete head-to-head for mega-tenders in the Middle East, North Africa, India and Australia with comparable thermal and RO technology stacks.
• Acciona Agua: Acciona Agua is a major Spanish EPC contractor for large desalination and water reuse plants, frequently competing against IDE for municipal tenders globally. Both operate under EPC, BOT and concession models serving similar municipal and industrial clients.
• Doosan Enerbility (Doosan Heavy Industries): Doosan is a Korean EPC contractor that has delivered some of the world's largest SWRO plants (e.g., Ras Al-Khair, Shuqaiq). It competes directly with IDE on Middle East mega-projects and shares the same BOO/BOT and EPC delivery models.
• Hyflux: Hyflux was a Singapore-based membrane desalination EPC contractor competing with IDE in Asia-Pacific and the Middle East. Although now restructured, it remains a relevant historical peer given overlapping SWRO/UF technology and concession-project delivery.

Broad incumbents

• Suez Water Technologies & Solutions: Suez operates a broader portfolio of municipal and industrial water treatment, including desalination via its historical Degrémont legacy. It overlaps with IDE in EPC and O&M but is more diversified across non-membrane technologies and services.
• Veolia Water Technologies: Veolia is a global water-services incumbent whose Sidem subsidiary is IDE's closest direct competitor. Veolia's broader portfolio (operations, chemicals, municipal concessions) gives it scale advantages IDE lacks outside desalination.

Emerging players

• Fluence Corporation: Fluence focuses on decentralized, containerized and mobile water and wastewater treatment. The RapidTreat acquisition positions IDE in this same niche; Fluence is the closest emerging-play competitor in modular water treatment.
• De Nora: De Nora provides water and wastewater treatment technologies with a growing presence in industrial desalination and ZLD/MLD. Its focus on electrodeionization and industrial reuse overlaps with IDE's ZLD, fractional EDI and MAXH2O Desalter offerings.

Regional players

• Organo Corporation: Organo is a Japanese water treatment EPC and ultrapure water specialist serving primarily the Japanese and East Asian markets. It is comparable to IDE in industrial water and reuse technologies but operates regionally without the same global mega-EPC footprint.

Others

• Toray Industries (Toray Membrane): Toray supplies RO and UF membranes used by IDE in its SWRO and PFRO systems. It is an enabler/technology partner rather than a direct competitor, but its membrane innovations shape IDE's product roadmap.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses3 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles23 records

Subsidiaries7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments1 record

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