Energy Recovery and Seawater Desalination

Algeria Adds 200,000 m3/day of Increased Seawater Desalination Capacity

SAN LEANDRO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 24, 2008--Energy Recovery, Inc. ("ERI") (NASDAQ:ERII), a global leader of ultra-high-efficiency energy recovery products and technology for desalination, announced that it had won another large-scale energy recovery contract for seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO) desalination in Algeria. The Mostaganem SWRO Desalination Plant, located approximately 38 miles east of Oran in the western seaside region of the country, will have a total capacity of 200,000 cubic meters per day (m3/day) (52.8 million US gallons per day), enough to supply drinking water to a population of over one million people. The plant is expected to begin operation sometime in the second half of 2009.

The Mostaganem plant is being built on a 25-year build own operate and transfer basis by UTE Mostaganem, a consortium consisting of Inima (Grupo OHL) and Aqualia (Grupo FCC) of Spain. Inima previously selected ERI to provide its advanced energy-saving PX technology for both the 16,000 m3/day Los Cabos and 65,000 m3/day Alicante desalination plants. The Mostaganem project is one of many for ERI in the region, including the 200,000 m3/day Hamma plant built by GE Water and the 200,000 m3/day Beni Saf and 100,000 m3/day Skikda plants currently being built by GEIDA.

The process for the Mostaganem plant will include 240 ERI PX-220 Pressure Exchanger devices arranged in 16 trains of 15 units each. Utilizing PX technology will help significantly reduce power consumption by the plant's high-pressure pumps. Each device will save approximately 80 kilowatts for a total plant energy savings of over 19 mega watts.

Rick Stover, ERI's Chief Technical Officer and Vice President of Sales said, "with this contract, ERI increases its project wins in Algeria to 1,220,000 m3/day of permeate capacity. We are proud to be the energy recovery solution for the region."

Energy Recovery, Inc. (ERI) is a leading manufacturer of energy recovery devices, which by significantly reducing energy consumption is helping make desalination affordable. ERI's PX Pressure Exchanger(R) technology (PX(R)) is a rotary positive displacement pump that recovers energy from the high pressure waste stream of sea water reverse osmosis systems at up to 98% efficiency with no downtime or scheduled maintenance.

The company has research, development and manufacturing facilities in the San Francisco technology corridor as well as direct sales offices and technical support centers in key desalination hubs such as Madrid, UAE, Shanghai and Florida. ERI service representatives are based in Algeria, Australia, China, India, Korea, Mexico, Taiwan and the Caribbean.

As the demand for clean, potable water increases; ERI is poised to face the global challenges ahead. For more information on ERI and PX technology, please visit www.energyrecovery.com.

140,000 m3/day (37MGD) Desalination Project for Mining Application Contracted to use PX(R) Technology

SAN LEANDRO, Calif., Oct. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Energy Recovery, Inc. ("ERI") (Nasdaq: ERII), a global leader of ultra-high-efficiency energy recovery products and technology for desalination, announced that it will supply energy recovery devices for a seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO) desalination project in Australia. IDE Technologies awarded ERI the energy recovery contract for the 140,000 cubic meters per day (m3/day) (37 million gallons per day (MGD)) facility. The new desalination project adds process and drinking water for a large mine operation in Australia.

IDE Technologies will construct the plant which will utilize ERI's PX Pressure Exchanger(R) (PX(R)) technology as the energy recovery solution for the project. The plant is scheduled for completion in late 2009.

Water is a key component in the mining process. Because the region is subject to extreme drought conditions, a highly efficient desalination system provides an affordable solution both for process requirements and regional drinking consumption. The ERI solution will include PX-220 devices which will save an estimated 16 megawatts of power.

In 2007, ERI was also engaged for a 55,000 m3/day (14.5 MGD) desalination plant for the Trekkopje Uranium project in Namibia, South Africa. That plant is projected to supply an estimated 20 million cubic meters of water per year to the mine. In addition, ERI and IDE Technologies are teaming to provide advanced energy-saving PX technology for the 100 million m3/year Hadera, Israel desalination plant which will be the world's largest such plant when it starts up in 2010.

About ERI(R)

Energy Recovery, Inc. (ERI) is a leading manufacturer of energy recovery devices, which by significantly reducing energy consumption is helping make desalination affordable. ERI's PX Pressure Exchanger(R) technology (PX(R)) is a rotary positive displacement pump that recovers energy from the high pressure waste stream of sea water reverse osmosis systems at up to 98% efficiency with no downtime or scheduled maintenance.

The company has research, development and manufacturing facilities in the San Francisco technology corridor as well as direct sales offices and technical support centers in key desalination hubs such as Madrid, UAE, Shanghai and Florida. ERI service representatives are based in Algeria, Australia, China, India, Korea, Mexico, Taiwan and the Caribbean.

As the demand for clean, potable water increases; ERI is poised to face the global challenges ahead. For more information on ERI and PX technology, please visit www.energyrecovery.com.

The sand screens and micron filters were selected because of the durable and corrosion resistant fiberglass and PVC construction. The specific model of Eden micron filters was chosen to maintain the filter element flux at approximately 3.3 gpm/per 10" equivalent.

Due to the relative remoteness of the installation site, multistage-centrifugal, high-pressure pumps have been selected for their reliability, availability of parts, economics of operation and easy maintenance. Centrifugal pumps in general are smoother, quieter, and require less ancillary equipment (i.e. pulsation dampeners) than positive displacement pumps. Hydropro has found that positive displacement pumps are much more prone to failure and lengthily downtimes than high-quality centrifugal pumps.

The Grundfos Booster Modules were chosen for several reasons. The inline style helped conserve space and provided ease of installation, allowing everything to be mounted on the same skid (with the exception of cleaning/flush tanks, raw water booster pumps, and chemical feeds). These submersible, multi-stage centrifugal pumps were also chosen because they are very efficient and quiet, and are constructed of corrosion resistant, 904L super austenitic stainless steel.

The high pressure feed and concentrate headers were made of 2205 duplex stainless steel for superior corrosion resistance, and the structural skid was constructed of FRP for low weight and zero maintenance. ERI´s Pressure Exchanger was chosen because of its high energy efficiency, dependability, and corrosion resistant materials.

Performance

Values for the projected power consumption rates that were presented in the proposal were based on a 27ºC feed stream of 45,000 mg/l TDS and a permeate flow rate of 100,000 gpd. The membrane manufactures projection software was used to determine the system parameters at a recovery of 35%, and these parameters were subsequently used to determine the projected power consumption. The result was an anticipated feed pressure of 900 psi and a specific power consumption rate of 3.02 kWh/m³.

Once the system was installed and operating, the specific power consumption was calculated based on actual system parameters and the result was a much lower value of 2.65 kWh/m³. There were several reasons the actual value was lower, the main reason however, was the conservative design. Because of some uncertainty in the feed water quality, the SWRO system was designed with a relatively low flux (approximately 8 gpm/ft2), and a somewhat large hydraulic envelope. As it turned out, the feed water TDS was closer to 36,000 ppm and fairly stable. The lower feed TDS enabled the system to operate at a lower membrane feed pressure of 790 psi and a higher permeate flow rate of 120,000 gpd, consequently using less energy than originally projected and making higher quality permeate.

Conclusion

With most of the system assembled, the installation was fairly straightforward and went smoothly. The two units were installed, started up, tested and operator training was completed in less than three weeks. There was, however, a problem with the feed water quality and the pretreatment system, which was discovered after only 24 hours of operation. It immediately became apparent that the raw water was loaded with particulate that was quickly fouling the sand screens and the micron filters. Fortunately, the feed system could be modified to flow into an existing 250,000 gallon seawater tank from the wells, and the SWRO feed was then drawn out of this tank. This settling tank solution worked quite well and provided a feed water with a pre-filter SDI of 1.25.

There was also one other performance issue that needed to be resolved. Initially, the permeate quality was less than what was projected, and it was not clear why. The system was extensively checked ant tested for leaks, and the possibility that seawater was somehow mixing with the permeate was eventually eliminated. It was finally determined that the membranes did not meet the design rejection required to produce the projected permeate TDS. Once the membranes were replaced, the system was making plenty of high quality permeate that was well below the maximum acceptable permeate TDS.

KAJUR and the residents of Ebye have since been enjoying low-cost, high-quality water for over a year now without any noteworthy system failures. They are so pleased, in fact, that KAJUR has recently awarded Hydropro another SWRO job utilizing work exchanger energy recovery.

Design Requirements

In the original RFP, KAJUR requested twin 75,000 gpd SWRO units (expandable to 100,000 gpd) designed for a seawater feed of 45,000 mg/l TDS. The proposal presented by Hydropro was for two Seawater Reverse Osmosis Water Treatment units each designed to produce 75,000 gallons per day. Permeate water was projected to be of less than 300 mg/l TDS based on feed water from seawater wells with a maximum TDS of 50,000 mg/l and an SDI of less than 3. Each unit was designed to be easily expandable to a daily capacity of 100,000 gallons by the addition of one pressure vessel containing seven seawater membranes. All instrumentation, piping, valves, headers and pumps were pre-sized to accommodate the expansion.

Each proposed SWRO system consisted of four pressure vessels containing seven membrane elements each arranged in a single, one-pass array. With the expansion, the system would consist of five pressure vessels in a single staged array. Each system was designed to operate at a 30-40% recovery rate, with a maximum trans-membrane (feed to product) pressure of 1100 psi at a feed water TDS of 50,000 mg/l. With a feed water TDS of 46,000 mg/l, the trans-membrane pressure was projected to be approximately 900 psi at startup and 950 psi after three years of operation.

System Design

The final, installed 100,000 gpd Hydropro design consisted of the following major components and unit operations for each SWRO unit:
• Sand and Particulate Filters: Two HYDROPRO Tubular filter units Model STF5M2-400- PVC/150 each consisting of one PVC housing with a 150-micron wedge wire PVC screen for the removal of sand and particles, with automatic purge valves
• Micron Filters: Three heavy-duty filter housings constructed of FRP/PVC and built to ASME Code X, the housings are Eden Model 24EFC each accommodating six (6) 40" long five micron polypropylene cartridges
• RO High Pressure Booster Pumps: Two high pressure feed booster pumps Grundfos Model BM 17-27R (installed in series) - horizontal centrifugal, multi-stage construction of 904L Super Austenitic Stainless Steel, each driven by a 35 HP submersible type motor rated at 460V/60Hz/3Ø utilizing a Soft start motor starter and VFD RO Low Pressure Booster Pump: One booster pump Grundfos Model BM 30-4R - horizontal centrifugal, multi-stage type of 904L Super Austenitic Stainless Steel, driven by a 7.5 HP submersible type motor rated at 460V/60Hz/3Ø controlled by a variable frequency drive
• Membrane Modules: One FRP construction structural frame, five pressure vessels of FRP construction rated at 1200 psi operating pressure, 35 Thin Film Composite membrane elements ¬ 8" x 40", 2205 DUPLEX SS headers for feed and concentrate and Sch. 80 PVC for the permeate headers and low pressure feed, suction and concentrate piping, Allen- Bradley PLC SLC 5/04 based control system - installed in a NEMA 4X enclosure with system switches lights etc. installed on the panel door
• Chemical Feed Systems: One anti-scalant dosing system and one chlorine dosing system
• Freshwater Flush/Membrane Cleaning System

The system skid was designed and fabricated for a compact footprint due to limited installation space and to allow for shipping both units in a single container. The entire system was pre-assembled as much as possible to minimize field services.

Conventional Design

Previously, the standard Hydropro design for SWRO with energy recovery incorporated a single multistage centrifugal pump (or positive displacement) with a Hydraulic Turbo Booster. This design is fairly simple and generally does not require a significant increase in system controls or instrumentation and is for the most part a sound, and energy efficient SWRO design.

The hydraulic turbo booster converts the hydraulic energy of the concentrate stream to mechanical energy and then applies this mechanical energy to the full flow of the feed stream in the form of a considerable pressure boost. In a single stage SWRO system, the energy benefit associated with this type of energy recovery device is realized solely in the form of lower pressure (and thus lower horsepower) requirements for the high pressure feed pump. Because the equations used to predict the pressure boost produced by a HTB are usually specific to the manufacturer and dependent upon the system parameters, they will not be explicitly discussed here. In this case, a reasonable assumption would be a 300 psi (693 feet H2O) pressure boost from the HTB operating in a system as described in Example 1 below. The following example is used to demonstrate the reduction in high pressure feed pump horsepower requirements:

This HTB energy recovery device provides a substantial reduction in specific energy consumption, which, depending on the duty cycle and cost of power could pay for itself in a relatively short amount of time.

New Technology

The concept of a work exchanger energy recovery device was certainly not new, and several variations of these devices have come and gone. However, at the time of this proposal, there seemed to be a new approach to the design of these positive displacement devices that eliminated many of the problems associated with previous versions. The PE from Energy Recovery, Inc. (ERI) is an example of a novel work exchanger device that was in a position to profoundly affect the design of SWRO and the energy recovery industry.

The main idea of the Pressure Exchanger is its ability to directly transfer most of the hydraulic energy in the concentrate stream to an equal amount of feed water. The result is a side feed stream equal in flow to the concentrate stream (minus bearing leakage) that is boosted to near membrane feed pressure by the Pressure Exchanger. A small high pressure booster pump is then required to boost the high pressure feed exiting the PE so that it equals the discharge pressure of the high pressure feed pump and the two feed streams can be combined. This pressure boost accounts for pressure losses associated with inefficiencies of the pressure exchanger, losses across the membranes, and piping and fitting losses throughout the system. By significantly reducing the size of the high pressure feed pump to approximate the flow of permeate, the horsepower of the high pressure pump can be reduced by approximately two thirds of the total pumping power required. This substantial reduction in horsepower is, for the most part, specific to the high pressure, low recovery nature of the SWRO system. To illustrate the effect of this reduction in pumping power required, the following example is used:

Although there are other energy considerations besides just pumping power when comparing a system with no energy recovery and a system with a PE, this simple analysis shows a significant reduction in energy consumption when using a Pressure Exchanger.

Water-short California's search to satisfy its thirst is beginning to focus on a controversial source -- the Pacific Ocean.

In November, Connecticut-based Poseidon Resources Corp. won a key regulatory approval to build a $300 million water-desalination plant in Carlsbad, north of San Diego. The facility would be the largest in the Western Hemisphere, producing 50 million gallons of drinking water a day, enough to supply about 100,000 homes.

Taking the salt out of seawater is a common way to produce drinking water in the Middle East and in other arid regions. World-wide, 13,080 desalination plants produce more than 12 billion gallons of water a day, according to the International Desalination Association.

But it has been less successful in the U.S. Desalination is more expensive than traditional sources, and critics say it harms the ocean. In 1992, Santa Barbara, Calif., shuttered a small plant after three months when rain replenished the county's main water sources. At a plant near Tampa, Fla., that Poseidon was also involved in, technical glitches increased the water's cost and, when it opened in 2003, initially limited output to less than a third of the projected 25 million gallons a day.

Southern California water officials say conditions have changed. Improved technology has cut the cost of desalination in half in the past decade, making it more competitive. And traditional water supplies, such as the Colorado River and snow-melt runoff, are becoming less reliable because of population growth and environmental restrictions.

"We have to get our water from somewhere, and it's going to be the Pacific Ocean," says Gary Arant, manager of the Valley Center Municipal Water District, which serves farms and homes around San Diego. His district has agreed to buy almost 15% of the Carlsbad plant's output. Poseidon says it has signed 30-year contracts with nine local water districts to sell all the water; about 40% would go to the city of Carlsbad.

The project has attracted big financial partners. In May, General Electric Co. said it had invested in it and would provide filtration technology. In September, Citigroup Inc.'s sustainable-development-investments unit became the lead investor in closely held Poseidon, formed in 1995 by former GE executives and private-equity firm Warburg Pincus. Andrew de Pass, the Citigroup unit's managing director, says the need for long-term water sources drove the investment. He declined to specify how much Citigroup invested.

Poseidon hopes to break ground this year and deliver water no later than 2011, providing it wins approval for its plans to mitigate the plant's impact on marine life and to offset its carbon-dioxide emissions.

The plant would initially take the saltwater discharged from an adjacent power plant that uses it for cooling, and later take water directly from the Pacific. Two sets of filters purify the water. The first set, thin tubes resembling rows of angel-hair pasta, blocks relatively large particles. The seawater is then pumped at very high pressure through dense membranes to remove salt, in a process called reverse osmosis.

This process uses a lot of electricity, contributing to its big price tag. Poseidon plans to sell the water for about $950 per acre-foot. That compares with an average $700 an acre-foot that local agencies now pay for water. (An acre-foot is 325,851 gallons, enough water for four people a year.) The Metropolitan Water District, a wholesale supplier to 18 million Southern Californians, will subsidize the difference as a way to add new water sources to the region. Poseidon President Walter Winrow says Poseidon will raise its price as local agencies pay more for water from other sources.

Peter Gleick, head of environmental think-tank Pacific Institute, says the costs of desalination projects tend to increase from those projected by sponsors, because of energy expenses and environmental requirements. "What people claim is always a little different," says Mr. Gleick.

There are other obstacles. California coastal regulators and some environmentalists say desalination uses too much energy and kills fish when the water is processed. Two environmental groups Monday filed suit to block the plant, on the grounds that it will harm marine life. Peter MacLaggan, who oversees the Carlsbad project for Poseidon, says the plant would kill about two pounds of fish a day, or "less than the daily consumption of one pelican."

Some opponents are wary of Poseidon because it was originally the co-developer of the troubled Tampa plant. Poseidon and the engineering firm it was working with estimated in 1999 that the plant would cost $110 million to build and produce water costing an average of $677 an acre-foot.

Then two engineering firms involved in the plant ran into financial difficulties, slowing work on the project.

In 2002, Tampa Bay Water, the government agency building the plant, bought out Poseidon and took on plant oversight. Tampa Bay Water ultimately brought in other companies, including units of Spain's Acciona S.A. and Germany's RWE AG, to finish and run the plant.

Last month, years behind schedule, the plant was declared fully operational, producing more than 25 million gallons of drinking water a day. Exceeding the initial estimate, construction came to $158 million, and the desalinated water costs $1,100 an acre-foot. Tom Pankratz, a Houston-based consultant to Tampa Bay Water's lawyers and a spokesman for the IDA, says there was "sloppy work" across the board. Poseidon's president, Mr. Winrow, says the company "would have managed the construction more appropriately" if it had been allowed to finish the project.

Ken Herd, Tampa Bay Water's operations director, says the plant is mostly running smoothly and the region may build more plants. Desalination is "not the cheapest source of supply, but it's drought-proof," he says.

Southern California officials toured the Tampa Bay plant before signing with Poseidon on the Carlsbad plant. Poseidon has brought in Acciona and RWE'S American Water to design and operate it.

Meanwhile, improved membranes and pumping systems have sharply reduced electricity costs. G.G. Pique, chief executive of Energy Recovery Inc., which makes desalination technology for the plant, estimates it will cost the Carlsbad plant $1.10 in electricity to produce 1,000 gallons of water. That is down from $2.10 per 1,000 gallons at the mothballed Santa Barbara plant, which he was also involved in.

The push on the Carlsbad plant comes as the National Academy of Sciences nears completion of a report on the potential role of desalination in meeting U.S. water needs.

Water experts are watching closely. California regulators are mulling as many as 20 proposed seawater projects that could produce 500 million gallons of water a day for the state. Poseidon is planning a second major plant in Huntington Beach, about 60 miles north of Carlsbad. "We're excited about the prospects," says Mike Chrisman, California's Secretary of Water Resources.

Tampa, FL, September 16, 2008 - The Ministry of Electricity and Water (MEW) of Kuwait awarded Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction the 136,000 m3/day (36 million US gallons per day (MGD)) Shuwaikh Seawater RO Desalination Plant with Recarbonation system. Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction is executing the project on an EPC basis while Doosan Hydro Technology, the wholly owned US based subsidiary, will partially provide basic process design engineering, as well as detail engineering review services. Energy Recovery, Inc. (“ERI”) (NASDAQ:ERII), a global leader of ultra-high-efficiency energy recovery products and technology for desalination was also contracted for its innovative PX Pressure Exchanger (PX) technology for the Shuwaikh SWRO project.

Water sustainability is a growing concern in the Middle East and the Kuwaiti Ministry of Electricity and Water has taken proper measures to sustain a potable water supply for its communities. The Plant is Kuwait’s first seawater desalination plant using RO technology. It will supply drinking water for 450,000 residents in Kuwait City. Under the contract, Doosan will design and build the plant, which is to be built near Shuwaikh port, as well as supply equipment and materials. The project is scheduled for completion in September 2010.

Doosan selected ERI’s largest commercially available 65-Series product, the PX-260 energy recovery device due to its high efficiency, flexibility and small footprint. The project will include 187 PX-260 PX Pressure Exchanger® energy recovery devices which will save an estimated 12.7 megawatts of power. ERI and Doosan also teamed up for the 150,000 m3/day (39.6 MGD) Al Shuaibah III Expansion SWRO Desalination Plant in September of 2007.

Dr. Richard Stover, ERI Chief Technology Officer stated, “We are excited about winning this project in Kuwait. Our ground-breaking work in the early 1990’s at the Kuwait Institute of Scientific Research (KISR) Laboratories laid the foundation for our innovative PX technology. It’s with great pleasure that we are able to give back to the region”, Dr. Stover continued. ERI has several desalination plants throughout the Middle East and North Africa engaging its PX technology. From large plants in Algeria and the UAE to smaller plants throughout Egypt and Saudi Arabia; ERI has focused its efforts on providing the region with advanced energy recovery solutions. The company has a regional sales office in Dubai.

About ERI(R)

Energy Recovery, Inc. (ERI) is a leading manufacturer of energy recovery devices, which by significantly reducing energy consumption is helping make desalination affordable. ERI's PX Pressure Exchanger(R) technology (PX(R)) is a rotary positive displacement pump that recovers energy from the high pressure waste stream of sea water reverse osmosis systems at up to 98% efficiency with no downtime or scheduled maintenance.

The company has research, development and manufacturing facilities in the San Francisco technology corridor as well as direct sales offices and technical support centers in key desalination hubs such as Madrid, UAE, Shanghai and Florida. ERI service representatives are based in Algeria, Australia, China, India, Korea, Mexico, Taiwan and the Caribbean.

As the demand for clean, potable water increases; ERI is poised to face the global challenges ahead. For more information on ERI and PX technology, please visit www.energyrecovery.com.

SAN LEANDRO, Calif., Sep 09, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Energy Recovery, Inc. ("ERI") (NASDAQ:ERII), a global leader of ultra-high-efficiency energy recovery products and technology for desalination, announced that the company recruited seasoned water treatment applications veteran and membrane housing expert Douglas Eisberg to be the company's Product Director.

As Product Director, Doug's responsibilities include identifying new applications for PX technology, promoting PX technology for brackish water desalination applications and assisting with the development of future PX device and pump designs. He will also help develop strategic collaborative relationships throughout the industry.

Prior to joining ERI, Doug worked for 17 years at Advanced Structures Inc., the makers of CodeLine (Pentair Water) pressure vessels, where he managed the development, engineering and sales departments. He was instrumental in the design of many composite membrane housing features now considered industry standards and holds several related international patents. In addition, Doug was the founder and President of PROTEC (Bekaert Progressive Composites) membrane pressure vessels.

Doug serves as the Chairman of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code Section X Subcommittee. He is also a Director in the American Membrane Technology Association (AMTA) and has served as the Chairman of the Nomination Committee. In addition, Doug is a board member of the International Desalination Association (IDA) as the Liaison for AMTA.

Dr. Richard Stover, ERI CTO said "As one of the most accomplished and best known figures in desalination, we are proud to have Doug join our team. His lifetime experience in the water industry coupled with his creative and analytical capabilities will be important contributions to ERI's strategic growth initiatives."

About ERI(R)

Energy Recovery, Inc. (ERI) is a leading manufacturer of energy recovery devices, which by significantly reducing energy consumption is helping make desalination affordable. ERI's PX Pressure Exchanger(R) technology (PX(R)) is a rotary positive displacement pump that recovers energy from the high pressure waste stream of sea water reverse osmosis systems at up to 98% efficiency with no downtime or scheduled maintenance.

The company has research, development and manufacturing facilities in the San Francisco technology corridor as well as direct sales offices and technical support centers in key desalination hubs such as Madrid, UAE, Shanghai and Florida. ERI service representatives are based in Algeria, Australia, China, India, Korea, Mexico, Taiwan and the Caribbean.

As the demand for clean, potable water increases; ERI is poised to face the global challenges ahead. For more information on ERI and PX technology, please visit www.energyrecovery.com.