Energy Recovery, Inc. PX Devices Contracted for Largest Desalination Plant in Australia
December 15 2009 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
Energy Recovery, Inc. (NASDAQ:ERII), a leader in the design and
development of energy recovery devices for desalination, today
announced that its PX Pressure Exchanger™ (PX™) devices will be
implemented in the Victorian Desalination Project — slated to be
the largest seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO) desalination plant in
Australia — to help deliver affordable fresh water to the cities of
Melbourne and Geelong. To be constructed by AquaSure (a consortium
sponsored by SUEZ ENVIRONNEMENT and its affiliate Degrémont, world
leader in desalination technology, Thiess and Macquarie Capital),
the plant will be located in the Wonthaggi region of the State of
Victoria. The desalination plant will provide up to 150 billion
liters of water per year — around one-third of Melbourne's annual
water supply — with the possibility of future expansion to 200
billion liters. Energy Recovery anticipates delivery of its PX
devices in two phases during the first half of 2010.
“For seawater desalination to work as a sustainable solution to
global water scarcity, the water it supplies must be affordable.
Energy consumption represents an important portion of the overall
cost of desalination, so it is critical to conserve as much energy
as possible,” stated Remi Lantier, CEO of Degrémont. “Energy
Recovery’s PX device is a proven technology for significantly
reducing energy usage in desalination, which is why we have
implemented the devices at large desalination plants all over the
world, including in Perth, Australia, and Barcelona, Spain. What’s
more, the energy saved by deploying the PX technology will also
help us achieve our overall goal of making the Victorian
Desalination Project an environmentally friendly, green
facility.”
Implementing Energy Recovery’s PX devices at the Victorian
Desalination Project will save more than 49 MW of energy — equaling
a savings of $35 million — and offset an estimated 263,000 tons of
CO2 annually. The Victorian Desalination Project is the fifth
large-scale desalination plant in Australia to include the PX
technology, as devices are currently operating or contracted for
installation at the Southern Seawater Desalination Plant, the
Perth-Kwinana plant, the Cape Preston facility in Western Australia
and the Adelaide plant in South Australia. In total, Energy
Recovery is helping to produce more than 1.1 million m3 (295
million gallons) of fresh water per day across Australia, saving an
estimated 108 MW of energy.
“The Victorian Desalination Project represents a long-term
solution to the Melbourne region’s increasing water shortages, and
we are honored that the AquaSure consortium has elected to
implement Energy Recovery’s PX devices to reduce energy and deliver
affordable fresh water,” said Borja Blanco, senior vice president
of Energy Recovery, Inc. “The PX device has a proven track record
at large desalination plants throughout Australia and the rest of
the world, validating the technology as the highest-performing,
most reliable isobaric energy recovery device solution today.”
Energy Recovery's PX devices reduce the energy consumption of
SWRO systems by up to 60 percent, making desalination a
cost-effective solution for clean water supply. PX devices also
reduce the carbon footprint of desalination, saving more than 750
MW of energy and reducing CO2 emissions by more than 4.6 million
tons per year worldwide. More than 7,000 PX devices are currently
deployed or under contract to be installed at desalination plants
across the globe.
About ERI
Energy Recovery, Inc. (NASDAQ:ERII) designs and develops energy
recovery devices that help make desalination affordable by
significantly reducing energy consumption. ERI’s PX Pressure
Exchanger™ (PX™) device is a rotary positive displacement pump that
recovers energy from the high pressure reject stream of seawater
reverse osmosis systems at up to 98% efficiency. The company is
headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area with offices in key
desalination centers worldwide, including Madrid, Shanghai, Florida
and the United Arab Emirates. For more information on Energy
Recovery Inc and PX technology, please visit
www.energyrecovery.com.
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