en.Wedoany.com Reported - Energy Recovery has secured five new wastewater project contracts in India, installing PX pressure exchanger energy recovery devices for multiple industrial reverse osmosis plants.

India is home to approximately 18% of the global population but possesses only 4% of the world's freshwater resources. By 2030, the country's water demand is expected to reach twice the available supply. Increasingly stringent wastewater discharge regulations and the push for water recovery in the industrial sector are driving more operators to adopt reverse osmosis treatment strategies. All of Energy Recovery's new orders are for zero liquid discharge systems, an energy-intensive wastewater treatment process aimed at eliminating all liquid waste from industrial facilities. Energy Recovery's devices reduce the electricity required for system operation.

David Kim-Hak, Vice President of Wastewater at Energy Recovery, stated that India is accelerating its transition toward water recovery and zero liquid discharge, putting pressure on the energy economics of industrial water treatment. Operators are integrating energy recovery devices into systems during the design phase, leveraging the proven efficiency and reliability of PX technology to lower operating costs and emissions while reducing dependence on volatile electricity prices.

Energy Recovery's PX, with only one moving part and an efficiency of up to 99%, captures pressure energy from the reverse osmosis process and returns it to the system. These orders represent a cumulative treatment capacity of 30,000 cubic meters per day. The company's energy recovery devices now support over 230,000 cubic meters per day of industrial wastewater treatment in India.