Energy Recovery wins contract for desalination plant in UAE

Energy Recovery (ERI) has received a contract to supply its PX Pressure Exchanger energy recovery devices for a desalination plant in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Aquatech International Corporation, an engineering and procurement contractor for the Federal Electricity and Water Authority (FEWA) will build the Ghalilah plant, which is expected to have a total capacity of 68,000 cubic metres (18 million gallons) per day.

FEWA general manager Mohamad Lutfi said the utility needed a technology that outperforms any other, with the highest efficiency and uptime.

"ERI has been supplying our energy recovery devices for years, with exceptional performance, service, and support," said Lutfi.

ERI chief executive officer Tom Rooney said, "Maintaining a loyal base of high-calibre customers such as Aquatech and end users like FEWA is a testament to our product quality and reputation in the industry."

ERI has said it expects to deliver the devices in 2012 to complete construction of the project by 2013.

In 2011, ERI was awarded a water contract in the UAE by Spanish firm Cadagua for the Al Zawrah plant, to produce 45,000 cubic metres per day of water.

Energy Recovery designs and develops energy recovery devices and pumps for desalination and other industrial processes.