For environmental stewardship in the water industry as exemplified by the project, process or organization that best reflects the ability of a water/wastewater plant to leave a small environmental footprint.

Award from ThinkGlobal/Commercial News USA Exporter of the Year award from ThinkGlobal Inc., publisher of Commercial News USA, the official export promotion magazine of the U.S. Commerce Department.

For ERI'S groundbreaking small businesses which contribute to environmentally beneficial development in emerging markets while supporting high-quality U.S. jobs.

Awarded by the European  Desalination  Society (EDS)  to ERI's PX Pressure  Exchanger  technology  that has  enabled  the desalination  industry  to  provide  alternative  solutions  for  sustaining energy resources while saving water­ scarce regions  millions of dollars  in energy costs. 

Increasing demand for fresh water driven by diminishing fresh water resources, global warming and climate change as well as the increased affordability of desalinated water, driven largely by the new economics of energy efficiency introduced by ERI's PX technology.