Got A Novel Idea?
Energy Recovery, Inc. (ERI) is looking for the next great idea.
Our team has taken to market a novel concept—a device that makes seawater desalination affordable—and commercialized it into a global, leading technology solution with more than 70% market share within a short period of time.
Beginning as a small garage operation in Norway, ERI has grown into an international organization, designing and developing a clean technology solution that has become an industry standard.
Now, we are looking to expand that success in new and exciting areas—and we want to give you a chance to be a part of it.
Our humble start as a company reminds us that great ideas are lurking in the minds, daydreams and garages of inventors, entrepreneurs and engineers all around the world. ERI wants to give these innovators a once in a lifetime opportunity to make those ideas a reality.
We are actively seeking your technology concepts and proposals in the fluids, ceramics, filtration and energy recovery, clean technology spaces. Our mission is simple: We will put good ideas to good use.
If you have a novel concept, and want to take your idea to the next level, we want to hear from you.
Click here to submit your idea
Target Areas
We are looking for technologies specific to the following core areas:
- High Strength Ceramics
- Energy Recovery Devices
- Reverse Osmosis Industry
- High-Pressure Fluid Processing
How the PX Technology Works
The PX device contains a cylindrical rotor with long narrow ducts. The rotor spins inside a sleeve between two end covers with port openings for both streams. Pressure energy is transferred directly from the high-pressure concentrate/reject stream to the low-pressure feed/seawater stream. The self-adjusting speed of the rotor keeps the interface between the streams within the rotor and limits mixing. The low-pressure side of the rotor fills with seawater while the high-pressure side discharges seawater. The motion of the rotor is similar to that of a Gatling machine gun firing high-pressure bullets from a supply of low-pressure seawater. Click here to watch the video of how PX technology works.