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Case History - Tapping the Oceans

Environmental technology: Desalination turns salty water into fresh water. As concern over water's scarcity grows, can it offer a quick technological fix?

California's drought could mean water boom, say experts

This week's state-issued drought could attract more interest to an already booming market.
While "drought" is not the kind of word that people generally enjoy hearing, especially when it’s coupled with "statewide" and "catastrophic," California's drought has the potential of turning bad into good, say industry experts.

Energy Recovery taps into water purification market

Alchemy refers to a medieval science that turns metals into gold. As our planet depletes natural resources at a frantic pace, one brand of alchemy that will become critical to humanity's survival is technology that turns sea water into drinking water.

Desalination company Energy Recovery Inc. plans IPO

Looking to capitalize on the world's ever-increasing thirst for fresh water, desalination equipment supplier Energy Recovery Inc. last month filed to raise as much as $175 million in an initial public offering to expand its business in a fast-growing segment of the global water desalination industry.

Water Desalination Makes Seawater Palatable

ERI’s technology makes desalination affordable
San Leandro based Energy Recovery Inc. (ERI), founded in 1992, has developed a method to make water desalination simpler and far more affordable – in some cases, less than $2 for every 1,000 gallons.

RPT-IPO VIEW-Can a water stock weather the IPO dry spell?

Energy Recovery Inc, a water purification equipment maker, has filed to go public, and the issue could see solid demand since it gives certain niche investors a new asset to chase and the company looks insulated from an economic downturn.

IPO Filing: Energy Recovery Inc.; A Desalination Play (ERII)

Energy Recovery has applied to take the ticker "ERII" on NASDAQ. Citigroup and Credit Suisse were listed as joint book-runners or co-leads on it.

Water's Slippery Seduction

Only a trickle of other water-related companies have recently gone public. Among the next IPOs: American Water Works Co., which could become the biggest publicly traded water utility in the U.S., and Energy Recovery Inc., a desalination-technology firm.

Water, Water, Everywhere...

Seeking Fresh Sources, California Turns To the Salty Pacific, But Desalination Plants Face Criticism on Environment, Costs

The Perth Seawater Desalination Plant