Energy Recovery gets $8M in contracts for desalination in Chile mining

Energy Recovery announced a collection of contracts totaling over $8M to supply PX Pressure Exchanger energy recovery devices and accessories to desalination facilities in Chile. These contracts are for mining applications and demonstrate the region’s continuing investment in desalination. Chile is the world’s No. 1 copper producer and the No. 2 producer of lithium. Industrial mines require fresh water for pumping minerals like lithium to the surface and for copper smelting. Combined, these commissioned desalination projects will provide over 350,000 cubic meters of water each day in this resource-rich, yet water-scarce South American nation. The PX is expected to prevent an estimated 140,000 tons of carbon emissions from entering the atmosphere each year. The orders are estimated to be fulfilled by Q4 2023.