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3 questions: G.G. Pique, Energy Recovery Inc.

Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on June 21, 2009 at 6:34 am

The San Francisco Chronicle poses three questions to Chief Executive Officer G. G. Pique of Energy Recovery, Inc.:

Q: Some analysts have said the state’s drought problems will crack the market wide open for water solutions. What is the future of water desalination in California and what part will ERI take in it?

A: Twenty years ago I helped design and start up the Santa Barbara desalination plant. Back then we were selling water at $2 per cubic meter. Since that time the cost of desalination has been cut in half.

California now has 9 million more people than the last time we had a major drought in the ’70s. It is very important to have new sources of water, and we see desalination as the low-energy and low-cost solution. If you go to San Diego in 18 months, drinking desalinated water from the tap will be a reality.

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June 21, 2009 · Filed Under Desalination, Water & Investing

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