We are pleased to announce that the move of the Electrodialysis and Electrodialysis Reversal membrane and stack production facility is on track for completion before the end of this year.
The new state-of-the-art ED/EDR Center of Excellence manufacturing center will be located at an existing GE Power & Water facility in Westborough, Massachusetts, 29 miles from its current location. This new facility is another milestone in the continuing investment in the ED and EDR product lines. GE Power & Water also recently announced the expansion of its membrane research capability thru the opening of a new membrane technology center in Singapore.
According to Joe Such, general manager for RO and ED products at GE, "Even in this challenging economic environment, demand for the GE EDR technology has been increasing worldwide. With the recently introduced EDR 2020 platform and increased awareness of the ED/EDR performance capabilities, GE is investing in the ED and EDR technologies to meet our customers need for high quality, low life cycle cost desalination."
Some of the recent projects of note include:
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Magna Water District in Utah, received a prestigious US EPA award for its creativity in using GE’s EDR technology to remove perchlorate and arsenic from water. This six million gallon per day (947 m3/h) capacity EDR is designed to operate at 85% water recovery. The EDR was noted by the EPA for its ability to promote water resource sustainability and protect public health due to its high water recovery operation and ability to reduce well water impurities for drinking purposes. |
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The City of San Diego, California recently ordered the GE EDR for its second expansion of the EDR capacity at the North City wastewater reclaim plant. The wastewater is transformed through desalination by EDR to irrigation-quality water to reduce the amount of purchased water from a neighboring water provider. |
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A greenfield oil refinery located in Russia is integrating GE's ZeeWeed MBR, EDR 2020 and SWRO SeaPRO technologies to treat 9,240 gallons per minute of plant wastewater to recycle it to the plant and create less than 200 gpm of concentrate for disposal. |
To order ED & EDR products and spare parts, the process is the same as it has always been. Contact your GE representative, your Inside Sales Rep or Customer Care.
If you have any other questions about our new ED/EDR center of excellence, please contact ED, EDR and EDI product manager, Cameron Chambers at cameron.chambers@ge.com